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While mana rocks and cards like Jet Medallion and Bontu's Monument help, it still takes a while for you to set up
Of those, only the Paladin is relatively expensive, but is well worth it due to free equip costs and card draw -- which is bonkers with the new Bloodforged Battle-Axe, by the way
Historic Historic is a new game mechanic which refers to any card that has the type "legendary," "artifact," or "saga." I don't know why a Trusty Machete has the same historical significance as Danitha Capashen, Paragon and Fall of the Thran, but it makes the mechanic less narrow so I guess I'll take it
With more Pikachu cards released in each generation, it's hard to see this card gaining significant value unless there's a major change in the market