Japanese alternate arts are usually printed in Japanese themselves
Because of this, Iono is a staple card in most decks
If this is the angle Wizards is taking on core sets moving forward, similar to the Origins template of plane-hopping, then Im very optimistic for their next few sets!
Card Set(s) -ROYAL BLOOD- [OP-10] CARD VIEW OP10-031 | C | CHARACTER Sengoku Attribute Wisdom Block icon 3 Card Set(s) -ROYAL BLOOD- [OP-10] CARD VIEW OP10-032 | SR | CHARACTER Tashigi Attribute Special Block icon 3 Effect If you have a green Character other than [Tashigi] that would be removed from the field by your opponent's effect, you may rest this Character instead
The joke here is that not only is it more powerful than the original lotus, tapping for 4 mana, but because you have to destroy the actual card to use it, itll also end up rarer than the original
This abrupt change forced the design team to essentially double the sets size with limited time, leading to a compromised design