However, it was chosen as it seems the interpretation most faithful to the original text wording
It doesn't copy whether that artifact is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on
Finally, Fortune Teller's Talent is a great card, but being able to cast cards from your library is an ability better suited to other commander decks
(Here is another, simpler example of how deterministic pile "shuffling" allows deck stacking.) Notably, the number of piles you use wont make the deck any more random
Most rounds were quite short by modern tournament standards
Meanwhile, Pernicious Deed is your ultimate board wipe that takes out artifacts, enchantments, and creatures