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◇ Catalog #307

Lion's Eye Diamond

mir·#307·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Margaret Organ-Kean

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$789.89+$32 (+4.2%)

30 days high $816 · low $744

NM$789

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$729–$833modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $789low $16range 4889.8%n 52

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #728 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$789

Gameplay

Artifact

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"

Legalities

tlrbanned

duelbanned

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $788.89. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $15.81 and $788.89 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MIR — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #307 of *Mirage*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1996 Mirage release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {0} (0 converted).

Legal in Legacy and Commander. Restricted in Vintage. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #728 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Margaret Organ-Kean. Rarix catalogs 86 other cards credited to this artist.