Sorcery, X1B (2)
Uncommon
Spend only black mana on X.
Consume Spirit deals X damage to target creature or player and you gain X life.
"You clerics brag about your strength of spirit, yet I take away the tiniest fragment, and you crumple like a rag doll."
—Sorin Markov
Illus. Justin Sweet

10/1/2009: The amount of life you gain is equal to the number chosen for X, not the amount of damage Consume Spirit deals (in case some of it is prevented).
10/1/2009: If the targeted creature or player is an illegal target by the time Consume Spirit would resolve, the entire spell is countered. You won't gain any life.
Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
Legal in Classic (MTGO)
Legal in Commander
Legal in Modern