MIR #307
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A turn-one win with two cards is the kind of line that sends players digging through EDH history for the most card-efficient combos ever built. Lion's Eye Diamond sits at the center of the Dack version, paired with Mycosynth Gardens.
- Nonfoil today, MIR #307
- $809.21TCGplayer market
- 7 days to today
- 0.0%$809.39 to $809.21
- EDHREC rank today
- #742Down 3 in 30 days
Nonfoil
TCGplayer market · MIR #307 nonfoil
$809.21 0.0% −$0.18, 7 days
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- +0.4%
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- #742 Down 3 in 30 days
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The take
Lion's Eye Diamond is a combo piece first and a mana rock never: it only matters when your hand is already empty of anything you still need.
Ranked 742 on EDHRec, a mythic from Vintage Masters over a decade old
Plays well with
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Underworld Breach
Breach lets you cast Lion's Eye Diamond again and again from the graveyard, which turns a one-shot burst of mana into a repeatable engine.
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Walking Ballista
Dumping the three mana from Lion's Eye Diamond into Walking Ballista gives you a big pile of counters to work with straight out of an emptied hand.
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Auriok Salvagers
Salvagers shows up alongside Lion's Eye Diamond in Legacy Bomberman shells, where the free artifact is part of how the combo comes together.
Lion's Eye Diamond Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $809.21, flat over 7 days, up 0.4% over 30 days, up 0.5% over 90 days.
Lion's Eye Diamond Price History
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Lion's Eye Diamond in Sealed Products
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Lion's Eye Diamond Printings & Prices
Lion's Eye Diamond has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil finishes.
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Lion's Eye Diamond Rules Text & Legality
Lion's Eye Diamond
Discard your hand, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
Held in the lion's eye —Zhalfirin saying meaning "caught in the moment of crisis"
Lion's Eye Diamond is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
- Commander Game ChangerLegal
- LegacyLegal
- PreDHLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageRestricted
- Duel CommanderBanned
- OathbreakerBanned
- AlchemyNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- Competitive BrawlNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- GladiatorNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
Lion's Eye Diamond Rulings
- Oct 4, 2004
The ability is a mana ability, so it is activated and resolves as a mana ability, but it can only be activated at times when you can cast an instant. Yes, this is a bit weird.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Lion's Eye Diamond has been reprinted 1 time.
- Oct 8, 1996MirageMIR #307
Lion's Eye Diamond in Commander
Lion's Eye Diamond is the #742 most-played card on EDHREC, down 3 places over the last 30 days.
#742
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 3 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Down 3 in 30 days
Lion's Eye Diamond FAQ
How much is Lion's Eye Diamond worth?
Lion's Eye Diamond is worth about $809.21 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 6, 2026.
Is Lion's Eye Diamond legal in Commander?
Yes. Lion's Eye Diamond is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has Lion's Eye Diamond been reprinted?
Yes. Lion's Eye Diamond has been reprinted 1 time, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Lion's Eye Diamond expensive?
Lion's Eye Diamond holds a $809.21 price because it is on the Reserved List, so it can never be reprinted and Commander demand is high (#742 on EDHREC).
What can I play instead of Lion's Eye Diamond?
Cards that fill a similar role include Lotus Petal, Lotus Bloom, Mox Diamond.
Where is Lion's Eye Diamond banned?
Lion's Eye Diamond is banned in Duel Commander, Oathbreaker.
