Mox is analysing…
Ghostly Flickerutility$1.24Exiles up to two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then returns them to the battlefield, making it a very similar blink/value spell. It can also enable extra enter-the-battlefield triggers like Illusionist's Stratagem.Displacer Kittenutility$26.47Not an instant, but it repeatedly blinks your nonland permanents for value and plays a similar role in blue ETB-focused decks. It can generate many more triggers over time than a one-shot blink spell.Essence Fluxprotection$1.09A cheaper blue blink spell that exiles and returns a creature you control, often used to protect a key creature or reuse ETB effects. It is the closest low-cost functional equivalent, though it targets only one creature.Into the RoilutilityBudget$0.17A blue instant that offers a tempo play and can also replace itself with kicker, similar to the draw-a-card utility attached to Illusionist's Stratagem. It does not blink your own creatures, but serves a similar flexible instant-speed role.Savage Summoningprotection$1.19A protective instant for a creature spell that also draws a card, giving a similar small-value blue cantrip feel. It does not blink creatures already on the battlefield, but it supports creature-centric gameplay in a comparable way.Teferi's Time Twistutility$0.34A blue blink spell that exiles a creature or artifact you control and returns it with a +1/+1 counter, closely matching the temporary flicker aspect. It is less broad than Illusionist's Stratagem but occupies the same value slot.Momentary Blinkutility$0.18A classic blink spell that exiles and returns a creature you control, often used to reuse ETB abilities or dodge removal. Flashback gives it extra utility, making it a strong functional cousin despite being in white.Ephemerateutility$14.73One of the best single-creature blink spells, it protects a creature while re-triggering enter-the-battlefield effects twice. It is much cheaper than Illusionist's Stratagem but fills the same blink/value role.
