You dont want to clone a value creature like Orcish Bowmasters or Storm-Kiln Artist, you want to copy something thats aggressive and capable of attacking, otherwise you leave most of this cards potential on the table
The artist here, Quinton Hoover isn't asking you to imagine anything
It just wouldnt make sense, practically or financially, to buy anything here
The timing on card effects differ too, in turn affecting the timing for counter effects and chain links
Its the archetypal weapon for just about any battle this side of Middle-earth or Midgar, and there have been a LOT of them in Magic: The Gathering over the years
As well as being for his birthday, the present was a gift for helping his younger brother, who had been conned out of some valuable Pokmon cards