In Historic, Grist could make its presence felt in Yawgmoth, Thran Physician shells or Jund midrange
$2.29 Victimize Urza's Saga $3.99 Kamahl, Fist of Krosa Onslaught $18.99 Living Death Tempest $16.99 Sculpting Steel Mirrodin $3.99 Exhume Urza's Saga $2.29 Twilight's Call Invasion $37.99 Nemata, Grove Guardian Planeshift $1.99 Stitch Together Judgment $22.99 Aether Spellbomb Mirrodin $9.99 Akroma's Blessing Onslaught $7.99 Rush of Knowledge Scourge $44.99 Goblin Welder Urza's Legacy 0 results found
If you then reach the eight counter threshold, you get basically a second hand, with the stuff in your graveyard suddenly available to return to the fray
The higher you go, the less likely your opponents are to win via attacking, but I imagine theres a sweet spot around Bracket 2/3 where this really shines
The Magic card embodies exactly that: Everybody is silent - each takes 4 damage Everybody snitches - each takes 8 damage Someone snitches - the snitch takes 0, the silent take 12 damage