FWIW uBlock Origin Lite (the MV3 version of uBlock Origin) seems pretty much just as good, at least to me.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/...

I don't use a ton of custom filters or rulesets though, so YMMV.

For what it's worth, rudimentary (but persistent) css-based filters with a nifty element picker was implemented two weeks ago:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/0b0294af4f

It's great, and it still even works permissionless!