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Counterspellremoval$0.98The most direct functional equivalent: a clean 2-mana hard counter in blue. It lacks exile, but is stronger on raw efficiency.Mana Drainremoval$216.31A premium hard counter that also generates mana next turn. It fills the same counterspell role with a strict power upgrade.Arcane Denialremoval$2.53A 2-mana counterspell that can answer any spell, trading card selection for giving the opponent cards. It is a budget-friendly alternative in the same role.Swan Songremoval$10.41Very efficient interaction that counters instants, sorceries, enchantments, and some key spells. It is narrower than Void Shatter but much cheaper.Negateremoval$0.54A close blue counterspell variant that hits noncreature spells for two mana. It overlaps heavily with Void Shatter's defensive role.Depriveremoval$0.46A hard counter for the same mana cost bracket, with a small land-bounce drawback. It serves the same general job as a catch-all counterspell.Dissipateremoval$0.56This is the most direct older analogue: counter target spell and exile it. It matches Void Shatter's exile clause and similar mana cost.Hinderremoval$0.20A blue hard counter from the same mana range that can tuck a spell instead of exiling it. It plays a similar control role with a different rider.
