The recycling effect can still work whether it's Tributed or not, so long as it was Fusion Summoned first
8 - 1998 Trophy Pikachu Gold Another one printed specially for winners of a tournament in Japan
The expansion includes more than 120 cards to collect, more new Mega Evolution Pokmon ex, over 25 Trainer cards, and more than 35 Pokmon and Trainer cards with special illustrations
I used this method early in my collecting journey before switching to set-based organization
And Clayman, don't forget Clayma-*shot* My thoughts at the time of making this card were along the lines of: If HERO decks use it, they'll have a better chance to using the anime HEROes that nobody uses, and if they use it for omni-HERO Fusions, they'd still need to run Normal Monsters that nobody wants to run for it, which would inspire a new build rather than complementing the already existing ones
At that price, Id just sell it, buy the regular Jeweled Lotus at the start of this list, and pocket the difference.