Powerful Additions for Competitive Play
Charmeleon Topps Chrome Series 1 #5 ($1580) One of the original starters and still one of the most popular Pokemon of them all, Charmander evolves into Charmeleon at level 16
1993 includes Magic 's earliest printings, such as Alpha, Beta, Unlimited, and so on, and some of those cards can be extremely valuable depending on the card, condition, edition, and whether it is tournament legal
Use Sapphire-like smoothing or low-curve cantrips so your deck always does the thing on time
Maybe something with lifegain would be good to offset the inevitable life loss that accompanies being the monarch
Not many cards allow you that much quick power, and its easy to label Griselbrand as one of the best creatures ever, despite being restricted to reanimator decks