Diamond Lion MH2

Card

id	53637
artist	Howard Lyon
artistIds	6dd06426-59fe-4b9c-aad5-6da8446a5c3d
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes
borderColor	black
colorIdentity
colorIndicator
colors
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	10885
edhrecSaltiness	0.14
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects	extendedart
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter	1
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{2}
manaValue	2
name	Diamond Lion
number	470
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	{T}, Discard your hand, Sacrifice Diamond Lion: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
otherFaceIds
power	2
printings	MH2, PMH2, PRM
promoTypes	boosterfun
rarity	rare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp	oval
setCode	MH2
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'foil': ['16d143d9-e957-54bc-8344-87a7ed85666d'], 'nonfoil': ['16d143d9-e957-54bc-8344-87a7ed85666d']}
subsets
subtypes	Cat
supertypes
text	{T}, Discard your hand, Sacrifice this creature: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
toughness	2
type	Artifact Creature — Cat
types	Artifact, Creature
uuid	0f5a3683-0214-569d-9916-639198285845
variations	c6752631-71a3-55cf-b58a-ad29bd99e064, c6851edc-6574-52b2-940a-394f93340efa
watermark
setName	Modern Horizons 2

id	53637
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/61cebaeb30981305
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil	https://mtgjson.com/links/82d747c5a4f31fd1
cardmarket
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/c6076ce92a78d4ec
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	0f5a3683-0214-569d-9916-639198285845

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
French	Lion de diamant	Créature-artefact : chat	{T}, défaussez-vous de votre main, sacrifiez le Lion de diamant : Ajoutez trois manas d'une seule couleur de votre choix. N'activez que lorsque vous pourriez lancer un éphémère.	525253
German	Diamantener Löwe	Artefaktkreatur — Katze	{T}, wirf alle Karten aus deiner Hand ab, opfere den Diamantenen Löwen: Erzeuge drei Mana genau einer beliebigen Farbe. Aktiviere diese Fähigkeit wie einen Spontanzauber.	525175
Italian	Leone di Diamante	Creatura Artefatto — Felino	{T}, Scarta la tua mano, Sacrifica il Leone di Diamante: Aggiungi tre mana di un qualsiasi colore. Attiva solo come un istantaneo.	525292
Japanese	ダイアモンドのライオン	アーティファクト・クリーチャー — 猫	{T}, あなたの手札を捨てる, ダイヤモンドのライオンを生け贄に捧げる：好きな色１色のマナ３点を加える。起動はインスタントとしてのみ行う。	525331
Spanish	León de diamante	Criatura artefacto — Felino	{T}, descartar tu mano, sacrificar el León de diamante: Agrega tres manás de un color cualquiera. Activa esto solo como un instantáneo.	525214

date	text
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.
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.