When this creature dies, if its not a token, create a token thats a copy of it, except its an artifact in addition to its other types
Even the cards one level down, like the long list of 2/1s for one mana such as Dragon Hunter and Expedition Envoy, are still plenty effective
Case-in-point: Mer-Ek NightbladeMer-Ek Nightblade's 2/3 stats combined with its four-cost is not very inspiring, even after you put on the first +1/+1 counter and it also gets deathtouch
Lord of the Nazgul is a great example of this
Abilities that begin with "At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn" will trigger only once during your end step, no matter how many times you descended this turn
Sakura-Tribe Elder Sakura-Tribe Elder, which a lot of players have nicknamed Steve, can be a helpful form of ramp