And what an upside
2023-06-16 The trigger event doesn't have to specifically refer to legendary permanents or to artifacts, nor does it have to specifically refer to when something "leaves the battlefield." For example, an ability that triggers "whenever a creature dies" would trigger twice if a legendary creature or an artifact creature dies while Gandalf the White is on the battlefield, as would an ability that triggers "whenever a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield." 2023-06-16 Look at each legendary permanent and each artifact as it exists on the battlefield, taking into account continuous effects, to determine whether any triggered abilities will trigger multiple times
On his back, you get a huge creature with lifelink that protects your other creatures in combat
This card was a shoe-in for Amonkhet Remastered for this reason
The equip ability on its own, without outside help from cards like Leonin Shikari, cannot be activated at instant speed, so if you play an Artificers Hex on an equipment thats already attached to a creature, they will not be able to remove that equipment before they are in their main phase, guaranteeing you a dead creature