---
name: "Drain the Well"
mana_cost: "{2}{B/G}{B/G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "EVE"
set_name: "Eventide"
collector_number: "121"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Warren Mahy"
oracle_id: "84e89aac-439c-4e09-b7d9-2ee047c224c5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/drain-the-well-eve"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Drain the Well
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B/G}{B/G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target land. You gain 2 life.

> *トロウは、バケツ一つか二つ分の水を用意せずに燃えがらを食うのはうまくないことに気づいた。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Poison the Well](/printing/poison-the-well-shm.md) — Sorcery
2. [Despoil](/printing/despoil-pcy.md) — Sorcery
3. [Maw of the Mire](/printing/maw-of-the-mire-isd.md) — Sorcery
4. [Spreading Rot](/printing/spreading-rot-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Rain of Tears](/printing/rain-of-tears-10e.md) — Sorcery
6. [Rolling Spoil](/printing/rolling-spoil-rav.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eventide (EVE) #121
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Warren Mahy
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`