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Hapatra, Vizier of PoisonsutilityBudget$1.98Shares the black-green -1/-1 counter theme and rewards placing counters on creatures with additional board presence. It is a stronger engine for decks built around incremental counter-based drain.The Scorpion GodutilityBudget$2.62A classic BG(-ish) -1/-1 counter payoff that puts counters on creatures and converts them into card advantage when those creatures die. It fills a similar counter-synergy role, though at a much higher mana cost.Nest of Scarabsutility$9.56Rewards putting -1/-1 counters on creatures by creating a swarm of Insect tokens, making it a strong synergy piece for counter-based decks. It does not drain life, but it serves the same proliferating counter-engine role.Crumbling Ashesremoval$49.29Uses -1/-1 counters as repeatable removal, steadily shrinking or killing opposing creatures over time. It is similar in being a board-control engine tied to counter placement.SkinrenderremovalBudget$0.17Enters the battlefield with -1/-1 counters that weaken a creature immediately, making it a clean, on-curve removal creature. It lacks the life drain but plays a comparable role in creature control.Necroskitterutility$25.64Works in the same -1/-1 counter space and can swing games by stealing creatures that die with those counters. It is more of a payoff card for counter-based removal than a direct analogue, but the synergy overlap is strong.Kulrath KnightutilityBudget$0.29Turns creatures with counters into effectively locked-down threats, pairing well with any deck that distributes -1/-1 counters. It fulfills a similar combat-control function, especially in attrition builds.Creakwood LiegeutilityBudget$2.67A BG creature that provides steady board advantage and fits naturally into black-green midrange shells. While it does not use -1/-1 counters, it is a comparable gold creature for BG value decks.
