The Scarlet and Violet era has introduced its own premium card treatments with the Special Illustration Rare format, which is different enough from the Galarian Gallery that the two do not directly compete for the same collector niche
That is an additional reason as to why the Pikachu Illustrator card is so rare, as only twenty of the original thirty-nine that were handed out as prizes are even known to still exist, with yet an even smaller amount - ten of them to be precise - being in mint condition
Collectors won't find this card in any booster packs, so unless they purchase the card individually on the secondary market, or get their hands on an unopened tin from 2019, there's no hope
I dont think anyone had any doubts about who the commanders for the precons were going to be
If a vintage Gold Star card has fingerprint-like textures, it is an immediate sign of a modern counterfeit attempt
Dimir doesnt have a lot of high damage spells, but if we have lots of swamps then Consuming Corruption and Tendrils of Corruption do the job very well