Artificer wont help you to create some grandiose new card design that requires card frame manipulation or anything like that, but its a totally functional and easy way to put rules text on a card and slap some of the key Magic elements on it
My experience with this one tells me that it usually isnt
Since it takes so many counterspells, removal spells, and planeswalkers to keep the game in check, there often isnt much space in the deck for creatures
Soft Glow We returned to the plane of Kamigawa with Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty , and it gave us a boost of color through its showcase cards
Stealing cards from other players is always popular, hence why Etali, Primal Storm is so common in Commander, but stealing from the bottom of a library is something that doesn't appear all too often
Also, thanks to Urenis protection, for many controlling decks they can only interact with Ureni with wraths, so flashing Ureni in with Surprise is huge for ensuring you can get a big hit in