The more you have of these or the more your deck is based on such a theme the more powerful Faithless Looting is
Hard to say how things would have shaken out, but this is the lowest of Commander 2013 in total, which I would blame mostly on True-Name Nemesis causing mass buyouts of the decks
However, some cards take those and add an entirely new twist using with the magic of the Great Illuminary Characters and Locations have a name and a version of the character describing them
The deck is a bunch of sacrifice outlets, cards that make tokens/disposable creatures, and cards that care about other creatures dying
As a result, rare Japanese cards (especially exclusive promos or early releases) still commanded strong trade value, but one must keep an eye on market trends whats expensive in Japanese might not always stay higher than the English counterpart, and vice versa, as demand shifts