BITING-PALM NINJA Not every Ninja is designed around ninjutsu, but those with the ability are invariably judged by how easily they can make it past blockers, and how powerful their payoff combat damage to a player trigger is
While discard decks can be fun to play, they are rarely fun to play against
Draft with friends, frighten up your deck, or find some Booster Fun
Grief in particular received multiple bannings for how brutal it could be if the ETB was immediately recurred (such as with fellow newcomer Ephemerate)
If we can find a small Bruno package that can go in an otherwise controlling build, that's probably the best home for this card
Its a nice mana sink later, sure, but what about earlier