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Tragic Slipremoval$0.25One-mana black instant creature removal that can start as a small debuff and become much stronger with a death trigger. It fills the same cheap interaction slot in black decks.DisfigureremovalBudget$0.06Cheap instant-speed black removal for small creatures, similar to Whisper of the Dross's early-game answer role. It is narrower but very efficient at the same cost.Virulent Woundremoval$0.23A one-mana black instant that weakens a creature and leaves behind counter-based value by proliferating if the creature dies. It closely overlaps with the source card's -1/-1 and proliferate synergy.Necrotic Woundremoval$0.14Uses -1/-1 counters as black removal and scales well in games where creatures are dying. It serves a similar attrition-oriented role, though at a higher mana cost.Blight Sickleutility$0.22Not removal itself, but a cheap black-adjacent way to interact with toughness by leveraging -1/-1 counter themes and infect-style pressure. It fits the same low-cost counter-synergy game plan.Spread the Sicknessremoval$0.13Removal plus proliferate in one card, giving the same broad value pattern as Whisper of the Dross. It is much more expensive, but the functional package is very similar.Contagion Clasputility$0.58A classic proliferate card that repeatedly grows counter-based strategies and helps support -1/-1 counter decks. It matches the proliferate half of Whisper of the Dross very well.Throne of Gethutility$0.79Another cheap proliferate engine that converts artifacts into counter growth over time. It is a strong functional substitute if you want the proliferate part more than the removal part.
