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Mana Leakremoval$0.45A classic 2-mana soft counter that taxes the opponent in a very similar way, though it becomes weaker in the late game. It fills the same early-game tempo role in blue decks.Censorremoval$0.22Another cheap counterspell that can function as a tax effect when you want to keep mana open. It also has built-in late-game utility through cycling.Condescendremoval$0.47Taxes the spell rather than hard-countering it, and the scry-like selection mirrors Calculated Dismissal’s smoothing effect. It scales well into the late game with X.Spell Pierceremoval$0.29A very efficient soft counter for protecting tempo, especially in the early turns. It is narrower than Calculated Dismissal but serves the same disruption role.Force Spikeremoval$6.17The most aggressive tax counter in blue, trading reliability for extreme efficiency. It occupies the same cheap tempo-counter space.Miscalculationremoval$0.44A soft counter that can either tax the spell or cycle away when it's no longer useful. It overlaps strongly with Calculated Dismissal as a flexible permission spell.Neutralizeremoval$0.14A 3-mana counterspell with built-in cycling, giving it the same kind of late-game relevance and modal usefulness. It is a cleaner, more reliable equivalent in many decks.Sinister Sabotageremoval$0.13A straightforward 3-mana counterspell with scry 1 instead of conditional scry 2, making it a close functional cousin. It is often a stricter upgrade in consistency.
