Lion's Eye Diamond {0}
Artifact
Discard your hand, Sacrifice Lion’s Eye Diamond: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as 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
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Restrict.
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Banned
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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)