Every card on this list is very good, and my rankings are purely based on the impact I see them having across Standard, Limited, and Commander
Akira Komayama is responsible for cards like the Miriam Special Illustration Rare from Base SV and the Palafin Illustration Rare from Obsidian Flames, and this Gholengo card replicates their same striking style while keeping Gholgenogs cheeky personality intact
This would be an OK sideboard tool against counterspell decks if it was not for the fact there are already enough of those for this to have never been needed even in singleton cube
As with those variants, its likely some colors will be rarer and more valuable than others
But if you were to plot a counterspell, that card would effectively be dead: Plotted cards must be cast at sorcery speed, and you just can't cast most counterspells at sorcery speed
There are several reasons: It is one of the most iconic cards of Charizard First released in 1999 (nostalgia factor) Limited high-quality supply High global demand from collectors Because of this, it became the Holy Grail of Pokmon cards
