The full art variation of this card is especially beautiful and charming, as it depicts a scene where Hop kneels beside Zacian and pets it as the two trek through a sun-lit forest together
The very next set, Antiquities , included the card Interestingly, the flavor text, written by the designers back when they also handled worldbuilding duties, calls it "Urza's first attempt at mechanical life," implying that it functions on its own
Small sets make it easier to pull specific cards, but large sets offer more discovery
With cards sat in isolation, it's hard to work out what sort of order of events they're laid out in
There's lots of great support as well between artifact cost reducers and value engines created just for playing artifacts as well
With just a single colorless energy, you can utilize Shaymin's Gather Flowers ability which allows you to pick up two Energy from your discard pile and add them directly to your hand