Blue provides the best tools for both and is a staple color for many of the most successful decks in the format
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
But a price tag of thousands of dollars turned out to be quite an understatement in January 2021 when Goldin Auctions sold the most desirable of them all, the only no number error blue-back Charizard on record in a PSA 10 holder, for a whopping $493,230
The Black & White (2011-2013) and XY (2014-2016) sets featured the same patterns on their reverse holo cards a repeating series of type symbol images, of varying sizes
And let's not forget, if you have an artifact with zero cost, it becomes a 0/0 creature and poof
And if you are a control deck planning to draw out the turns, chances are creatures aren't even your forte in the first place