For instance, Distract the Guards making three token creatures is perfectly fine for three mana instead of two, especially in decks that care about tokens
Honestly, when I think of Punishing Fire in the context of current Modern, it's either laughable (against Primeval Titan, control, Crashing Footfalls, 3/3 Dragon's Rage Channeler, reanimated Archon of Cruelty, etc.) or potentially even a positive, as a repeatable answer for the repeatable cheap threats from various Lurrus of the Dream-Den decks
Put a counter of that kind on each other creature you control
That means in the span of a year, the estimated value of a sealed First Edition Base Set Pokemon booster box nearly tripled
While Jasmine can make it a good stall to absorb damage, you still need to use Lyra to withdraw it from the Active Spot
It also allows Torterra to retreat much easier so that another Torterra can Leaf Storm and heal multiple Pokmon at once