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Servant of the Conduitramp$0.07Another 2-mana blue-adjacent energy creature that enters with energy and turns it into mana instead of card selection.Aether Meltdownutility$0.08Uses energy as a resource for value in a blue card, and gives a similar cheap setup for tempo-oriented play.Bomat Couriercard_draw$0.18A cheap creature that generates a resource on board and later cashes it in for card advantage, fitting the same early-game utility slot.Llanowar Visionarycard_draw$0.18A 3-mana value creature that replaces itself on entry and provides ongoing utility, similar to Aether Theorist's early-board value.Sage of Epityrutility$0.20A 1-drop blue creature that manipulates the top of the library, playing a similar scry/filtering role.OmenspeakerutilityBudget$0.03A close functional analogue: a 2-mana blue creature that scries on entry to smooth draws.Augury Owlutility$0.28A blue creature whose enter-the-battlefield scry effect serves the same deck-smoothing purpose.Merfolk Lootercard_draw$0.55A classic cheap blue creature that repeatedly filters draws, occupying the same early utility slot as a small blue value creature.
