Diamond Lion
Artifact Creature — Cat
, 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*
2/2
Illustrated by Howard Lyon
Formats
Not Legalstandard
Not Legalhistoric
Not Legaltimeless
Not Legalpioneer
Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Not Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Not Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy
This printing
Prices
USD$0.34
USD foil$0.38
EUR€0.14
EUR foil€0.45
MTGO0.02 tix
Rulings (2)
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.
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.
