Well, not very rare. It is rare in the fact that you can't make them, but a lot of level 3s were created without the 4 mining/ WC. It's rare enough to be $1 or $2, but that's about it.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it is possible to 'skip' the new Tutorial Island. It has been recently implemented and thus 34 Total Levelers can be still created.