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Mana Leakremoval$0.45Very close functional match: a 2-mana soft counter that stops most spells early unless the controller pays extra.Force Spikeremoval$6.17Another cheap soft counter that taxes the opponent, playing a similar early-tempo role at one mana.Spell Pierceremoval$0.29Counters noncreature spells unless they pay {2}, which is even more efficient against the kinds of spells Bring the Ending protects you from.Censorremoval$0.22Taxes a spell for {1}{U}-style tempo early, and can cycle away when the counter mode is weak later.Syncopateremoval$0.18A scalable counterspell that can also exile the spell, serving a similar role as a flexible tax counter.Dismiss into Dreamutility$0.71Not a direct counter, but it provides blue interaction that punishes opposing spells in a controlling shell.Quenchremoval$0.04A straightforward tax counter very close in function, countering unless the controller pays {2}.Lose Focusremoval$0.21A cheap counterspell with buyback-like flexibility via replicate, giving it similar tempo/control utility.
