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Diamond Lion

Types
Artifact
Creature
Subtypes
Cat

Prices

Foil

Details

Rules
, Discard your hand, Sacrifice this creature: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
Power
2
Toughness
2
Rarity
Rare
Number
225
Artist
Howard Lyon
Language
English
(EN)
Expansion
Modern Horizons 2 Promos
Rulings
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.
2021-06-18
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
"The merchant asked for riches no one had ever dreamed of. The djinn, smiling, granted his wish." —Afari, *Tales*