Lion's Eye Diamond (MIR)
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"
307/350
uuid: f251d62d-d267-5985-ad48-3c2f582988d4
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.