Discard your hand, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
Mana cost
0
Mana value
0
Printings
From
$797.56
EDHREC rank
#737
Reserved list
Never reprinted
Game changer
Counts toward a deck's bracket
Buy
Formats
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Restricted
Commander
Legal
Duel
Banned
Oathbreaker
Banned
Tlr
Banned
Rulings
4 Oct 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.