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Aven Fisherutility$0.02A blue flying creature at a similar mana cost, serving the same evasive role as a simple aerial body. It offers comparable board presence for decks that want to curve into flyers.Dream Stalkerutility$0.19A cheap blue creature with evasion-style tempo utility and comparable low-cost blue creature deck role. It fits in the same space of efficient blue bodies, though it has a very different trigger.Air Elementalutility$0.18Classic blue flying creature at the same general midrange evasive slot. It is a straightforward upgrade in size for decks that just want a solid flyer.Wind Drakeutility$0.03Very close functional equivalent: a blue flying creature with a simple combat role and similar deck use. It is one of the cleanest lower-cost substitutes for Cloud Manta.Dusk Legion Zealotutility$0.18While not blue, it is a similarly costed small utility creature, but this is a much weaker match on function because it is not evasive. Included only as a broad budget creature-slot alternative.Nimble Obstructionistutility$0.39A blue flying creature that can also serve as a tempo piece, giving you an evasive body plus interaction. It is more flexible than Cloud Manta while still occupying a similar slot.Welkin Ternutility$0.17A very close blue flyer substitute: cheap evasive creature, same color, and similar battlefield job. It is a strong budget alternative if you mainly want flying pressure.Sphinx of Foresightutility$0.34A blue flying creature that fulfills the same general role of an evasive threat, though at a much higher power level. It is a strict upgrade in impact, not in cost.
