Newer cards dont have always have to be more powerful to see play
Your sense of touch is much more reliable than sight for judging the material of a card, and it'll get even better with practice
The MDFC lands were the biggest hit, and Erik's personal favorite designs, so when he was making cards with every mechanic, he made some land MDFC designs
An example would be the illustrator rare Eevee from Twilight Masquerade: it was $25 during prerelase, which usually is high because the product isn't officially out, but now it's set at a high price of $45 (or at least last I checked)
If it doesn't, well, it's a casual card to play with Juggernaut (which, incidentally, hails from Limited Edition Alpha) and have fun