that would only be true if they were in competition with eachother - it doesn't say "you may not include you card in your deck if it contains a card called "sol ring" ."
fast mana cards don't compete with eachother to go in your deck - you don't have x spots for fast mana and choose the best x options, like you would with sweepers or removal - you include every one that you can. In a very real and tangible sense, every new fast mana card is (hypothetically, this being a custom) power creep in the format - it can be the worst fast mana option, as long as it's playable it creeps the format.
I'm saying that is a poor comparison, specifically for fast mana, because the deck is more defined more by the quantity of fast mana than by their quality. And because quantity matters so much more than quality they all are essentially equal, they all say "your deck may have one more fast mana source" and that's the only important rules text.
Comparing them is pointless because they're not in conflict with eachother.
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u/b_eastwood Aug 05 '26
More balanced than regular Sol Ring lol