That mix of contest pedigree and a single top-grade survivor puts it in a class of its own
However, we can trace its approximate origins back to this card: To my knowledge, Core Set 2015 's Goblin KaboomistGoblin Kaboomist is the first card to create expendable, noncreature artifact tokens with a minimal effect on the game (this is the part where commenters slay me with an obscure card from Homelands )
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In particular, it's often seen in top-tier cEDH decks with Magda, Brazen Outlaw in the command zone, and also in Dargo + Tymna decks
The floor of this card is a more pip-intensive Diabolic Tutor, which doesn't sound great, unless it sounds amazing (Hi K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth), but is still not bad