Even though it appears on some cards with other permanent types, it's never a creature type, a land type, or anything but an artifact type
Provoke the Trolls is a red spell that buffs a creature by 5 power if it survives the 3 damage the spell deals to it, while the third chapter of Waking the Trolls creates a bunch of 4/4 Troll Warrior tokens
While Farseek can retrieve basic lands, it will serve you much better by retrieving nonbasic lands with basic land types like Temple Garden, Bayou, or Cinder Glade that way youre fixing your mana while ramping
The ONE Three-Drop (and Alternatives) The three-drop slot is definitely where the choice most depends on what version of the deck you are playing, with the most aggressive versions even eschewing them completely
As much as the card reads like an effect from a Silver-bordered set, it is indeed the real deal