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Stony SilenceprotectionBudget$1.36Very close functional analog to Null Rod, shutting off activated abilities of artifacts. It hits the same broad strategy while being an enchantment instead of an artifact.Collector OupheprotectionBudget$3.97A creature-based version of Null Rod that turns off artifact activated abilities. It is stronger in some decks because it can be tutored and recurred as a creature.Karn, the Great CreatorutilityBudget$13.20Does not fully mirror Null Rod, but it functionally disables opposing artifacts on the battlefield in many matchups and is a premier artifact-hate piece. It also has broad utility by turning off activated abilities of artifacts your opponents control.Energy FluxremovalBudget$0.34A similar anti-artifact hate card that pressures artifact-heavy decks by taxing their upkeep. While it doesn’t stop activations directly, it fulfills the same matchup role against artifact strategies.Damping MatrixprotectionBudget$0.68Very close to Null Rod, stopping activated abilities of artifacts and creatures. It is a direct functional cousin with a slightly broader lock effect.Cursed TotemprotectionBudget$7.51Another classic activated-ability shutdown card, but for creatures instead of artifacts. It often serves the same hate-slot purpose in Commander sideboards and stax shells.Basilisk CollarutilityBudget$3.77Not a hate card, but it shares the same low-cost artifact slot and can be used in artifact-centric shells that care about cheap artifacts on the table. Included as a budget-style artifact utility alternative, though it is not a functional equivalent.Pithing NeedleutilityBudget$1.50Shuts off activated abilities, including those of artifact permanents if you name them. It is narrower than Null Rod but often fills the same role against key artifact combo pieces.
