It does what it does very well, but its become much more narrow in a world where there are a lot of defender-built decks that dont heavily rely on Walls
Evolutions uses nearly all of the original 1999 Base Set artwork but updates the cards for modern TCG rules: HP values are higher (Charizard goes from 120 to 150 HP), type weaknesses follow contemporary standards, and the set adds mechanics that did not exist in 1999, including EX and Mega Evolution cards (M Charizard-EX, M Blastoise-EX, M Venusaur-EX) and BREAK evolution cards
This gives the card value long after most mana dorks have given up the Goose, and makes it an auto-include in most Food-centric lists
These game-changing qualities have made Sol Ring one of the most popular cards in the Commander format
If more than one nontoken Merfolk you control becomes tapped at the same time (for example, to pay the cost of Adaptive Gemguard's activated ability), Deeproot Pilgrimage's ability will trigger only once