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Diamond Lion

{2}

Artifact Creature — Cat

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"The merchant asked for riches no one had ever dreamed of. The djinn, smiling, granted his wish." —Afari, *Tales*

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil · Etched
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 45–5510
Illustrator
Howard Lyon
Found in
Modern Horizons 2 Collector Booster Pack · Modern Horizons 2 Collector Booster Hanger Pack · 3 more
Printings5Combos119EDHREC rank#10,906
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
{T}, Discard your hand, Sacrifice this creature: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
2/2
Plays as:
Mana FixerFast Mana
Market · per finishspark updated 19h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+2.8%
$0.37
$0.02 low-$0.16 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.36
$0.22 low$0.16 gapTCGplayer
Etched0.0%
$0.48
— lowTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.25· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Jun 18, 2021
  • WotCJun 18, 2021

    Even though you can only activate this as an instant, it is still a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and cannot be responded to.

  • WotCJun 18, 2021

    You can't cast an instant (or activate an ability as an instant) while casting a spell. Therefore, much like Lion's Eye Diamond, you can't activate the ability intending to use the mana to cast a spell from your hand.

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