Examples of valuable modern cards: Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer The One Ring (Special versions) Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Esper Sentinel Force of Negation (foils or premium prints) Why these cards hold value: Strong Commander demand Competitive Modern play Limited print variants Foil and showcase versions These cards can range from 20 to 300 depending on version
Vexilus Praetor | Illustration by Zezhou Chen Protection is a mechanic from MTGs past thats hard to grasp, and its rarely used these days
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When 70% of instants and sorceries in my cube are 1 or 2 mana and the average CMC of such cards is about 2.5 (realistically a lot lower as so many of the high cost cards have delve or pitch and alternate costs) you start to appreciate how good four mana and higher spells must be
Sure, once he's exerted, he becomes tough to deal with as your opponent can't rely on their already exerted characters and has to play stuff from hand and wait for the following turn to act with them