The illustration was done by Miki Kudo, who has been illustrating for the Pokmon Trading Card Game since 2006 and has illustrated a whopping 56 cards
There's a pleasant symphony between the first ability, which can draw you an extra card each turn, and the activated ability, which requires that you've cast at least three spells that turn
The main benefit of sending cards to a card grading service is that the sealed, tamper-proof holder it comes back in will verify the condition of the card and help to protect the card
His name is definitely an ironic little joke (similar to naming a bear Tiny or a mouse Bubba)
So whats it doing on this list then? Well you see, it has another cost in addition to the mana that you have to pay. And that cost is
As long as you have Demonic Tutor, you have your most important card for any given situation