2 Surging Sparks is a Collector's Delight Chase Card / Price: Pikachu ex / ~$460 From a competitive player's view, "Surging Sparks" was not an amazing set because the only cards that have seen play at a tournament level are Hydreigon ex, Pikachu ex, Latias ex and Archaludon ex
4: Target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is twice the number of artifacts you control
The Starter Commander decks generally cost less than the price to put together the singles, so they're a good deal
Most of these decks tend to play a reasonably large number of creatures and most of them have ways to create tokens, so paying for this card isnt that hard
A more modern design would have a discard attached to that card draw
Fisher's Talent is an expensive investment for what it does in the first couple modes, and if you get it into play early you aren't likely to invest more mana into in to gain levels until late enough in the game that it loses value