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Vampire NighthawkutilityBudget$0.20Very similar evasive utility creature with flying, deathtouch, and lifelink. It fills the same role as a midgame stabilizer and combat deterrent.Gifted AetherbornutilityBudget$0.35Cheap black creature with deathtouch and lifelink that helps stabilize the board. It lacks flying, but serves the same defensive lifegain role.Thorn of the Black RoseutilityBudget$0.12A black evasive value creature that can help you win the long game while discouraging attacks. It trades lifelink for card advantage through monarch.Noxious Gearhulkfinisher$3.03A black deathtouch creature that can swing the race hard with life gain and removal attached. It is much larger and more expensive, but overlaps as a stabilizing finisher.Baleful Masteryremoval$4.07Not a creature, but it serves a similar black control role by answering threats efficiently. It is an affordable flexible removal option for decks that want to stabilize like Nighthawk Scavenger does.Kokusho, the Evening Starfinisher$19.80A powerful black life-swinging creature that dominates races and punishes board stalls. It is much more expensive, but fills a similar stabilizing finisher role in black.Serra Ascendantutility$30.89Another lifelink creature that can take over games through combat and life-total pressure. It is white rather than black, but plays a similar aggressive-stabilizing role.Skullport MerchantutilityBudget$0.09A black value creature that trades board presence for resources and can help recover after combat. It does not have evasion, but belongs in the same midrange-black utility space.
