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Dark Confidantcard_advantage$5.32A classic black 2-drop that provides ongoing card advantage in exchange for life, fitting the same grindy black creature slot. It is a strict upgrade in power for many decks, though it plays a different resource tradeoff.Phyrexian Ragercard_advantageBudget$0.04Another 3-mana black creature that replaces itself on entry, filling the role of a low-risk value body. It is less conditional than Mercenary Knight and easier to use in any black deck.Mesmeric Fiendutility$1.75A 2-mana black creature with an ETB drawback-style effect that creates immediate value before leaving behind a body. It shares the cheap creature-plus-synergy role common to Mercenary Knight.Mogg War MarshalutilityBudget$0.22Though not black, it is a similar low-cost creature with an ETB cost and recursion-friendly body that often exists for sacrifice or value synergies. It serves a comparable board-presence role in decks built around creature interaction.Putrid Imputility$2.34A cheap black discard outlet creature that helps put creatures into the graveyard, closely matching the discard requirement theme. It is especially useful in reanimator and graveyard decks.Carrion Feederutility$2.98A one-mana black creature that enables sacrificing creatures for value and fits decks that want creatures in the graveyard. It is a better standalone utility piece for sacrifice strategies.Stinkweed ImputilityBudget$1.11A black creature that naturally wants to be in the graveyard and supports discard/reanimation plans through dredge. It is a strong budget graveyard-enabler adjacent to the same shell.Shambling GhastutilityBudget$0.44A cheap black utility creature that provides value on death and supports sacrifice-style play patterns. It is a more modern, flexible option for black creature-based value decks.
