There are a total of 16 Amethyst cards and 44 Sapphire cards
So you get plenty of positives no matter the situation you are put in
In the game, players must use their cards to be the first to gather twenty lore before their opponent/s, sending characters questing for lore or fending off their opponent/s attacks
in other cases, when a creature is put onto the battlefield attacking, that creature's controller chooses which player, planeswalker, or battle it's attacking
Many artifacts sacrifice themselves to gain effects like Instant Ramen and World Map to trigger the effects of your permanents easier
For instance, Sephiroth appearing in Meteorfall, a reprint of Star of Extinction, is perfectly themed