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Vendilion Cliqueutility$3.17Flash threat with instant-speed interaction that disrupts an opponent's hand and plays at the end of turn. It fills a similar tempo/control role in blue creature shells.Aether AdeptutilityBudget$0.12Provides a tempo bounce effect on a blue creature body, returning a creature to hand when it enters. It is a clean functional substitute for the bounce-on-ETB role.Man-o'-WarutilityBudget$0.13Classic blue tempo creature that bounces any creature on entry. It is broader than Harbinger of the Tides but serves the same board-reset function.Cursecatcherutility$0.53Cheap Merfolk that supports blue tempo and tribal game plans. While it is more of a disruption piece than removal, it often appears in the same decks.Silumgar SorcererutilityBudget$0.08Flash creature that can counter a creature spell via exploit, serving as an interactive tempo play at instant speed. It competes for the same slot in blue creature-based control decks.Wavebreak Hippocamputility$1.33Flash blue creature that rewards playing at instant speed and can ambush attackers or hold up interaction. It is less direct removal, but fits the same reactive blue tempo plan.Deceiver Exarchutility$0.23Flash creature with an enter-the-battlefield tap/untap effect that functions as disruptive tempo. It is a similar instant-speed body used for board control and combo utility.Frost Titanutility$3.66Bigger blue creature with a strong tempo-focused enter-the-battlefield and attack trigger that taxes opposing permanents. It is a higher-end upgrade for controlling the board.
