There aren't any major rules that are unique to Artifacts, but many cards care about the number of Artifacts you control, or can only target Artifact permanents
We have enough good protection spells these days that I wouldnt run it without some sort of synergy, but theyre there
Then you can +1 to draw and your foe too, and then you can -2 to make people just attack in one direction for a turn
Both Dragons Rage Channeler and Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer are cheap and offer gameplay outside of kill your opponent as quickly as possible. As a result, weve seen a rise in midrange archetypes that have these three cards at their core, and Modern is better for it
New Phyrexia may now be banished from time itself, but the planes are each left to deal with the chaos that ensued
Dockside Chefs enchantment type also allows it to play wonderfully in Michikos Reign of Truth / Wedding Announcement decks another archetype Ive found myself falling in love with