That mana can be any color or colorless
If they can gain Lore faster than you or slow you down, there isnt much you can do, and your abilities dont give you the advantage you want
Thats why were going to make fun of some of the stranger choices today
Like, if you dont make this play for me, Ill start voting for carnage to destroy everything, or, hey, Ill take my vote off carnage for a few turns and vote homage if you help me out here. You can secure a lot of influence in the pace of a game from early on if youre clever with your words and protect this card
Radiant Lotus (Showcase Fracture Foil) This might be one of the prettiest Magic cards I've ever seen
The decision was to make the Commands two-color cards and focus on the five two-color typal archetypes