Because, lest we forget, if an equipped creature changes controllers, the Equipment cards remain under the control of their owner
The deck features a heavy theme of Junk token creation and benefits around playing cards from exile
After sifting through the the goblins, horrors and rats we continue to find beauty
But Animar can be answered by targeted removal of the Red (Chaos Warp, burn before the counters arrive), Blue (Pongify effects, Imprisoned in the Moon, stealing, bounce), and Green (Beast Within, Desert Twister, Song of the Dryads, etc)
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The Helm provides a nice +2/+2 buff, as well as the crucial hexproof keyword, protecting a given legend from most forms of interaction