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SELECT 
  b.variant_name, 
  a.* 
FROM 
  product_option_variants AS a 
  LEFT JOIN product_option_variants_descriptions AS b ON b.variant_id = a.variant_id 
  AND b.lang_code = 'en' 
WHERE 
  1 
  AND a.option_id IN (
    36173, 36163, 36191, 36167, 36168, 36178, 
    36174, 36172
  ) 
  AND a.status = 'A' 
ORDER BY 
  a.position, 
  a.variant_id

Query time 0.00112

JSON explain

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    "cost_info": {
      "query_cost": "112.76"
    },
    "ordering_operation": {
      "using_filesort": true,
      "cost_info": {
        "sort_cost": "37.00"
      },
      "nested_loop": [
        {
          "table": {
            "table_name": "a",
            "access_type": "range",
            "possible_keys": [
              "status",
              "option_id",
              "option_id_2"
            ],
            "key": "option_id",
            "used_key_parts": [
              "option_id",
              "status"
            ],
            "key_length": "6",
            "rows_examined_per_scan": 37,
            "rows_produced_per_join": 37,
            "filtered": "100.00",
            "index_condition": "((`goimagine`.`a`.`option_id` in (36173,36163,36191,36167,36168,36178,36174,36172)) and (`goimagine`.`a`.`status` = 'A'))",
            "cost_info": {
              "read_cost": "37.92",
              "eval_cost": "3.70",
              "prefix_cost": "41.62",
              "data_read_per_join": "1K"
            },
            "used_columns": [
              "variant_id",
              "option_id",
              "position",
              "modifier",
              "modifier_type",
              "weight_modifier",
              "weight_modifier_type",
              "point_modifier",
              "point_modifier_type",
              "status",
              "etsy_variant_id"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "table": {
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            "access_type": "eq_ref",
            "possible_keys": [
              "PRIMARY"
            ],
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            "used_key_parts": [
              "variant_id",
              "lang_code"
            ],
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              "goimagine.a.variant_id",
              "const"
            ],
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              "data_read_per_join": "28K"
            },
            "used_columns": [
              "variant_id",
              "lang_code",
              "variant_name"
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Result

variant_name	variant_id	option_id	position	modifier	modifier_type	weight_modifier_type	point_modifier_type	status
Chair	142659	36163	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
House #1	142675	36167	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Bar Counter	142679	36168	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Mirror Only	142696	36172	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Armor Only	142699	36173	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Toilet Only	142702	36174	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Trap Door Only	142714	36178	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Dwarf #1	142766	36191	1	0.000	A	A	A	A
Table	142660	36163	2	3.000	A	A	A	A
House #2	142676	36167	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
Shelf #1	142680	36168	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
Mimic Only	142697	36172	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
Mimic Only	142700	36173	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
Mimic Only	142703	36174	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
Mimic Only	142715	36178	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
Dwarf #2	142767	36191	2	0.000	A	A	A	A
Chair/Table Combo	142661	36163	3	8.000	A	A	A	A
House #3	142677	36167	3	0.000	A	A	A	A
Shelf #2	142681	36168	3	0.000	A	A	A	A
Both	142698	36172	3	6.000	A	A	A	A
Both	142701	36173	3	6.000	A	A	A	A
Both	142704	36174	3	6.000	A	A	A	A
Both	142716	36178	3	6.000	A	A	A	A
Dwarf #3	142768	36191	3	0.000	A	A	A	A
Bench	142662	36163	4	3.000	A	A	A	A
All 3 Houses	142678	36167	4	21.000	A	A	A	A
Shelf #3	142682	36168	4	0.000	A	A	A	A
Dwarf #4	142769	36191	4	0.000	A	A	A	A
Alter	142663	36163	5	3.000	A	A	A	A
Barrels/Casks	142683	36168	5	0.000	A	A	A	A
Dwarf #5	142770	36191	5	0.000	A	A	A	A
Dead Pig	142664	36163	6	3.000	A	A	A	A
Sacks/Bottles	142684	36168	6	0.000	A	A	A	A
Dwarf #6	142771	36191	6	0.000	A	A	A	A
Whole Set	142665	36163	7	32.000	A	A	A	A
Whole Set	142685	36168	7	34.000	A	A	A	A
Whole Set	142772	36191	7	34.000	A	A	A	A