Diamond Lion

Artifact Creature — Cat2/2

Oracle text (EN)

Artifact Creature — Cat

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

No price history for this printing yet.

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.

Printings

30 printings

Set	No.	Rarity	Language	EUR	USD	CM	CT
PRM(Shown printing)	91371	Rare	EN	–	–	–	–
MH2	427	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.09	€0.59
MH2	470	Rare	EN	€0.32	$0.32	€0.32	€0.30
MH2	225	Rare	EN	€0.14	$0.36	€0.16	€0.11
MH2	427	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.09	€0.84
MH2	225	Rare	ZHT	–	–	€0.16	–
MH2	427	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.09	€0.48
MH2	470	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.32	€0.42
MH2	225	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.16	€0.29
MH2	470	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.32	€0.34
MH2	225	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.16	€3.10
MH2	427	Rare	ZHT	–	–	€0.09	–
MH2	427	Rare	RU	–	–	€0.09	–
MH2	427	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.09	€0.60
MH2	470	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.32	€0.34
MH2	470	Rare	FR	–	–	€0.32	€0.45
MH2	225	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.16	–
MH2	225	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.16	€0.20
MH2	427	Rare	EN	€0.41	$0.36	€0.09	€0.27
MH2	427	Rare	ZHS	–	–	€0.09	€1.32
MH2	225	Rare	IT	–	–	€0.16	€0.17
MH2	427	Rare	PT	–	–	€0.09	–
MH2	470	Rare	DE	–	–	€0.32	–
MH2	427	Rare	KO	–	–	€0.09	–
MH2	427	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.09	€0.77
MH2	225	Rare	ES	–	–	€0.16	€0.28
MH2	225	Rare	JA	–	–	€0.16	€0.34
MH2	225	Rare	KO	–	–	€0.16	€1.59
MH2	225	Rare	RU	–	–	€0.16	€0.59
PMH2	225s	Rare	EN	€1.07	$0.85	€1.07	€1.10