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UnsummonremovalBudget$0.16A classic blue tempo bounce spell that removes a creature from combat or buys time by returning it to hand. It fills the same functional role as Waterfront Bouncer without requiring a creature on the battlefield.Fading Hoperemoval$0.67One-mana instant speed bounce with upside against larger creatures, making it an efficient tempo answer. It performs the same basic task of resetting a creature to its owner's hand.Vapor Snagremoval$0.26Very close to Waterfront Bouncer’s tempo plan, bouncing a creature at instant speed while also dealing 1 damage. It is a strict upgrade in efficiency for aggressive blue decks.Boomerangutility$0.32Flexible bounce that can hit any permanent, not just creatures, but still serves the same core interactive role. It is a direct functional cousin in blue tempo/control shells.Into the RoilremovalBudget$0.17Instant-speed bounce with a late-game kicker to replace itself, giving more value than a repeatable spellshaper activation. It occupies the same blue tempo/removal slot.Repulseremoval$0.21Bounce plus card draw makes it a stronger value version of a similar effect. It still answers a creature by returning it to hand, while replacing itself.Aether Spellbombutility$0.28A reusable artifact-based bounce effect that can return a creature to its owner’s hand or cycle for a card. It plays a similar utility/tempo role in blue decks.Man-o'-WarremovalBudget$0.13A classic creature-based bounce effect that returns a creature to hand on entry. It mirrors Waterfront Bouncer’s role as repeatable creature interaction, just packaged as a body.
