Secret lair drops and their convention-defying nature would probably not exist if the Zendikar Expeditions had not been a success during Battle for Zendikar
It takes a ton of setup and investment to do so, but in decks focused on activating the effect, you can accomplish it more easily
Changing a creatures controller immediately removes it from combat, so Charisma becomes a form of super-deathtouch which should seriously discourage swinging into your aura-bearer
Mana Short, which allowed you to instantly render your opponents Mana pool to nil was axed after Fourth Edition as well, although it briefly came back for Sixth and Seventh Editions, it has not been printed since
Vindictive Lich Vindictive Lich may not, admittedly, be the most amazing card on its own
The splashy ability was the middle ability, so we decided we'd like to have synergy with that