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Counterspellremoval$0.98The cleanest blue hard counter at the same mana cost, trading the bonus +1/+1 counter for unconditional flexibility.Dissolveremoval$0.16A classic counterspell with a small upside in card selection, filling the same defensive role in blue.Excluderemoval$0.13Counters a creature spell while replacing itself, similar to Essence Capture's creature-focused interaction but with card draw instead of a counter.Essence ScatterremovalBudget$0.05Very close functional match: it counters a creature spell for the same cost, but lacks the extra creature-growing bonus.Negateremoval$0.54A cheaper alternative for protecting yourself from noncreature spells, often used in the same blue control shell.Arcane Denialremoval$2.53A flexible two-mana counterspell that can answer any spell, offering broader utility at the cost of card draw to both players.Cancelremoval$0.10Straightforward unconditional countermagic that performs the same defensive function, just without the creature-specific upside.Depriveremoval$0.46A hard counter at the same cost with a tempo drawback, often used as a stricter but still efficient blue answer.
