Once the stun counters are off, Sleep-Cursed Faerie is fairly effective as a 3/3 creature with flying
From searching around on auction sites, Ive cobbled together a list of claimed dates and prices the Pikachu Illustrator has fetched over the years: Early 2000s: $23,000 May 8, 2014: $90,000 (PSA 9) Nov 17, 2016: $54,970 (PSA 9) Apr 2, 2022: $5,275,000 (PSA 10) Jun 11, 2022: $840,000 (PSA 9) Sep 23, 2023: $495,000 (CCG 10) Dec 16, 2023: $137,00 (PSA Altered) Aug 8, 2025: $625,000 (PSA 9) Sep 12, 2025: $4,000,000 (PSA 9) If youre looking to pick up something not quite as rare, but still pretty special, Pratte is still selling a PSA 10 Illusions Zorua prize card for a mere $20,000.
You may pay the alternative cost rather than the card's mana cost
Even if they fetch around it to get basics, this often hamstrings their mana development enough to buy you time to do other things
The background of this card art has a blue-tinted holographic foiling that makes the card design resemble Lugias color scheme
Ive at least been able to collect over 100 cards quickly without spending a dime
