Despite not being an ex, Ethan's Typhlosion hits like an absolute truck as long as you've used or discarded some Ethan's Adventures, and its preevolution Quilava does a good job helping you set up
Chase Stone doesnt try to make picturesque subjects or backgrounds, but they end up clean anyway
They frequently clash with the art, and draw your eye away from the important bits of the card
Greninja ex Special Illustration Rare Twilight Masquerade Before Surging Sparks came around (and the Pikachu ex), Greninja ex SIR was the top chase card of the Scarlet & Violet era of Pokemon TCG
there are endless types of artifact decks, or maybe you want to be a three-color Saga deck rather than full-blown five colors like Tom Bombadil, or maybe you could have a pile of powerful legends
maybe pecharunt in there too, or even united wings murkrow Cosmic holo pumpkin Munki is best Munki Assuming no ex-es, SSP Gimmighoul, TWM Dreepy and Drakloak, DRI Marnie's Impidimp and Morgrem, SSP Eevee, and JTG N's Zorua would all be cool