Grief

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Grief: Creature - Elemental Incarnation, Modern Horizons 2. Menace. When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Elemental Incarnation
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
3/2
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2)
Released
2021-06-18
Collector number
87
Artist
Nicholas Gregory
Commander rank
6,408 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Evoke, Menace

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About Grief

Grief is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black creature from Modern Horizons 2 (MH2), a draft-focused set released in June 2021. It is collector number 87 in that set, with art by Nicholas Gregory. It costs {2}{B}{B} (two generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 3/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Timeless and Gladiator. It is banned in Modern, Legacy and Historic. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Modern Horizons 2 (2021) to Modern Horizons 2 Timeshifts (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.67 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Menace

When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.

Evoke-Exile a black card from your hand.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.67 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Grief by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernBanned
LegacyBanned
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricBanned
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Grief

Grief has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7006Mythic2025
Modern Horizons 2 Timeshifts (H2R) #7Mythic2024
Special Guests (SPG) #46Mythic2024
Special Guests (SPG) #51Mythic2024
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91251Mythic2021
Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #311Mythic2021
Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) #87sMythic2021

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Grief, newest first.

  • If you pay the evoke cost, you can have the creature's own triggered ability resolve before the evoke triggered ability. You can cast spells after that ability resolves but before you have to sacrifice the creature.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as an evoke cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.

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