Even without Covid, there are a lot of players, like myself, who just kind of have to play with whomever shows up to your LGS that day. Not everyone has a consistent group even in the best of times for those kinds of group metas to form.
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I don't necessarily think Jeweled Lotus needs any kind of immediate action, but adding to the pool of fast mana options is an overall net negative, I think. On that front, the design is really disappointing.