The card is very like Balance, it is far more mana but it gives you way more control over the effect such that it is actually a lot easier to engineer favourable Clouds than it is for Balance
they reflect asking prices, not the real market value found on Cardmarket or the Collectr app
As long as you combine this with some good landfall triggers, or just a land-heavy deck, you can overwhelm anyone by just playing a few more land cards
Grim Flayer is better at finding Deathmist Raptors to put in the graveyard, while Liliana, the Last Hope has the ability to return Den Protector to your hand
As I eventually found out, it is possible to buy Pokmon cards at retail price
Card draw is another reward, often connected to paying mana, like with Shanna, Purifying Blade, Well of Lost Dreams, or Dawn of Hope