Read what Golden Lotus does.. and I’m pretty sure you’d be like “Really?!”.

Golden Lotus (Mythic Rare)
Legendary Land
Shroud
Golden Lotus enters the battlefield tapped.
When Golden Lotus enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice three untapped lands.
{T}, Sacrifice Golden Lotus: Add nine mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool.

Okay, so.. is the image I’m gonna post next the art for the Golden Lotus? (and is not Vernal Bloom after all?)

PROBABLY. Oooh! *excited*

First of all, “enters the battlefield”?! That kinda reminds me of Yu-Gi-Oh and Dungeons and Dragons. But anyway, I guess Magic M10 is gonna show some changes in play. About the uber-mana Golden Lotus, sure, it comes into play tapped, but it has shroud. I mean, at the 4th turn, you can pretty much drop this down without much worries, maybe even 3rd turn with the help of Elvish Pioneer or Rampant Growth. But seriously, NINE MANA IN ANY COMBINATION OF COLORS?? Wow. A 3rd turn Violent Ultimatum or Cruel Ultimatum. *drools* Not just that, what else can you do with that mana? Speed up your tribal decks, drop down an Akroma, Angel of Wrath, or maybe..

Sure, you get mana burn, but Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker in pretty much the 4th turn? If your opponent doesn’t have Oblivion Ring, Celestial Purge, or something like that early in the game, he should better just concede. But, if you don’t have the right cards and your opponent has the right ones, then the 3 lands sacrificed and 9 mana available might just be wasted. But I’m REALLY sure that this land will be a top favorite for anyone’s collection.

I’m super excited to find out more about M10.

source: mtgsalvation.com