Lion's Eye Diamond

{0} · Artifact

Discard your hand, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.

Rulings (1)

Oct 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.

LegacyLegal

VintageRestricted

ModernNot legal

PioneerNot legal

StandardNot legal

PauperNot legal

PremodernLegal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=104 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Doomsday	Legacy	100%	1×	56
TES	Legacy	100%	4×	16
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus / Tymna the Weaver	cEDH	100%	1×	13
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker / Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	cEDH	100%	1×	6
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator / Vial Smasher the Fierce	cEDH	100%	1×	4
Ral, Monsoon Mage	cEDH	100%	1×	4
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	cEDH	100%	1×	3
Aang, at the Crossroads	cEDH	100%	1×	2

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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