Unsummonremoval$0.16A cheap tempo piece that removes a creature from the board and effectively sets it back by a turn, though it only hits creatures and sends them to hand instead of the library.
Fading Hoperemoval$0.67Another efficient blue bounce spell that can act as temporary removal for creatures, similar in role to buying time against a problematic permanent.
Aether Gustremoval$2.21A flexible tempo answer that can put a red or green spell or permanent on top of its owner’s library, closely mirroring the top-of-library interaction.
Commit // Memoryremoval$0.34Commit can put any spell or nonland permanent on top of its owner’s library, offering a very similar effect with extra flexibility.
Vanishing Verseremoval$0.42A premium exile removal spell in the same broad reactive slot, trading the top-of-library tempo plan for clean permanent removal.
Submergeremoval$4.54A strong tempo removal option against Forest-dependent creatures that can put a creature on top of its owner’s library for free in the right matchup.
Condescendutility$0.47While it counters spells rather than removing permanents, its scry-tempo play pattern and interaction role overlaps in blue-based control shells.
Wash Outremoval$0.40A color-based bounce sweeper that can reset multiple permanents at once, filling a similar tempo-control function in blue decks.