---
name: "Mana Drain"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "J16"
set_name: "Judge Gift Cards 2016"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mike Bierek"
oracle_id: "74d3277a-38e5-4732-afed-084a56148f20"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mana-drain-j16"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mana Drain
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

> *"Power is wasted on the weak. They never keep it for long."
—Nicol Bolas*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mana Sculpt](/printing/mana-sculpt-psos.md) — Instant
2. [Unravel](/printing/unravel-eoe.md) — Instant
3. [Spell Counter](/printing/spell-counter-unh.md) — Instant
4. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
5. [Spell Blast](/printing/spell-blast-4ed.md) — Instant
6. [Arcane Denial](/printing/arcane-denial-woc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Judge Gift Cards 2016 (J16) #2
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mike Bierek
- **Total Printings:** 48 across all historical editions

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