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Stifleutility$25.21This is the closest functional analogue: a cheap blue answer that counters an activated or triggered ability outright. It lacks the body and the lingering suppression, but it fills the same interaction slot.Trickbindutility$7.42Similar to Tidebinder in that it stops an activated or triggered ability and can’t be responded to by the targeted player in the same way thanks to split second. It is stronger on the stack, but only hits one ability once.DisallowutilityBudget$2.09A versatile counterspell that can answer activated or triggered abilities as well as spells. It’s broader but more mana-intensive, making it a strong functional upgrade in interaction density.Tale's Endutility$2.99A blue interactive spell that counters a triggered ability or legend spell, making it a close replacement for the ability-counter mode. It’s narrower than Tidebinder overall but useful in similar shells.VoidslimeutilityBudget$1.34This is a direct ability counter in blue-green rather than mono-blue, and it can counter spells too. It serves the same broad disruption role at a higher cost.Nimble ObstructionistutilityBudget$0.39A flash creature that can stifle an activated or triggered ability from the graveyard via cycling, and it also provides a body when cast normally. It plays a similar tempo/interaction role with more flexibility.Sudden Substitutionutility$2.92This is a blue tempo trick that can disrupt a spell or ability by swapping control of it, often producing a similar blowout feel. It’s more situational and expensive, but it occupies a comparable interaction slot.Phantasmal Imageutility$6.10While it doesn’t counter abilities, it is a cheap blue creature with flash-adjacent play patterns in some decks and can copy key utility creatures for tempo. It’s a broader budget-style functional substitute for flash creature interaction.
