My prediction may have missed the mark, but it wasnt by much, as sapphire lands itself in the Top 3, just behind amethyst and ruby
Dan Musser and Tom Ross After we decided to make a Magic set with cards that were new to Modern, we then had to figure out how to make that set
Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis is an awesome card purely from a card design perspective: It's an expensive creature that can only be cast using a combination of different mechanics
Totem Speaker Rarity: Uncommon TYPE: Creature SUBTYPE: Elf Druid CMC: 5 Mana cost: USD: $0.11 EUR: 0.16 TIX: 0.06 EDHREC RANK: 28181 (3/3) Whenever a Beast enters, you may gain 3 life
You can also make Jenova itself into a game-winning threat by equipping/buffing it, where it just does an Innkeeper's Talent impression rather than sac and draw sequences
Theres even the possibility that it can serve as a beefy finisher later, as with the Revelation line above