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
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
Playing that Nameless Inversion over the Doomblade etc
Vindictive Lich Vindictive Lich may not, admittedly, be the most amazing card on its own
The ever popular Wilson, Refined Grizzly +Cultist of the Absolute one-two punch give you quite the angle on commander damage and Rancor gets your power to 7, while Scute Swarm, or Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia keep you well stocked with easy sacrifice fodder
To bargain a spell, you can sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or a token when casting it