Despite not being as popular as Zapdos, Articuno still carries the higher value due to how beautiful the card is overall
On a side note, Lugia V might be quite a bit lower in terms of current market price compared to this lists next entry, but that does not mean readers should underestimate this cards potential future value
As I often explain in my Budget Commander articles, every time I build a rough draft of a deck, I make sure I have a certain amount of mana, interaction, card advantage, etc
Ill go over some from the community on Reddit and a couple adaptations Ive thought of
Aim for: strong contrast in the art area no tiny text in busy backgrounds a clean type line Your future self, shuffling at 11:48 PM, will be grateful
If you don't want your opponent's spell to resolve, you simply cast Counterspell in response