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Lion's Eye Diamond

Card Name

Lion's Eye Diamond

Mana Cost

0

Type

Artifact

Rarity

Mythic Rare

rules Text

Discard your hand, Sacrifice this artifact: 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"

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy

Restricted Formats

Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

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.