Although Tribal is a Magic slang used to describe a deck/build with a theme around one or more creature types, sometimes it is used to describe a dominant mechanic theme instead
If this is familiar to you from Magic, youre probably a Green player, as thats exactly what Sapphire maps most closely to, perhaps more than any other colour
However, the equipped creature will have indestructible before state-based actions are checked, so it won't be destroyed even if that damage would ordinarily be lethal
Once averaging around $10, its price has climbed as high as $30, despite limited play outside of EDH
The late 2000s and early 2010s were a time of significant evolution in Magic s overall balance: creatures became much more powerful and central to the game, and more cards were designed with alternate modes and costs to allow more consistent decks across all archetypes