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Mana LeakcounterspellBudget$0.45Very similar 2-mana soft counter that taxes the opponent to stop a spell. It is slightly less secure because the tax becomes irrelevant later, but it fills the same early interaction role.RemandcounterspellBudget$0.80A blue two-mana interaction spell that counters a spell temporarily and replaces itself. It serves a similar tempo role, though it does not permanently exile the spell.Dovin's Vetocounterspell$3.41A strict upgrade in many matchups as a hard counter for noncreature spells. It is the same color pair and same mana value, but trades flexibility for certainty.AbsorbcounterspellBudget$0.33Another Azorius counterspell at the same mana cost that counters any spell and gains life. It is a more unconditional option instead of a tax counter.CounterspellcounterspellBudget$0.98The classic efficient hard counter in blue. It lacks the tax and exile clause, but it is a cleaner and stronger control answer at the same mana value.QuenchcounterspellBudget$0.04A close functional equivalent as a cheap tax counter that only asks for {2}. It is weaker in the late game but plays the same early-game tempo role.Saw It ComingcounterspellBudget$0.33A blue counterspell with a flexible early/late-game mode thanks to foretell. It is a bit slower, but it occupies a similar defensive slot in Azorius decks.Make DisappearcounterspellBudget$0.07A two-mana soft counter that taxes the opponent and can scale with casualty. It overlaps strongly in tempo-oriented interaction, though the tax is smaller.
