Many of these early cards were printed in smaller numbers, and many have been damaged or lost over decades of play, so surviving mint copies are rare
One of the rarest Pokmon cards of all time, Pikachu Illustrator, has gone under the hammer for close to a cool half a million dollars
You can certainly make it work, but this type of commander leads itself to frustration when, after stockpiling a bunch of counters, its easily removed and you have to start over
Regardless of the specific strategy, graveyard-centric decks want to put as many cards in their graveyard as possible, treating it like a second hand of cards
Jadzi, Oracle of Arcavios/Journey to the Oracle Think bigger You simply have to love the Modal Dual-Faced Cards (MDFC) in Magic: The Gathering, because they offer some really unique deck-building opportunities and can often give you a card that isnt a legendary as your commander
Of course, there isn't anything wrong with doing that, but you can draw more cards the other way