Once a player has ten or more permanents on the battlefield, they get the City's Blessing, an intangible effect that lasts for the rest of the game
It wasn't until a few years into its life that cards became readily available, and by then several sets had come and gone leaving powerful cards in the hands of the few who managed to get them at the time
Add a bit more disruption, and theyll always be a few mana short of going off
Not only must we contend with multiple life totals, but each has been elevated to 40
Likewise, MDFCs like Valakut Awakening dont make the cut on this list, as you should be playing MDFCs in all of your decks and they dont tend to encroach on deckbuilding slots like actual spells
Phyrexian Ingester is a bomb because it eats, sorry Exiles, my opponents bomb