Phantasmal BearutilityBudget$0.05Shares the Phantasmal drawback and the same “becomes targeted, sacrifice it” protection profile, while offering an efficient evasive body in blue.
Phantasmal Imageutility$6.10Another Phantasmal Illusion that dies when targeted, but it provides flexible copying utility instead of a flying beater.
Aetherlingfinisher$0.25Blue evasive finisher with strong resilience and mana sink flexibility, occupying a similar role as a hard-to-answer flying threat.
Sapphire DrakefinisherBudget$0.07A blue flying creature that functions as a midgame evasive threat, similar in color and combat role though without the fragile drawback.
Azure MageutilityBudget$0.07Blue creature that can be deployed early and turn spare mana into value, offering a cheaper alternative to a blue evasive creature slot.
Talrand, Sky Summonerfinisher$0.32Not a direct stat-line match, but it fills a similar blue air-superiority role by creating evasive threats that quickly pressure the opponent.
Stormwing Entityfinisher$0.51Blue flying threat that can come down efficiently and applies pressure in the air, comparable as a tempo-oriented evasive creature.
Benthic Biomancerutility$0.28Cheap blue creature with a utility body that can help smooth draws, serving as a budget-friendly blue creature slot alternative.