Recent sales show price points like $77, $13, and $24, making it a versatile and relatively affordable gold Pokemon card
Once you have the mana
Pernicious Deed is an obvious omission from the list, it is a bit slow and hits a couple of things you don't want it to but is also still nutty good
While this value seemed a record-breaking at the time, we just saw we are going to raise the bar even higher when the new Mega Evolution set releases bringing us Mega Venusaur ex (380 HP) and Mega Gardevoir ex (360 HP)
Rebecca Guay, Jeremy Jarvis, among other artists, built what is now a solid foundation for the scenarios presented by the stories told within the cards
The raw one-time mana production it delivers is really only rivaled by Mana Echoes, which often requires having creatures in play to get going