Mox is analysing…
Dead WeightremovalBudget$0.04Very close to Weakness as a cheap black aura that shrinks a creature and can function as early removal. It also gives a larger toughness reduction, making it a strong functional equivalent.DisfigureremovalBudget$0.06A one-mana black removal spell that cleanly answers small creatures, similar to Weakness's role of weakening or neutralizing an early threat. It trades the aura body for instant-speed flexibility.Tragic SlipremovalBudget$0.25Another low-cost black creature answer that can deal with early threats efficiently. It is more conditional, but fills the same cheap removal slot.Festering MummyremovalBudget$0.23A budget-friendly black card that can place a temporary -1/-1 counter on a creature, serving a similar weakening function. It is less permanent than Weakness but comparable in role.SkinrenderremovalBudget$0.17Provides a -3/-3-style creature weakening effect on entry, similar to Weakness's stat reduction plan. It is much more expensive, but serves the same functional purpose of shrinking or killing a creature.Mire's GraspremovalBudget$0.05A black aura removal spell that weakens a creature continuously, closely matching Weakness's aura-based play pattern. It is stronger on toughness reduction and often removes smaller creatures outright.Choking RestraintsremovalBudget$0.07An enchantment aura that taxes and suppresses a creature, functioning as ongoing creature shutdown rather than direct kill. It fills a similar defensive enchantment slot in black-adjacent control decks.Tortureremoval$0.99A cheap black aura that repeatedly weakens or pings a creature, making it a close budget analogue to Weakness. It is more gradual, but plays a similar enchantment-based attrition role.
