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Typhoid Ratsutility$0.22A similarly cheap black creature that discourages attacks and blocks well through deathtouch. It fills the same early-game defensive role in black decks.Caustic Caterpillarutility$0.27A cheap creature that can be sacrificed for a small but relevant removal effect. Like Festering Newt, it turns into value when it dies or is cashed in.Elvish Mysticramp$4.05A one-mana creature that gives you early board presence and utility, though in green ramp rather than black disruption. It occupies the same cheap creature slot for creature-based synergies.Festering Mummyremoval$0.23Very close in function: a small black creature whose death triggers a -1/-1-style punishment. It is one of the most direct functional analogs to Festering Newt.Suture Priestutility$2.06A low-cost creature that generates incremental life-drain/value from creatures entering and leaving the battlefield. It plays a similar attrition role in creature-heavy decks.Mogis's Marauderfinisher$0.10A black creature that provides immediate combat impact when you need a board-finishing swing. It serves a similar role as a cheap creature with a built-in relevant trigger.Skullsnatcherutility$0.66A cheap black creature with an exile-based disruptive ability that matters on death/combat turns. It fits the same niche of low-cost black creature utility.Doomed Dissenterutility$0.04A budget fodder creature that replaces itself with another body when it dies. It shares the same sacrifice/value pattern as Festering Newt in black token and sacrifice shells.
