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Merieke Ri Beritutility$4.87Very close functional analogue: a tapped control-the-creature commander in blue-white-black. It also permanently keeps control while it stays tapped, but destroys the stolen creature when it untaps.Empress Galinautility$10.46Repeatable creature theft from a legendary blue creature, letting you steal opposing legendary permanents by tapping. It fills a similar long-game control role, though it targets legends instead of any creature.Gilded Drakeutility$173.32Efficient one-shot creature exchange that often functions as theft and disruption in blue-based control decks. It is cheaper and faster, but only temporary in the sense that it gives the opponent your Drake.Sower of Temptationutility$5.76Blue creature theft on a body, similar in play pattern to taking control of a creature while you keep a permanent on board. The effect ends if Sower leaves the battlefield, but the role is nearly the same.Agent of Treacheryutility$2.99High-end theft effect that permanently gains control of any permanent, not just a creature. It is more expensive, but serves the same swingy control plan and can generate card advantage.Zealous ConscriptsutilityBudget$0.24Temporary creature theft at a comparable midrange cost, often used to steal blockers or combo pieces. It is red instead of Bant, but it fulfills the same immediate-control role.Intruder Alarmutility$10.27Not theft itself, but it strongly supports tap-based control commanders by repeatedly untapping creatures for reuse or combos. It can enable Rubinia-style repeated tap effects in the same shell.Mind ControlutilityBudget$0.20Classic aura-based creature theft that directly mirrors the 'gain control of target creature' half of Rubinia's ability. It is slower and easier to answer, but very similar in effect.
