Diamond Lion
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #225 · Rare · Artifact Creature — Cat
Mana cost: {2}
{T}, Discard your hand, Sacrifice this creature: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
"The merchant asked for riches no one had ever dreamed of. The djinn, smiling, granted his wish."
—Afari, *Tales*
Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Howard Lyon · Released June 18, 2021
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.32 USD · €0.15 EUR
- Foil: $0.40 USD · €0.45 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: no net change at $0.32 USD; low $0.28 USD, high $0.34 USD.
Printings
- Magic Online Promos #91371 (PRM) · Rare · 2021
- Modern Horizons 2 #225 (this printing) · Rare · 2021 · $0.32 USD
- Modern Horizons 2 #427 (MH2) · Rare · 2021 · $0.36 USD
- Modern Horizons 2 #470 (MH2) · Rare · 2021 · $0.30 USD
- Modern Horizons 2 Promos #225s (PMH2) · Rare · 2021 · $0.87 USD foil
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2021-06-18 · wotc — 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.
- 2021-06-18 · wotc — 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.