---
name: "Psychic Drain"
mana_cost: "{X}{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "220"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nick Percival"
oracle_id: "ac5427d7-9af9-4f94-a8c3-da019ec0b5c5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/psychic-drain-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Psychic Drain
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
Target player mills X cards and you gain X life.

> *„Gold kann man sich wieder verdienen, Güter neu ansammeln. Die Moroii rauben die Jugend, die kostbarer ist als alles, und ist sie einmal weg, kommt sie nie wieder."
—Berta Suszat, Stadtheilerin*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mind Drain](/printing/mind-drain-znr.md) — Sorcery
2. [Atrocious Experiment](/printing/atrocious-experiment-clb.md) — Sorcery
3. [Essence Drain](/printing/essence-drain-m13.md) — Sorcery
4. [Psychic Strike](/printing/psychic-strike-gtc.md) — Instant
5. [Psychic Corrosion](/printing/psychic-corrosion-m19.md) — Enchantment
6. [Liliana's Indignation](/printing/lilianas-indignation-soi.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #220
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nick Percival
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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