Huatli took up the lance wrested from Vito and stabbed him through the heart, pinning him to the ground
The other option is to take advantage of the direct damage, which is good in its own right to either finish off a damaged character or get them within range to be banished but also works with the likes of cards that benefit from being damaged - such as Scroop, Backstabber - that benefit from healing damage, like Rapunzel, Gifted Artist, or from damage being dealt: like Beast, Relentless.
As previously stated, we are a lot more interested in a tap-out style of deck than sitting back on a bunch of countermagic
Spell effect varies with a d20 roll: deals 3 damage to all creatures (1-9), or damages non-chosen creatures (10-19), or deals 6 damage to opponents' creatures (20)
Not quite a death trigger, but Fling also works decently with cards on this list
So there we go guys, the most valuable first edition Pokemon cards in existence