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Magic · Modern Horizons 2 · #427 · Rare

Diamond Lion (Retro Frame)

Magic card price for Diamond Lion (Retro Frame): $0.45 market, from $0.22 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$0.45
+21.6% this week · +25.0% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+21.6%
30 days+25.0%
90 days+18.4%
1 year+36.4%
All time+73.1%

Sellers right now

$0.22lowest listing$8.99highest
Market price$0.45
Mid listing$0.50
30-day avg$0.39

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$0.45
Cardmarket$1.00 €0.89

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.2952-week low$0.4552-week high
In the range100%
All-time low$0.21
All-time high$0.49
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.16$0.29$0.42$0.54
$0.45
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Diamond Lion (Retro Frame) (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $0.26 and stands at $0.45 today, up 73.1% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +36.4%, trading between $0.29 and $0.45. The current price is near the top of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $0.49, 8.9% above today. Listings currently start at $0.22; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $0.39.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.45$0.22$8.99+21.6%
Normal$0.36$0.02$8.200.0%

The card in play

Power / Toughness2 / 2
Type line
Artifact Creature — Cat
Rules text

Please Note: Due to printing inconsistencies, versions of this card can have either foiling over the entire face of the card or foiling on only the borders of the card, along with foiling color variations for each. You may receive any variation unless specifically noted as a Listing with Photo.

T, Discard your hand, Sacrifice Diamond Lion: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.

Flavor

"The merchant asked for riches no one had ever dreamed of. The djinn, smiling, grant his wish."

—Afari, Tales

Other printings of Diamond Lion

4 more · $0.40 – $2.22
All printings
Diamond Lion (Retro Frame) (Foil Etched) (427), Modern Horizons 2 — Magic card price −4.7% 7d Diamond Lion (Retro Frame) (Foil Etched) Modern Horizons 2 · #427 $2.22 Diamond Lion (Extended Art) (470), Modern Horizons 2 — Magic card price +2.1% 7d Diamond Lion (Extended Art) Modern Horizons 2 · #470 $0.96 Diamond Lion (225), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price −1.2% 7d Diamond Lion Prerelease Cards · #225 $0.86 Diamond Lion (225), Modern Horizons 2 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Diamond Lion Modern Horizons 2 · #225 $0.40

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