For many, having a card signed by its artist is a way to connect with a game on an axis thats special to them
For example, if you cast a sorcery with Gale on the battlefield, you can now cast an instant from your graveyard this turn as well
Xanathar is the title held by the beholder crime lord that lives in the dungeons under Waterdeep
Fallen Empires gave us creatures with a shroud ability that could be activated with mana, and that was followed by Autumn Willow, a Homelands chase card (I know, that sounds funny to me too) with a static shroud ability pre-keyworded as cannot be the target of spells of effects. Magic replaced this with the slightly less stultifying hexproof, which is still just as obnoxious when youre sitting across the table from it
8 Venusaur 160 HP While Venusaur Ex is generally the stronger card, the base version of Venusaur is still incredibly tough to defeat
Normally, in the Pokemon TCG, different rarities are exclusive to final evolutions or powerful cards, so it's a pleasant surprise to see something like a Pidgey getting some love with some artistic flair