If not, Jeweled Lotus is EDH Black Lotus, as intended
It was even one of the best cards in early Historic Izzet Phoenix lists because spells like Curious Obsession and cheap cantrips helped it grow fast while dodging damage-based removal
Instead of choosing cards in isolation, players begin to understand how themes connect
Renegade Tactics doesn't have useful utility -- remember, you're pointing it at Zada, so your creatures can't block, not exactly useful -- but being 1 cmc makes it way better than Accelerate, which has haste but costs double the mana
Since it cantrips when cast, it lacks the weakness of going down a card for not impacting the board and even gives it utility when drawn while the graveyards are empty, or at least irrelevant
The second volume has different constructed themes than the first volume