Lion's Eye Diamond
Artifact
MIRMirage#307rare
Reserved ListGame Changer
Banned in Duel CommanderBanned in OathbreakerBanned in Tiny Leaders
Held in the lion's eye —Zhalfirin saying meaning "caught in the moment of crisis"
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 37–110
- Illustrator
- Margaret Organ-Kean
- Found in
- Mirage Starter Deck · Mirage Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageRestricted
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderBanned
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerBanned
Tiny LeadersBanned
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Discard your hand, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
Plays as:
Mana FixerFast Mana
Market · per finishspark updated 11m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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$797.34
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Since Feb 2024:H $819.15L $407.62$765.49
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$230.49+30% · normal spread
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Rulings
1 · latest Oct 4, 2004
- WotCOct 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.