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Rapid Hybridizationremoval$1.50Functionally very close to Pongify: one-mana blue instant creature removal that replaces the creature with a 3/3 token.Reality ShiftremovalBudget$0.32Another efficient blue instant that removes a creature and gives the opponent a token-like downside, though it exiles instead of destroying.ResculptremovalBudget$0.36Blue instant-speed exile removal for creatures or artifacts, often used in the same decks that want cheap answers like Pongify.Polymorphist's Jestremoval$4.28A blue trick that can nullify a creature at instant speed, serving as a budget-style defensive answer in similar blue shells.Imprisoned in the Moonremoval$2.55Blue-based removal that permanently neutralizes a creature by turning it into a land, fitting the same color and control role.Curse of the SwineremovalBudget$0.25Blue creature removal that exiles multiple threats and replaces them with Boars, sharing the same 'convert the creature into a token' feel.Deep FreezeremovalBudget$0.06A blue removal-style aura that shuts down a creature cleanly, often filling the same slot when instant-speed removal is less necessary.Song of the Dryadsremoval$4.86Not instant-speed, but it is one of blue's closest style-adjacent answers for permanently removing a creature from relevance.
