Hypnotic Specter, the hippy as it was known, was always a great first turn play in conjunction with Dark Ritual
Lightning Greaves (Haste Artifact) [c]Lightning Greaves[/c] is what you play when you want something to stay alive and make a big impact
"Tempo and Card Advantage" by Eric Taylor (The Dojo) EDT uses the word "pedantic" in the intro to this article and, while it is probably appropriate, the article is still more than worth a read and quite interesting more a decade after its initial publication
Particularly valuable cards were found in the 'Shiny Vault', which were foil, shiny versions of popular Pokemon, and leading the way in that was this shiny Charizard VMAX
However, from the Scarlet & Violet series forward, every rare card printed in booster packs will contain the Holofoil finish
Given that, it makes some sense that shed want to show it off