Lion's Eye Diamond
- Mana cost
- {0}
- Type
- Artifact
- Set
- Magic Online Promos #51936 (rare)
Discard your hand, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
Lion's Eye Diamond has 3 printings, first in Mirage (1996). EDHREC ranks it #741 among Commander cards. It appears most in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tymna the Weaver decks (10,123 on EDHREC). It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Lion's Eye Diamond most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tymna the Weaver: 10,123 decks
- Vivi Ornitier: 7,612 decks
- Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin: 5,542 decks
- Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness: 5,457 decks
- Hashaton, Scarab's Fist: 3,774 decks
- Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy: 3,339 decks
- Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin: 2,994 decks
- Flubs, the Fool: 2,831 decks
Often played with Lion's Eye Diamond
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.