Abstract: An electromagnetic drive with a lifting armature is disclosed, in particular for a valve, which, while having small dimensions, is suitable to achieve high magnetic forces and the components of which can be freely combined with one another in a large variety of ways. This allows an adaptation to a specified structural space without specific components having to be fabricated. The same standardized components are just combined with each other differently. The drive includes a magnetic yoke with two parallel spaced yoke legs, a yoke rod extending perpendicular to and connecting the yoke legs, a yoke stud extending parallel to the yoke rod and spaced from the yoke rod, and a core plug extending coaxially with the yoke stud. The core plug is axially movable and passes through one of the yoke legs. The core plug further defines an air gap with the yoke stud.