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Lion's Eye Diamond
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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"
Details
Artist:
Margaret Organ-Kean
Collector Number: 307
Available only as nonfoil
Rarity: rare
Lion's Eye Diamond is on the Reserved List.
Released: 1996-10-08
Set:
Mirage
Legalities
legal
Commander
banned
Duel Commander
legal
Legacy
legal
Mirage Block
legal
Premodern
restricted
Vintage
Rulings
2004-10-04 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.
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Printings
Vintage Masters
(mythic)
Magic Online Promos
(rare)
Mirage
(rare)
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Foreign names
Das Auge des Löwen
Diamant de l'oeil du lion
Diamante dell'Occhio del Leone
ライオンの瞳のダイアモンド
Diamante Olho de Leão
Diamante Ojo de León
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