The rare Pikachu Illustrator card - one of just 39 created for a Pokmon illustration competition in the late 1990s - went under the hammer at Goldin Auctions on Monday, closing after hours of extended bidding
For 2 mana and a further 2 equip cost, it does nothing (not even a token stat boost) but generate counters when the creature its on deals damage via battle
While it's unlikely to be as valuable as the other cards on this list, I'd be more than happy to open a pack and see this guy, looking much more imposing here than he does in his Secret Lair appearances
By officially advocating for a replacement product at a fraction of a fraction of the price that functions within the bounds of my store the same as my expensive product, I am hurting my own sales
For example, if you cascade into a Path of Peril, you won't be able to pay the cost of four generic, one white, and one black to Cleave it and destroy all creatures
At the bottom-left corner of the card, the expansion code, which is normally a black box with white text, will be a white box with black text to more clearly show that the card is part of the parallel foil set