
Lion's Eye Diamond
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Artifact
Discard your hand, Sacrifice Lion’s Eye Diamond: Add three mana of any one color. Activate this ability only any time you could cast an instant.
Held in the lion’s eye
—Zhalfirin saying meaning “caught in the moment of crisis”
Illustrated by Margaret Organ-Kean
Part of the Reserved List
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Restrict.
- Commander
- Legal
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Notes and Rules Information for Lion's Eye Diamond:
- The ability is a mana ability, so it is activated and resolves as a mana ability, but it can only be activated at times when you can cast an instant. Yes, this is a bit weird. (2004-10-04)