Sure, each half costs one mana more than the split half, but you can add in interaction in your creature spots or a creature in your interaction slot and then a beater later to close out the game, and you can get both effects for one card
2 Trainer Silver Trophy Card (1998) Sold for $444,000 If the Bronze version of this original Pokmon TCG tournament made it onto this list, it should come as no surprise that the Trophy Pikachu Silver 2nd Tournament Card also managed to sneak its way into the most valuable Pokmon cards ever made
First, I should detail a little bit how the Lugia / Archeops matchup goes
Doubling your mana at such a lower cost lets this deck seize an early lead and drown the table beneath massive monsters before they have a chance to react
When companions were initially introduced in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, players could cast them directly from the companion zone, but a subsequent update added a three-mana tax to add it to your hand first, making it less desirable to fulfill the stipulation