SELECT 
  a.modifier, 
  a.modifier_type, 
  IF(
    shared_option_variants.variant_id IS NOT NULL, 
    shared_option_variants.modifier, 
    a.modifier
  ) as modifier, 
  IF(
    shared_option_variants.variant_id IS NOT NULL, 
    shared_option_variants.modifier_type, 
    a.modifier_type
  ) as modifier_type, 
  a.variant_id 
FROM 
  cscart_product_option_variants a 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_ult_product_option_variants shared_option_variants ON shared_option_variants.variant_id = a.variant_id 
  AND shared_option_variants.company_id = 1 
WHERE 
  1 
  AND a.variant_id IN (
    234592, 233820, 233853, 233870, 234238, 
    234209, 234223, 220173, 234004, 234009, 
    234020, 234031, 234042, 234092, 234079, 
    234620, 232064
  )

Query time 0.00041

JSON explain

{
  "query_block": {
    "select_id": 1,
    "table": {
      "table_name": "shared_option_variants",
      "access_type": "system",
      "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "company_id"],
      "rows": 0,
      "filtered": 0,
      "const_row_not_found": true
    },
    "table": {
      "table_name": "a",
      "access_type": "range",
      "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY"],
      "key": "PRIMARY",
      "key_length": "3",
      "used_key_parts": ["variant_id"],
      "rows": 17,
      "filtered": 100,
      "attached_condition": "a.variant_id in (234592,233820,233853,233870,234238,234209,234223,220173,234004,234009,234020,234031,234042,234092,234079,234620,232064)"
    }
  }
}

Result

modifier modifier_type variant_id
0.000 A 220173
0.000 A 232064
0.000 A 233820
0.000 A 233853
0.000 A 233870
0.000 A 234004
0.000 A 234009
0.000 A 234020
0.000 A 234031
0.000 A 234042
0.000 A 234079
0.000 A 234092
0.000 A 234209
0.000 A 234223
0.000 A 234238
0.000 A 234592
0.000 A 234620