Lion's Eye Diamond

set	min	mtgo
-	£ 519.02	4.73 tix

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Name	Lion's Eye Diamond
Type	Artifact
Description	Discard your hand, Sacrifice Lion's Eye Diamond: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
Flavor	Held in the lion's eye -Zhalfirin saying meaning "caught in the moment of crisis"
Artist	Lindsey Look
Set	Vintage Masters #271
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Lion's Eye Diamond

Lion's Eye Diamond, Artifact, designed by Margaret Organ-Kean first released in Oct, 1996 in the set Mirage and was printed exactly in 3 different ways. It see play in 3 formats: Legacy, Commander and Vintage. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of £ 519.02. It's a key card in 5 combos.

This card is often used in combo decks that aim to win the game quickly by generating a large amount of mana in a single turn. Decks that can take advantage of the temporary mana boost and the ability to discard their hand for value, such as Storm or Reanimator decks, benefit the most from Lion's Eye Diamond. While there are other powerful mana acceleration cards in Magic: The Gathering, such as Black Lotus or Mox Diamond, Lion's Eye Diamond still sees play in competitive decks due to its unique ability to provide a burst of mana at instant speed.

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