Kor FirewalkerutilityBudget$0.14A similarly costed white creature that provides life gain and a strong anti-red defensive role. It is more specialized but plays well as a life-swinging utility body.
Soul Wardenutility$2.76A cheap white life-gain creature that repeatedly pads your life total as creatures enter the battlefield. It is much lower mana cost but fills the same life-buffering role.
Soul's Attendantutility$9.06Very similar to Soul Warden, offering ongoing life gain from creatures entering the battlefield. It is a flexible budget alternative for decks that want steady life gain from a body.
Ajani's Pridemateutility$0.20A classic white life-gain payoff creature that turns life gain into board presence. It pairs naturally with cards like Lone Missionary and serves a similar lifegain-centric role.
Alseid of Life's Bountyprotection$0.22A one-drop white creature that can gain life while also providing protection utility. It is cheaper, but serves a similar role of helping stabilize and defend.
Wall of Reverenceutility$0.35A defensive white creature that repeatedly gains life over time. It costs more, but it serves a very similar stabilizing role in life-gain shells.
Healer's HawkutilityBudget$0.09An aggressive lifelink creature that can quickly recoup life in combat. It is much cheaper, but it is a good budget replacement for life-stabilizing white creatures.
Righteous Valkyrieutility$4.85A powerful life-gain creature that rewards you for gaining life and can swing the game quickly. It is a higher-impact upgrade in dedicated lifegain decks.