---
name: "Diamond Lion"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Cat"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2"
collector_number: "427"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Howard Lyon"
oracle_id: "7ea9bb3b-76e9-4150-9e4f-1cd3abfe8ad7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/diamond-lion-mh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Diamond Lion
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Cat
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

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

> *"El mercader pidió unas riquezas inimaginables. El djinn sonrió y le concedió su deseo".
—Afari, *Cuentos**

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lion's Eye Diamond](/printing/lions-eye-diamond-prm.md) — Artifact
2. [Mox Diamond](/printing/mox-diamond-sth.md) — Artifact
3. [Whitemane Lion](/printing/whitemane-lion-dmr.md) — Creature — Cat
4. [Slumbering Tora](/printing/slumbering-tora-bok.md) — Artifact
5. [Diamond Valley](/printing/diamond-valley-me1.md) — Land
6. [Diamond Mare](/printing/diamond-mare-fdn.md) — Artifact Creature — Horse

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #427
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Howard Lyon
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`