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Sanguine Bondlifegain_payoff$5.77This is the enchantment version of Defiant Bloodlord’s life-drain trigger and does the same thing whenever you gain life. It is often more resilient and easier to keep on board.Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Roselifegain_payoff$15.19Vito turns your life gain into opponent life loss in the same core way, with the added upside of being cheaper and potentially making your team lifelink. It is a very close functional alternative.Cliffhaven Vampirelifegain_payoff$0.77This creature has the same trigger pattern as Defiant Bloodlord, draining each opponent when you gain life. It is a lower-cost, multiplayer-friendly version of the effect.Bloodthirsty Aerialistlifegain_payoff$0.22Not a direct life-drain replacement, but it rewards life gain with a flying threat in the same black lifegain shell. It fills a similar role as a life-gain payoff creature.Epicure of Bloodlifegain_payoff$0.25This is another black life-gain payoff that converts life gain into repeated drain on opponents. It is less explosive than Defiant Bloodlord but serves the same deck role.Dina, Soul Steeperlifegain_payoff$0.19Dina converts life gain into loss of life for each opponent, giving a similar payoff engine in a much cheaper package. She also scales well with repeated small life gain triggers.Exquisite Bloodlifegain_payoff$41.38While it does not directly make opponents lose life from your life gain, it creates a powerful life-swing engine that pairs with the same lifegain strategy. It is a strict upgrade in many lifegain combo shells.Ayara, First of Locthwaindrain$6.13Ayara is a black value engine that drains opponents while supporting a creature-heavy black deck, which overlaps with Defiant Bloodlord’s drain-focused role. She is not a life-gain trigger, but she fills a similar finisher/value slot.
