If youre curious about the stories behind cards like the Illustrator Pikachu or the Blastoise Presentation Galaxy Holo, its a great read
Elf decks almost always rely on having a strong board state and rarely have a good plan B, so they need spells like Heroic Intervention to keep that board alive
The best payoffs can be expensive, so ramp early and often to get them online
After April 6, 2011, players could buy cards from the Black and White series, which have a code to be digitally represented.[8] Players can also create a custom avatar.[9] There were booster pack codes which allow booster packs up to Black and White-Boundaries Crossed, to be purchased from the online shop
It feels for this reason like Skullclamp shouldn't be on the list but with the abundance of creatures and the effectiveness of the draw it can be used as an engine or as just a card draw effect in more decks than are able to use many of the cards on this list