Still, there is one proven (and awesome) use for this: since no special properties of the mana are doubled, it gives you a way to combo off with Jeweled Lotus in non-Commander formats
I thought about that too and Im definitely not just coming up with it as I type this

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In Commander this seems like a must-include in a black deck
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