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Grasp of Darknessremoval$0.08Efficient instant-speed creature removal in black that can take down many threats at two toughness. It plays a similar role as cheap interaction, though it uses -4/-4 instead of a counter.Lightning Axeremoval$0.15A red instant that efficiently answers a creature at low mana cost, often used as flexible removal in aggressive or discard-focused decks. It is more conditional than Scar but fills the same early-game interaction slot.Dead WeightremovalBudget$0.04A very cheap black creature debuff/removal spell that can shrink a creature into irrelevance or kill small utility creatures. It is sorcery-speed and an Aura, but serves a similar low-cost weakening role.DisfigureremovalBudget$0.06One-mana black instant removal that reduces a creature’s power and toughness enough to kill small threats. It is narrower than Scar, but very close in mana efficiency and function.Virulent Woundremoval$0.23This is one of the closest analogs: a cheap black instant that places a -1/-1 counter on a creature. It also adds poison counter value, making it a direct functional cousin to Scar.Tragic Slipremoval$0.25Another black one-mana instant that can shrink or kill a creature efficiently, especially in sacrifice-heavy decks. While it doesn't place a counter, it serves the same cheap spot-removal role.Bedevilremoval$0.45A strong Rakdos instant that removes a creature, artifact, or planeswalker. It is much broader than Scar, but it matches the same color identity and instant-speed interaction role.Murderous Cutremoval$0.30Cheap black instant-speed creature removal that can be cast for very little mana with delve. It is a premium answer rather than a counter-based debuff, but it fills the same removal slot.
