(Note: I'll take "Sentences I Never Thought I'd Write In My Lifetime" for $1000, Alex.) We also need to generally understand that this technique doesn't work in every format, because sets are created with different power levels at different times for different reasons, and even THEN mistakes are made and overpowered mechanics/sets can dominate eras in a way that's difficult to quantify in pure comparison...looking at you, Affinity/Infect
In reality, however, it really didnt matter what card Wizards reprinted
However, I still liked it as a pet card
Brawl Not Legal Vintage Legal Timeless Not Legal Commander Legal Pauper Not Legal Oathbreaker Legal Penny Not Legal Toolbox Notes and Rules Information for Copy Artifact: The copy is both an artifact and an enchantment, so it is an artifact-enchantment (perhaps even an artifact-creature-enchantment)
One of the best payoffs for removal spells is Gisa, Glorious Resurrector, which can then give you control over the creature you destroyed