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Mana Leakcounterspell$0.45Very close to Sage's Dousing as a cheap soft counter that taxes the opponent for a small amount. It is simpler and has no creature tribal upside, but fills the same tempo-control role.Force Spikecounterspell$6.17A classic budget soft counter that punishes tapped-out opponents in the same way Sage's Dousing does. It is cheaper, but less flexible because the tax is only {1}.Remandcounterspell$0.80Another tempo counterspell that disrupts the opponent while replacing itself with a card. It doesn't permanently answer the spell, but the card draw makes it a similar blue tempo tool.Condescendcounterspell$0.47Functionally similar as a counterspell with an additional tax component and a built-in card selection payoff. It is more flexible, though it costs extra mana to fully scale.Spell Piercecounterspell$0.29A cheap tax counter that protects your board and disrupts early plays, much like the front half of Sage's Dousing. It is narrower because it only hits noncreature spells.Miscalculationcounterspell$0.44Similar tempo counter that can trade up early and later cycles when it is no longer needed. It lacks the creature payoff, but the overall role overlaps strongly.Arcane Denialcounterspell$2.53A 2-mana blue counterspell that replaces itself, giving a similar control-style value exchange. It is less of a tax effect, but still fits the role of a flexible interactive instant.Excludecounterspell$0.13This is a 3-mana counterspell that also draws a card when it counters a creature, echoing Sage's Dousing's conditional draw. It is more creature-focused, but very close in play pattern.
