FngKestrel, I know what you are talking about. If the card is a reprint (which I am still irritated about, since WotC originally said they wouldn't make reprints) then it has become weaker.
Like Diabolical Tutor. 2BB and it does the exact same thing as Demonic Tutor which only costs 1B.. Same thing with Elven Cache and Regrowth. When you find the reprints they make them weaker. However, cards like worship. As long as it is in play you can't be dropped below one life. I wonder how that works with Lich
Arrest is another newer nasty card. Completely eliminates a creature without killing it. No more tap affects, can't attack or block.