Diamond Lion

Modern Horizons 2 • #225 • rare

Artifact Creature — Cat |

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Live Value $0.32

Foil Multiplier: 1.25x

Reprint Profile:

Printed 5 times HIGH RISK

Reprinted 5x, including dedicated reprint sets like Modern Horizons 2.

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Dealer Buylist (Foil):

$0.10

Buy/Sell Spread:

vs $0.49 retail 80%

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Diamond Lion

Modern Horizons 2 • #225 • rare

Current Valuation

$0.32

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Rarity

rare

Set Origin

MH2

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#10,990

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Artifact Creature — Cat

Color Identity Colorless

Power / Toughness 2 / 2

🖋️ Curator's Notes

, 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*"

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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

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

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.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2021-06-18

Set Name: Modern Horizons 2

Artist Reference: Howard Lyon

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal

modern legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer not_legal

pauper not_legal

vintage legal

brawl not_legal

explorer not_legal

penny legal

predh not_legal

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