For a while, there seemed to be no real home for this legendary card, squeezed out by free countermagic in Legacy and illegal elsewhere
Decks with strong mana production get the most out of it, since spending more mana expands its range of targets, and adding evasion on top of a copied creature often turns value into a legitimate win condition
Centering should be 85/15 or better on the front and 100/0 or better on the back
If Im sideboarding in this way to minimize the impact of Surgical Extraction, Ill usually start by trimming one each of Prized Amalgam, Bloodghast, and Narcomoeba, and then Life from the Loam
No, this isnt a trick question
Lugias six-figure price came after a Kangaskhan Parent/Child Promo graded CGC Pristine 10 realized $640,507 in a Goldin auction in March and a Pokmon Illustrator graded CGC Gem Mint 10 became the second highest-selling CGC-certified card after realizing $2.09 million in a PokeColor auction in February