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Slave of BolasutilityBudget$0.34Temporarily steals a creature and can also remove it from the opponent's board, functioning as a control-changing sacrifice effect. It is broader in being a one-shot threat swing with haste and sacrifice built in.Act of TreasonutilityBudget$0.18A classic temporary theft spell that lets you gain control of a creature for a turn, enabling sacrifice-based synergies. It lacks the permanent control component, but serves the same temporary steal role.ThreatenutilityBudget$0.27Very similar to Act of Treason, this steals a creature temporarily and pairs well with sacrifice outlets. It is a clean budget alternative in the same functional space.Harness by ForceutilityBudget$0.30A scalable take on temporary creature theft that can grab multiple creatures in the late game. It fills the same steal-and-sacrifice play pattern, though at a different mana profile.EnslaveutilityBudget$0.16A black control effect that permanently steals a creature, closely matching the long-term board swing of Ritual of the Machine. It is narrower in targeting but much more similar in color identity and outcome.Dance of ManyutilityBudget$0.61An older, black-adjacent style of permanent creature control through a fragile enchantment-like effect. It creates a similar long-term stolen-creature dynamic, though with more upkeep risk.Karona's ZealotutilityBudget$0.10A repeatable creature-sacrifice-and-control effect attached to a creature card, fitting sacrifice-based control shells. It is slower and more fragile, but plays a comparable functional role.Malevolent AwakeningutilityBudget$0.17This provides sacrifice utility and creature recursion in black, supporting the same kind of creature conversion and attrition plan. While not a direct theft spell, it complements the same black sacrifice-control strategy.
