No mana can be spent to cast Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis
Special illustration rare cards are very hard to find in this set, as you can see broken down by the data provided by TCGplayer: Set Pull Rate Any SIR Pull Rate Specific SIR Paldea Evolved (15 SIRs)3.17% 0.37% 0.21% 0.10% Obsidian Flames (6 SIRs)3.13% 0.37 %0.52% 0.15% Paradox Rift (15 SIRs)2.11% 0.30% 0.14% 0.08% Temporal Forces (10 SIRs)1.17% 0.23% 0.12% 0.07% Special illustration rare cards are always the most sought after, and in this set, they are the hardest cards to get by far, and far less youll pull them when compared to the other main Scarlet & Violet sets so far
He does have great stats for the cost, and basically matches or exceeds Simba Protective Cub who sees a lot of use
This is either a nice imitation of a Baneslayer or its 6 power worth of beatface and a good commander of your army to boot
The main character, Sarkhan Vol, went back in time to change something important and shift the timeline, resulting in the altered present of the third set
