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Aggressive or tribal decks may run more, while control decks may run fewer and rely on spells or planeswalkers

You do need to deal combat damage to steal artifacts, but with its flying and trample, this is trivially done and will trigger even if just one damage gets through

It seems clear to me that many people are counting on their opponents being merciful while playing Atraxa and a fair amount of good luck to be able to cast their spells on time

Lumbering Falls gives you that option

I'm actually kind of partial to this one, from Throne of Eldraine : This card sees relatively little play in Standard, somewhat outshone by Glass Casket