And to be fair, that's not entirely on them
The deck then adds a number of spells with strong artifact synergy including card draw (Losheel), +1/+1 counters (Steel Overseer), burn (Ingenious Artillerist), direct damage (Mayhem Devil), drain (Mirkwood Bats, Nadier's Nightblade), and more
Finally, question 3 requires you to consider the needs of your deck
The second kind gives you tokens on a more consistent basis but with fewer output
Its even seen solid play in Modern from time to time, and was a go-to win condition in Legacy storm decks during the early days of the format
Credit: Wizards of the Coast Terisian Mindbreaker BPhillipYork: Well that's certainly compelling, milling half their library is almost certainly going to be 40+ cards, with something like a Bloodchief Ascension on the board that's probably game