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Mana Leakcounterspell$0.45Cheap blue interaction that counters early spells unless the opponent pays extra mana. It fills the same early-game tempo-counter role as Prohibit.Force Spikecounterspell$6.17One-mana permission spell that punishes tapped-out opponents. It is a more aggressive, cheaper tempo counter than Prohibit.Spell Piercecounterspell$0.29Very efficient counterspell for noncreature spells, especially in the early game. It offers a similar low-cost interactive role with a narrower target range.Delaycounterspell$1.50Cheap blue counter that temporarily answers a spell by suspending it. It serves a similar tempo-control function while being more flexible than Prohibit in the short term.Remandcounterspell$0.80Soft counter that disrupts the opponent and replaces itself. It occupies a similar two-mana blue interaction slot while being more cantrippy.Counterspellcounterspell$0.98The cleanest unconditional blue counterspell. It is a strict upgrade in power level, trading Prohibit's conditional flexibility for certainty.Negatecounterspell$0.54Efficient two-mana permission for noncreature spells. It is similar in cost and role, but narrower than Prohibit in what it can stop.Censorcounterspell$0.22Flexible early counterspell that can be cycled when dead. It plays a similar tempo-control role and scales better later than Prohibit.
