A great starter is no use without powerful plays to make with it - Versatile, you want starters with high amount of options to facilitate multiple lines of play Here's an example of what a starter provides, Zoodiac Barrage lets you summon any Zoodiac from your deck, which in turn gives you access to more Zoodiac plays and searches
A flexible tool from Aetherdrift is Defend the Rider which gives extra protection when ward falls short, plus the instant can provide a pair of pilot tokens if needed
The gap between "market price" and "alt art price" matters here: if you're chasing the SEC leaders as collector pieces rather than playable cards, the alternate art prints are the ones actually holding a premium
A good rule of thumb for deck ratios is: 15 energy cards, 15 Pokemon cards, and 30 trainer cards
Splash Portal The last time we had a one-mana flicker spell in Standard was Essence Flux in Shadows Over Innistrad
While it's obvious that this Pikachu card has caused a lot of controversy, its still a unique piece of history that any serious collector wants to own