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Lorthos, the TidemakerfinisherBudget$0.33Blue legendary creature that provides a powerful evasive/tempo-oriented combat role, though at a much higher mana value. It fills a similar blue finisher slot in decks that want to win through board presence and board manipulation.Aqueous FormutilityBudget$0.40Cheap blue effect that makes a creature effectively unblockable, mirroring Thassa’s activated ability in a more efficient aura form. It is a strong alternative for evasive combat plans.Whispersilk Cloakutility$2.74Provides unblockability and protection to a key creature, serving a similar evasion role to Thassa’s ability. It is broader in protection but costs more and is colorless.Artful DodgeutilityBudget$0.52A direct blue unblockable effect for one turn, closely matching Thassa’s activated ability at a one-shot rate. It is a budget spell-based alternative for finishing damage.Sea Gate Oraclecard_drawBudget$0.12Blue value creature that provides card selection on ETB, partially overlapping with Thassa’s upkeep scry role. It is a lower-powered but solid budget source of smoothing.Curious Obsessioncard_drawBudget$0.31Cheap blue card-advantage enchantment that rewards evasive attackers, pairing well with unblockable creatures like Thassa enables. It is more aggressive but occupies a similar U-based utility slot.Pondercard_draw$10.59Classic blue top-of-library filtering that helps smooth draws in the same strategic space as Thassa’s scry. It is faster and cheaper, though not repeatable.Preordaincard_drawBudget$0.68Efficient blue cantrip that scries and draws, overlapping strongly with Thassa’s library manipulation role. It is one of the best low-cost alternatives for setup and consistency.
