Lion's Eye Diamond
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This printing
SetVMA
Collector #271
Released2014-06-16
Raritymythic
ArtistLindsey Look
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Lion's Eye Diamond

MythicReserved listGame changerMV 0
Artifact
Discard your hand, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 1996-10-08Newest 2014-03-28Cheapest priced $797.56 in MIR
Rulings (1)
wotc4 Oct 2004
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.