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Spell Pierceremoval$0.29A cheap counterspell that taxes noncreature spells, serving the same early-game permission role. It is often used as a flexible budget alternative to Mystic/Dispute-style interaction.Negateremoval$0.54A clean, efficient counterspell for protecting your plan against noncreature spells. It lacks the blue-specific reduction, but fills a very similar sideboard permission role.Dispelremoval$0.95A very efficient one-mana counterspell for instants, useful in stack battles and protecting key plays. It is narrower than Mystical Dispute but occupies the same reactive role.Annulremoval$0.42A low-cost answer to artifact and enchantment spells, similar in being a cheap, color-specific counter option. It is narrower, but gives the same kind of tempo-positive interaction.Depriveremoval$0.46A hard counter in blue that trades a land for a very low mana cost. It is broader than Mystical Dispute and often fills the same efficient permission slot.Arcane Denialremoval$2.53A universally useful counterspell at a low cost, often chosen as a flexible alternative to narrow permission. It replaces the tax effect with card advantage for the opponent.Essence ScatterremovalBudget$0.05A simple, efficient counterspell for creature-heavy metagames. It serves a similar sideboard/control function, though it is much narrower than Mystical Dispute.Essence Fluxutility$1.09A one-mana blue interaction spell that protects or reuses creatures rather than countering directly. While not a direct equivalent, it fills a similar cheap reactive tempo role.
