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Word of SeizingutilityBudget$0.21A red spell that can steal a creature for a turn and functions as a tempo-oriented answer to opposing threats. It is not a life-bidding effect, but it fills a similar role of taking control of a creature in a red deck.Act of TreasonutilityBudget$0.18Classic red creature theft at a lower cost, used to temporarily gain control of an opponent's creature. Like Illicit Auction, it interacts with opposing creatures, though without the auction/life-bid element.ThreatenutilityBudget$0.27Very close in function to Act of Treason, providing short-term control of a creature for a burst of damage or sacrifice synergy. It is a cheaper, more aggressive alternative to Illicit Auction-style creature theft.Claim the FirstbornutilityBudget$0.31A highly efficient red theft spell for small creatures, often used to turn opposing creatures against them immediately. It serves the same broad role of stealing a creature, but at a much lower mana cost and with power restrictions.Portent of BetrayalutilityBudget$0.03Steals a creature for a turn and rewards aggressive use with a temporary power boost. It occupies the same red control-theft space as Illicit Auction, though much more explosively and for less mana.Zealous ConscriptsutilityBudget$0.24A stronger red theft effect that can permanently swing tempo by taking any permanent for a turn, often enabling immediate lethal damage or value. It is more versatile than Illicit Auction but serves the same 'take your thing' role.Captivating CrewutilityBudget$0.29A repeatable red threat-stealing engine that can take control of a creature each turn through a mana payment. It is similar in that it lets red decks convert opposing creatures into their own assets, albeit repeatedly rather than via bidding.Emberwilde Captainutility$5.54A red political punishment card that pressures opponents for attacking and can generate significant damage over time. While not creature theft, it plays in the same multiplayer 'punish the table' space as Illicit Auction.
