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Mana Leakcounterspell$0.45Very close functional match: a 2-mana soft counter that taxes the opponent unless they can pay the extra cost. It is often a cleaner baseline version of the same interaction.Force Spikecounterspell$6.17Another cheap conditional counter that can punish early plays by asking the opponent to pay extra mana. It fills the same tempo-counter role, though it is narrower later in the game.Spell Piercecounterspell$0.29A low-cost tempo counter that taxes noncreature spells unless their controller pays extra. It overlaps as an efficient protective/tempo interaction piece.Dazecounterspell$1.75A free or near-free tempo counter that taxes the opponent similarly by forcing a mana payment. It is stronger in tempo shells but more restrictive in deckbuilding.Censorcounterspell$0.22A blue counterspell that taxes the opponent and can be cycled when it is not relevant. It plays a similar flexible tempo-control role to Geistlight Snare.Syncopatecounterspell$0.18A scalable tax counter that exiles the spell if the opponent cannot pay. It functions similarly as a conditional early interaction spell with late-game scalability.Condescendcounterspell$0.47A scalable counterspell that effectively taxes the opponent and can scry for added value. It serves the same role as a flexible permission spell.Essence Scattercounterspell$0.05A budget-friendly 2-mana counterspell in blue that cleanly answers creatures. While narrower than Geistlight Snare, it occupies the same reactive slot in many decks.
