Its evolution into Blissey added to its appeal, as players sought the high HP and Special Defense it offered, especially in later games where its defensive capabilities became a linchpin in many competitive strategies
Body of Knowledge and the Maro cycle of legendary spirits from Saviors of Kamigawa have power and toughness that rely on the number of cards in your hand, another reason to want a mittful of cardboard
Non-Meta Decks 1,096 25 Top: TCG 1,152 1.05 0% 91.7% 8.3% Variant Artwork Alternate print artwork for Number 23: Lancelot, Dark Knight of the Underworld
Dracossack required two level-7 monsters (precisely the level of the dragons) and could destroy cards on the field whenever it wanted at the same time that it protected itself from destruction
Basically, take any other archetype you can think of, slap artifact onto its name, and you have a viable sub-archetype
Even if it proves to be a bit inefficient for Standard, this card has Commander written all over it