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Pithing NeedleutilityBudget$1.50Disables activated abilities of a chosen permanent, serving as a cheap piece of artifact-adjacent hate and combo disruption. It is much narrower than Karn but fills the same denial role at a fraction of the cost.Phyrexian RevokerutilityBudget$0.33Turns off activated abilities of a chosen nonland permanent, often used to shut down opposing mana rocks, engines, or planeswalkers. It is a creature instead of a planeswalker, but occupies a similar utility-disruption slot.Sorcerous SpyglassutilityBudget$0.30Names a card and shuts off its activated abilities, giving flexible proactive artifact-style disruption. Compared to Karn, it is more limited but similar in function as a hate piece.Damping MatrixutilityBudget$0.68Prevents activated abilities of artifacts and creatures from being activated, which overlaps strongly with Karn's static ability. It is less selective but broadly attacks the same kinds of board states.Stony SilenceutilityBudget$1.36A classic anti-artifact hate piece that shuts off artifact activated abilities entirely. It does not affect creatures or planeswalkers, but it is one of the closest budget alternatives for artifact suppression.Null Rodutility$119.76Functionally similar to Stony Silence by blanking activated abilities of artifacts, especially mana rocks and combo artifacts. It is one of the strongest low-cost substitutes for Karn's static lock piece.Collector OupheutilityBudget$3.97Disables activated abilities of artifacts while adding a body to the battlefield, making it a strong hatebear version of Karn's static ability. It is narrower but very effective in the same anti-artifact role.Urza, Lord High Artificerutility$14.39Both cards strongly reward artifact decks and interact heavily with artifacts, though Urza is more of a build-around engine than a hate piece. It can also animate artifacts and generate powerful mana, making it a functional cousin in artifact-centric strategies.
