During damage calculation, if an "Appliancer" Link Monster you control co-linked to this card battles an opponent's monster: Your battling monster gains ATK equal to the number of monsters co-linked to this card x 1000, during that damage calculation only
The only places you can suitably play this is in controlly decks using cards like Gifts Ungiven to tutor up the bits you needs
and Mickey Mouse, Courageous Sailor aren't necessarily bad cards, but they don't contribute to the Pirate strategy , wasting resources that could be better spent perfecting your game plan
Combine that scarcity with some utterly horrifying, haunting artwork from Magic master illustrator Pete Venters, and youve got a terrifically collectible (and pricey) uncommon on your hands
Since many of these abilities make the animated land into 0/0s with +1/+1 counters, cards like Hardened Scales, Shalai and Hallar, and Kami of Whispered Hopes that synergize with the counters can play well with these cards
For cards legal in tournaments, Mega Charizard EX from the XY era reached 300 damage