Auto tap uses colorless mana for generic mana when less useful colored mana is available
I had an Ulalek out, and I wanted to use its copy eldrazi ability for CC. When I played Glaring Fleshraker, it kept a U-only land and an artifact that produced any color untapped.
So I couldn’t copy the Fleshraker, because I could only tap for C, not CC.
I would have preferred to keep the U/R pain land untapped, which would have let me cast all spells and abilities available to me.
In general, auto-tap seems tuned for mono and multi-colored decks, rather than colorless decks.
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