This artifact has a fun story attached to it, too: Originally, Skullclamp was designed to give a +1/+1 buff, but before seeing print the Magic designers thought that such a buff would make Skullclamp too powerful and they changed it to +1/-1
If youve got some time and a twisted sense of humor, Rizzo wrote plenty about the strategy when he was first proposing it, and hes a helluva writer
That doesnt affect your ability to partner up with them again
Others like Green Goblin, Eddie Brock, or Gwenom have real competitive potential thanks to strong recursion, card advantage, or aggressive synergies
Big powerful dinosaurs themselves are often the payoff for a dinosaur deck, so the best way to make the most of these creatures is by giving them additional buffs on top of their already good effects