Lion's Eye Diamond (VMA)
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"
271/325
uuid: f2255aa8-0bee-5df6-bf09-dae5e459e638
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: restricted
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.