Deadly RecluseutilityBudget$0.12A cheap deathtouch creature that discourages attacks and blocks down larger threats, serving a similar defensive role. It lacks flash but plays as an efficient combat deterrent.
Sedge ScorpionutilityBudget$0.05Another very cheap deathtouch creature that can trade up in combat and help defend early. It is less flexible than Ambush Viper because it has no flash.
Typhoid Ratsutility$0.22A classic budget deathtouch body that functions as a stop-sign for opposing attackers and blockers. It does not ambush at instant speed, but it fills the same removal-by-combat niche.
Pestilent WolfutilityBudget$0.11A green deathtouch creature that similarly threatens profitable blocks and combat trades. It is more aggressive in some situations, but less surprising than flash.
Netcaster SpiderutilityBudget$0.08Like Ambush Viper, it can act as a combat trick on a creature and punish attackers, though it uses reach rather than deathtouch. It is a similar defensive green creature at a comparable cost.
Longshot SquadutilityBudget$0.10A green creature that offers combat deterrence and board defense, though with reach instead of deathtouch. It is a slightly larger, more durable alternative to a surprise blocker.
Crocodile of the CrossingutilityBudget$0.06A green creature with flash-like ambush potential through haste-style pressure and efficient stats, functioning as a tempo play. It is not a deathtouch blocker, but it fills a similar cheap-green-threat slot.
Briarpack AlphautilityBudget$0.10A flash green creature that can surprise-block and change combat, much like Ambush Viper. While it lacks deathtouch, the instant-speed creature deployment makes it a close functional cousin.