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Drudge Skeletonsutility$1.07A classic low-cost creature with a repeatable regeneration ability, serving the same defensive role as a resilient blocker. It offers similar board-stall utility in black, though at a different mana cost.Typhoid Ratsutility$0.22Cheap black creature that excels at early defense and trading up, similar to a small creature meant to hold the ground. It lacks regeneration but fills the same early-blocker role.Skullsnatcherutility$0.66Low-cost Zombie with evasive utility and black identity, overlapping thematically and functionally as an efficient early creature. It is more aggressive than defensive, but still fits the same creature slot in a black-blue deck.Oona's Gatewardenutility$0.27A cheap blue-black defensive creature with flying and early-game blocking value. While it uses wither instead of regeneration, it serves a similar protective role in Dimir decks.Highborn GhoulutilityBudget$0.07Another efficient black Zombie body that fits the same tribal and color identity space. It lacks regeneration, but is a comparable low-curve creature for black-based decks.Walking Corpseutility$0.14A very close Zombie body at the same cost, providing a comparable simple creature slot for graveyard-themed decks. It does not have regeneration, but it matches the creature type and role as an early blocker.Vampire Nighthawkutility$0.20A stronger defensive creature that occupies the same kind of slot as a hard-to-remove blocker. It costs more, but its lifelink and deathtouch make it a strict upgrade for many defensive decks.Reassembling Skeletonutility$0.32A resilient black creature that repeatedly returns from the graveyard, echoing the persistence of regeneration. It is more recursive than Drowned, but serves a similar attrition-based role.
