This does still require a lot of setups, which is why it doesnt rank higher than this, but I can see a lot of decks wanting this card and also finding it very rewarding to build around it as the commander
In the end, it was killed because we decided that we didn't want to force players to track down specific versions of cards for tournament play
Theyre a lot like MDFCs in that regard, even if the creatures dont look all that enticing
But even putting the friendship factor aside for a second, how many people (who arent vendors / dont work for vendors) could accurately declare the value of a heavily played Mox Sapphire
Do you call it Brokers, and if so, who are you trying to upset
However, the card can be stacked on top of other Rafikis to bring that cost down, and the versions currently in the game are all Amethyst to make that a little easier to pull off