For the vast majority of readers researching which Pikachu should I buy, the Illustrator is not a realistic target its the card that defines the ceiling of Pokemon collecting as a whole, and we cover it here for context rather than as a recommendation
I bet all of them will end up over $1 at some point, but none of them have the gas to make it too far beyond that
Not many, right
One of the classic life is just a resource cards, Reanimate may not be literally free to cast, but one black mana is far more flexible a cost to meet than three sacrificial creatures and this flexibility makes it a comfortable #1 even next to the unfairness that is Dread Return
However, the party is interrupted when a portion of the Great Illuminary collapses to the ground and sets off a search for the cause of the damage
Your hand is: The opponents hand is: If you take Aether Vial, you are free to cast Tasigur on Turn 2, Fatal Push their play, Snapcaster Mage their next play, and just keep Time Walking them while attacking