Since the game's creation in 1993, some cards have become coveted not only by players, but also by collectors and investors
If it shows good results in standard and proves to be a great finisher in such decks like Gruul Adventures or Mono-Green Stompy, then it will likely preserve the current price tag
Its sort of the game designer's way of signaling, Hey, this card is important! Every new set of cards that comes out takes place in a different world (called planes), so the legends of each plane tend to pop up whenever a new set comes out in a plane the game has already visited
Admiral Beckett Brass Admiral Brass, Unsinkable Adwal, Breaker of Chains Breeches, Brazen Plunderer Breeches, Eager Pillager Breeches, the Blastmaker Captain Howler, Sea Scourge Captain Lannery Storm Captain Lannery Storm Captain N'ghathrod Captain Ripley Vance Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider Captain Vargus Wrath Dargo, the Shipwrecker Don Andres, the Renegade Edward Kenway Francisco, Fowl Marauder Ghost of Ramirez DePietro Kari Zev, Skyship Raider Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator Malcolm, the Eyes Mary Read and Anne Bonny Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer Ramirez DePietro Ramirez DePietro, Pillager The Grim Captain Xavier Sal, Infested Captain Zara, Renegade Recruiter
The ability to sacrifice it to tutor any other land in a player's deck is certainly powerful, though an effective 4 mana (3 + tapping Urza's Cave) to activate is a steep cost in a format as potentially fast as Modern
