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Go for the Throatremoval$0.49Efficient instant-speed creature removal in black at the same general mana range. It is narrower than Hero's Downfall because it cannot hit planeswalkers, but it often costs less and is a staple upgrade in creature-heavy metas.Infernal Graspremoval$7.00A very similar black instant removal spell that cleanly kills almost any creature. It trades the planeswalker mode for a lower cost and unconditional creature removal, making it a strong budget and tempo option.Power Word Killremoval$0.12Cheap instant removal that handles most non-angel, non-demon, non-dragon, non-eldrazi creatures. It is less universal than Hero's Downfall but serves the same defensive removal role at a lower cost.Cast Downremoval$0.67Efficient black instant removal that destroys most nonlegendary creatures. It fills the same removal slot as Hero's Downfall in many decks, but it cannot answer planeswalkers or legendary creatures.Vraska's Contemptremoval$0.39A black instant that exiles a creature or planeswalker, giving a stronger answer than destruction against indestructible or graveyard synergies. It is a direct functional cousin, though at a higher cost and with incidental life gain.Bedevilremoval$0.45Shares the planeswalker-killing role and adds artifact destruction, making it an even broader removal spell in black-red decks. The higher color requirement keeps it from being a direct replacement, but the function is very similar.Vindicateremoval$0.95A classic unconditional answer that can destroy any permanent, including creatures and planeswalkers. It is slightly more expensive in color commitment and lands in a broader role, but it overlaps heavily with Hero's Downfall's utility.Dreadboreremoval$0.42A sorcery-speed removal spell that destroys a creature or planeswalker, nearly identical in target scope. It loses instant speed but is otherwise one of the closest functional analogs.
