A strong plastic or felt deck box can help protect them from bludgeoning or physical damage when youre traveling with them
Consider the Urza's Saga mechanic echo
With cards like Drover of the Mighty, Channeler Initiate, Pillar of Origins, Unclaimed Territory, and Attune to Aether in Standard, it's not hard to get the mana you need to play the best Dinosaurs from each color
Not Ashiok, though - it gets it all
Deny someone their Sunforgers search and cast while still unattaching the equipment, stop that Senseis Divining Top from going to the top of their library, or allow an opponent to sink 50 health into their Aetherflux Reservoir only for you to counter the ability and stop them from dealing 50 damage to you
I think this is the one you could most easily debate one way or the other, though, and he definitely deserves a place amongst the Weatherlight powerhouses