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Court of Ambitionutility$4.47It uses the monarch mechanic in black and punishes opponents while you stay the monarch, making it a close thematic and functional fit for repeated monarch pressure.Thorn of the Black RoseutilityBudget$0.12A black monarch card that directly makes you the monarch on entry and helps maintain card advantage through the same mini-game Custodi Lich enables.Palace Siegeutility$1.05In black, this enchantment can repeatedly recur value while also supporting the monarch plan through long-game grind, similar to Custodi Lich's attrition role.Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlordutility$1.70A black value engine that creates repeatable pressure and life gain in grindy games, similar to how Custodi Lich fits attrition-based black decks.Vampire Sovereigndrain$0.24A black ETB creature that drains life and applies board pressure, fitting the same sort of tempo-and-value slot as a 5-mana black creature.Merciless Executionerremoval$0.71A sacrifice-effect creature that clears opposing creatures in black, matching the attrition and edict style of Custodi Lich's trigger.Plaguecrafterremoval$0.43This is one of the closest functional parallels: a black creature that forces sacrifice on entry and repeatedly pressures hands and boards in the same deck archetype.Fleshbag Marauderremoval$0.30A classic black edict creature that makes each player sacrifice a creature, serving the same removal/attrition function in sacrifice shells.
