He's expensive for what he does, and the limitation of only being able to use the mana for artifacts makes little sense in a game where we have Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Thran's Dynamo, Worn Powerstone, Sissay's Ring, or basically any other colourless mana rock
First, distribution scale: McDonald's Japan distributed this card as part of a promotional Happy Meal campaign, and McDonald's operates roughly 3,000 locations across Japan
Literally: Parun is Ravnican for Founder of one of the Guilds, and this good ol' dragon is the founder of the Izzet League
$399.99 90 Days Low $0.00 Daily Low $445.22 Market Price Released in 2003 as part of the legendary Skyridge expansion, this card represents the absolute twilight of the Wizards of the Coast era
Definitely a cool card to add to any Pokmon collection
If your deck cares about the graveyard at all, you ought to consider one or two of these effects