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While Grief is strong, it may be outclassed by cards like Thoughtseize or Inquisition of Kozilek in certain scenarios, as they provide more consistent early-game disruption without requiring a creature to be sacrificed

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The key difference is that these cards cause creatures to be sacrificed rather than destroyed if the mana is not spent to protect them

This also means there are still 37 cards from Japan's Battle Academy that don't currently have English releases, including Houndstone ex, Greninja ex, Lucario ex, and Melmetal ex

It can be blinked by Brago, King Eternal or sacrificed to Oswald Fiddlebender, though theres some competition with The Birth of Meletis