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Lion's Eye Diamond

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Lion's Eye Diamond

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Artifact

Card Text:

Discard your hand, Sacrifice Lion's Eye Diamond: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.

Flavor Text:

Held in the lion's eye

—Zhalfirin saying meaning "caught in the moment of crisis"

Expansion:

Vintage Masters

Rarity:

Mythic Rare

All Sets:

Card Number:

271

Artist:

Lindsey Look

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.