Even though it looks like a bad Pod, itll more likely see play in a different way if it does, but I certainly dont expect it to stay over $30
until you deal any damage with her
It does, however, ask that you have a creature on the battlefield, where spells like Animate Dead, Reanimate, Exhume, and Unburial Rites do not
Like most Magic: The Gathering cards, the value of Demonic Counsel depends on a few consistent factors: its rarity, the printing and finish (regular or foil), its physical condition, and the set it was printed in (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
A vetted marketplace collapses this into one application instead of one per distributor, which is why many stores start there while they build the volume and history that larger distributors reward
Beyond prowess there are a number of other abilities that pump your creature and align well with pump spells