After all, its not just demand thats driving the cards price, but also the rarity of the original one
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Pokmon's own Scarlet and Violet rarity update spells these out: "double rare cards are represented with two solid black stars," and "hyper rare cards will be represented with three shiny gold stars," while the older "solid black symbols for common, uncommon, and rare, circle, diamond, and star, will remain unchanged" (Pokemon.com)
There are also swirls of silver energy around him, giving his card a movement and sparkle to it that, although obscured by the stat block text, continues beneath it, accentuating what this card can do with the gorgeous detailing underneath it
Its pricey, but a functioning aristocrats deck should have multiple redundant sacrifice-and-draw effects anyway, so its better to think of it as a backup plan in case your hand goes pear-shaped
You'll want to make sure you build your deck so that you can consistently open a way to your win condition