Ward 3 is basically mandatory on a card like this, though even Go for the Throat at 5 mana still makes this trade down miserably
save those for more powerful decks
10 Tipo Growing Son Sneaking in at 10, Tipo is already seeing play over some of Sapphires other ramp cards
It's really more of a concept, but I think there's probably a way to make a Goldberry combo work
Of course, if you played a Grim Monolith on turn two, you could realistically play Academy Rector on turn three, then immediately sacrifice it to Phyrexian Tower, giving you a Yawgmoths Bargain and three mana to work with
Tragically, a better four-drop in red and green came along side Ashroot Animist, Halana and Alena, Partners and it just does so much more