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Sphere of Resistancetax$26.94Imposes a universal tax on spells, closely matching the tempo-slowing half of God-Pharaoh's Statue. It is cheaper but affects everyone, so it is often stronger in stax shells and weaker if you need one-sided pressure.Thorn of Amethysttax$1.16A classic artifact tax piece that makes noncreature spells cost more, serving a very similar prison role. It hits a broader subset of spells than the Statue but only taxes noncreature spells.Trinispheretax$20.15Another artifact-based lock piece that dramatically increases spell costs and slows the table. It plays a similar function as a game-slowing artifact, though in a different way and at a lower mana cost.Defense Gridtax$8.84A colorless artifact that taxes interaction during opponents' turns, helping force through your game plan. While narrower than the Statue, it fills a comparable anti-spell/tempo-disruption role.Winter Orbutility$13.56A classic artifact stax piece that constrains opponents' ability to develop their board. It does not tax spells directly, but it occupies the same prison-style role as a game-slowing artifact.Smokestackutility$4.91A powerful artifact lock piece that steadily drains opponents' resources over time. Like God-Pharaoh's Statue, it is a high-impact colorless stax finisher that can take over slow games.Ankh of Mishradrain$23.14A colorless artifact that pings opponents whenever lands enter, providing a steady life-loss clock similar to the Statue's end-step drain. It is much cheaper and more aggressive, though less universally taxing.Manabarbstax$4.91This enchantment punishes players for developing mana, creating the same kind of painful resource squeeze as the Statue. It is cheaper and more direct, but also hits you, unlike the one-sided Statue.
