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But, in the right decks and played at the right time, these effects can be backbreaking for you opponents and extremely advantageous to you
Not just because it's a terrible card, but also because it's been desperately trying to cling on to a valid strategy ever since it was printed in 2005, and players have been trying to find that strategy for basically the entire time it has existed
This card basically gives you an entire half of a new hand for almost free, and I cant think of a better way to climb back into a game or pull ahead of your opponent than casting this card
While it would be pretty terrible in current Constructed formats, in EDH this card has some obvious potential
A lotus, growing in the mud, symbolic of overcoming adversity in so many cultures