matt strahm pokemon cards has very sound logic on why he prefers to invest in rather than sports cards, (via @tylerboronski) pokemon investing > sports :

Our wishlist also includes a Bant (white, blue, green) Commander so that we could also roll in Sygg, River Guide and some of our fav supporting spells in white

Kyogre EX [Holo] #1 (Pokemon Promo | Pokemon Cards) prices are based on the historic sales

Secret Rare and Super Rare cards

Let's take a look: Sol RingSol Ring Arcane SignetArcane Signet Talisman of DominanceTalisman of Dominance Talisman of HierarchyTalisman of Hierarchy Talisman of ProgressTalisman of Progress Thought VesselThought Vessel Archaeomancer's MapArchaeomancer's Map Relic of LegendsRelic of Legends White AuraciteWhite Auracite Coveted JewelCoveted Jewel Obviously a few of these are situational, but it's nice to see all three applicable Talismans included here

If the ability that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast, the copy has the same value of X

A preemptive Wrath of God is about as good as you can hope for a non-Fog, non-Counter solution