No, they won't win a wrestling competition with an attacking Dragon, but they have various ways to bounce it (Harbinger of the Tides), shrink it to a manageable size (Serendib Sorcerer), send it elsewhere (Portal Mage), kill it (Terminate), and finally reanimate that pesky Dragon and make it punch its owner in the face (Puppeteer Clique)
It helps with the rest of the gameplan as well, with creatures like Godo, Bandit Warlord or spells like Goldwardens Gambit or affects that do really quirky things like turn other artifacts into Equipment
Valgavoth, Terror Eater While Ive seen Valgavoth, Terror Eater do some insane things in Standard in pseudo-reanimator shells, its a fine Commander card to brew around but restricts you from running other colors
While this card has seen a few reprints over the years, Venterss original artwork remains the best example of it, as it simply has that retro charm that other printings of the card lack
Rise and Shine At just 2 mana, Rise and Shine has to be one of the best cards to turn artifacts into creatures
