Lion's Eye Diamond
Artifact
Held in the lion's eye —Zhalfirin saying meaning "caught in the moment of crisis"
Artist:
Lindsey LookShare:
Text:
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.
Rulings:
- 10/4/2004 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.
Legality:
- standard: Not legal
- future: Not legal
- frontier: Not legal
- modern: Not legal
- legacy: Legal
- pauper: Not legal
- vintage: Not legal
- penny: Not legal
- commander: Legal
- 1v1: Legal
- duel: Banned
- brawl: Not legal
- oldschool: Not legal
- historic: Not legal
- pioneer: Not legal
- gladiator: Not legal
- premodern: Legal
- historicbrawl: Not legal
- paupercommander: Not legal
- alchemy: Not legal
- explorer: Not legal
- predh: Legal
- oathbreaker: Banned
- timeless: Not legal
- standardbrawl: Not legal
Sets:
- Magic Online Promos #51936 (rare)
- Vintage Masters #271 (mythic)
- Mirage #307 (rare)
Other languages:
- Lion's Eye Diamond