For example, say you draft Paliano Vanguard and note Human Soldier (fairly likely)
But the power level upgrade from Quicksilver Amulet or Elvish Piper to Timmy, Power Gamer is barely noticeable and easily disrupted as a 1/1 4-mana dork
Historically, one of the issues in Modern has been that combo decks are too fast and interaction is too slow, and Grief helps mitigate it perfectly
Guardian of Solitude (CHK) is available at 401 Games Canada
(It's an artifact with " , Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.") Brazen Scourge Rarity: Uncommon TYPE: Creature SUBTYPE: Gremlin CMC: 3 Mana cost: USD: $0.05 EUR: 0.05 TIX: 0.02 EDHREC RANK: 24706 (3/3) Haste (This creature can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.) Brineborn Cutthroat Rarity: Uncommon TYPE: Creature SUBTYPE: Merfolk Pirate CMC: 2 Mana cost: USD: $0.18 EUR: 0.06 TIX: 0.03 EDHREC RANK: 10410 (2/1) Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature
For eternal formats, the power-level is so high that only a handful of new cards will actually be relevant