Since the card's initial release, other cards with similar but weaker effects have been printed, such as Lotus Petal, which is functionally identical but provides one mana instead of three
In addition to the one-shot use lands I mentioned earlier, you can also get some great use out of lands the sacrifice as part of their usage
Defend the Rider Despite how it sounds, Defend the Rider is excellent for protecting your lands, enchantments, artifacts and planeswalkers too
For example, if you control Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer ("Once each turn, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from the top of your library.") and Questing Druid is on top of your library, you can cast Seek the Beast, but not Questing Druid
On your end step, your Warrior tokens have the extra text This token cant be sacrificed. While initially counter-intuitive to your main Zurgos draining ability, so long as you have another sacrifice effect, you can keep getting those triggers anytime you want them
For just two mana, you can return a Creature in any graveyard to play under your control
