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Hornet Queenfinisher$0.23Both are green creatures that create strong board presence through deathtouch-style combat deterrence and spider/insect theming. Hornet Queen is a much larger finisher with immediate flying deathtouch blockers instead of a scalable single body.Deadly Recluseutility$0.12Very close defensive utility creature in the same color, with reach and deathtouch for blocking nearly anything. It trades landfall scaling for a cheaper, more efficient early blocker.Ochran Assassinutility$0.16Provides a similar threat of punishing blocks through deathtouch on a small green creature. It is more aggressive and evasive in role, but still serves as a low-cost combat deterrent.Ambush Viperremoval$0.24A cheap green creature with flash and deathtouch that acts as a combat trick on a body. It is less defensive long-term than Attercop, but occupies the same efficient removal-through-combat slot.Sedge Scorpionutility$0.05Budget early-game blocker with deathtouch in green, filling the same low-cost defense role. It lacks reach and scaling, but is a very close functional substitute for stopping attackers.Gifted Aetherbornutility$0.35Similar role as a cheap deathtouch blocker that stabilizes the board. It’s black rather than green, but it is one of the closest functional analogs at the same cost.Tajuru Blightbladeutility$0.13A low-cost deathtouch creature that can grow into a relevant attacker or blocker in land-based decks. It shares the same “small body that scales with board state” feel.Sporecap Spiderutility$0.11Green spider with reach that serves as a defensive aerial blocker, similar to Attercop’s anti-flyer role. It is a sturdier wall-like option without deathtouch or landfall.
