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UnsummonremovalBudget$0.16A classic one-mana blue bounce spell that returns a creature to its owner's hand. It matches the baseline tempo role of Into the Flood Maw without the gift upgrade.Fading HoperemovalBudget$0.67One-mana blue instant bounce with an extra scry when targeting a small creature. It fills the same cheap tempo/removal slot and is often a bit more flexible in aggressive matchups.BoomerangremovalBudget$0.32A cheap instant that can return any land or permanent to its owner's hand, giving broader utility than simple creature bounce. It is less efficient on cost but overlaps with the upgraded mode.Vapor SnagremovalBudget$0.26Another premier one-mana tempo spell for bouncing a creature, with a small life-loss rider. It is functionally very close for aggressive blue decks.Stern DismissalremovalBudget$0.11One-mana bounce that can hit either a creature or an artifact. It has a narrower target profile than the gift mode, but the rate and role are very similar.Into the RoilremovalBudget$0.17A flexible bounce spell that can hit any nonland permanent and optionally be kicked for card draw. It costs more, but it is one of the closest functional cousins to the gifted mode.AetherizeremovalBudget$0.34A blue defensive tempo spell that returns attacking creatures to their owners' hands. It serves a similar “undo their board development” role, though only in combat.AetherspoutsremovalBudget$0.62Similar bounce-based defensive interaction that can put attacking creatures on top of their owners' libraries or into hands depending on choice. It is higher cost but occupies the same reactive blue slot.
