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The Trickster-God's HeistutilityBudget$0.14Steals an opposing creature and can keep it under your control, making it a close functional cousin to temporary control-changing effects. It also works in artifact-heavy and sacrifice-oriented builds.Captivating CrewutilityBudget$0.29Repeatedly steals creatures by paying mana, giving a similar control-their-creature gameplay pattern. It is slower, but more reusable and doesn’t require sacrificing your own creature.Kari Zev's ExpertiseutilityBudget$0.59Temporarily gains control of a creature and can enable immediate attack or sacrifice synergies. While it’s a one-shot spell, it fills a similar role of stealing a creature for value.ThreatenutilityBudget$0.27A classic temporary creature-steal effect that often enables sacrifice synergies just like Helm of Possession does. It’s cheaper and more explosive, though not reusable.Act of TreasonutilityBudget$0.18Very similar to Threaten, it steals a creature for the turn and can be used to convert the creature into damage or a sacrifice. It’s one of the cleanest budget alternatives.Claim the FirstbornutilityBudget$0.31Steals a small creature for one mana, making it a budget-friendly sacrifice-enabler. It’s narrower than Helm of Possession but very efficient in the same play pattern.Royal AssassinremovalBudget$1.09Not a control-steal card, but it similarly functions as an artifact-based board control tool that can remove creatures repeatedly. It serves as a slower, board-stalling alternative in black decks.Vedalken Shacklesutility$6.11Another repeatable artifact that manipulates creature control through tap-based activation. It is narrower and more blue-centric, but it occupies a very similar role in locking down opposing threats.
