Its a matter of how the card is designed
The First Doctor The folks at EDHREC have The First Doctor way down at #14, but one thing makes it #1 in my book it searches up your TARDIS when it enters the battlefield and can even rescue it from the graveyard if it has been destroyed
Between Cloud, Midgar Mercenary, Firion, Wild Rose Warrior, Barret, Avalanche Leader and Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER, you best believe these artifact weapons will be in high demand
Players initially thought he was just a boring ol' Rush card without much to offer to Revolutionary Army decks, but in reality, Dragon is one of the best, generic, top-end for Red decks in the current meta
The blue half of the color in particular has the best benefits from artifacts with cards like Valkyrie Aerial Unit and Rook Turret both being solid payoffs for playing artifacts
Ragost can be a serious win condition when built around, but you can also use it as more of a supporting piece as well