Given its limited production, this type of card usually has a higher market value than regular cards
Doing quests to defeat these creatures for a card reward (any black card, any sorcery, etc) is a good way to fill out the remaining rare slots in your deck like more Contracts and the dual lands
Relatively recently, Id built a mono-black deck around Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist, and while it was fun for a couple of games, its pretty linear in what it wants to do, which meant Id grown tired of it
That's all the analysis we're doing on this one, but for more stories about expensive MTG cards, check out the Thunder Junction infinite combo driving a spike, or last week's Obeka-related price rise.
Or perhaps you're into a certain Pokemon type, a whole generation, or even evolutions from a single evolutionary line
If you just want to own this card without breaking the bank, you can pick up a damaged copy for less than $70, while LP copies should cost below $140.