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Phyrexian UnlifeprotectionBudget$0.46It changes the rules around losing the game from life total, letting you survive at 0 or less life. Like Lich, it creates a dangerous alternate-life engine that can be built around in black decks.Repay in KindutilityBudget$6.89This is another black card that plays with extremely low or changing life totals as a win-condition setup. It doesn't grant Lich's protection, but it serves a similar role in life-total manipulation combos.Lich's Masterycard_drawBudget$0.61It is the closest modern analogue to Lich, converting life gain into card draw and preventing you from losing at 0 or less life. It also carries a dangerous built-in downside if it leaves the battlefield.Tainted SigilutilityBudget$1.40This artifact turns life gain into a huge life swing, which can be paired with effects that care about life-total manipulation. It isn't a strict Lich effect, but it supports the same kind of exploitative black combo gameplay.Platinum AngelprotectionBudget$8.10Like Lich, it stops you from losing the game under normal loss conditions. It doesn't interact with life gain or damage the same way, but it is a classic protection piece for high-risk strategies.Bolas's Citadelcard_advantage$21.30It lets you trade life for cards and board development, enabling a low-life combo plan similar to Lich-style decks. The life payment is voluntary rather than forced, but the engine role is comparable.Necropotencecard_draw$35.01This is the premier black card-draw engine built around life as a resource, similar to Lich's life-to-cards conversion. It is much more efficient and is often the direct upgrade for black combo decks.Erebos, God of the Deadcard_drawBudget$10.51It shuts off life gain and provides repeatable card draw in black, making it a strong utility piece for decks that care about life-payment strategies. It doesn't mimic the full Lich drawback package, but it fills a similar role in black control/combo shells.
