The illustration is taken from the scene where the monsters, which are materials, are lined up in line, and the stars are wrapped in light and wrapped in the ring of light
The big text box is pretty inviting, again, if you want to beat control
As such the option to discard it was always interesting, it would allow for much more immediate and mana efficient card draw but it would significantly reduce the overall value
Game references aside, if Tifa actually hits a player as a 7/7, it untaps all your creatures and gives you an extra combat phase
If the shine is part of the Pokemon artwork that's what's called the Rare Holo, as the name implies the Rare Holo is much harder to obtain
Gardevoir ex Special Illustration Rare is currently going for around the same price as Ionos Alternative Art, meaning that youre going to have to fork over about $70 to add Gardevoir ex to your collection