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Awaken the Erstwhiletoken_generationBudget$0.33Creates a large burst of creature tokens from graveyards in black, playing a similar role as a graveyard-driven token swarm. It is more one-shot than Tombstone Stairwell, but fills the same chaotic zombie-making niche.Army of the Damnedtoken_generationBudget$1.38Produces a large number of Zombie tokens in black and supports graveyard/sacrifice strategies. It lacks the upkeep engine, but serves as a comparable mass-Zombie payoff.Necromancer's Covenanttoken_generationBudget$0.82Exiles creature cards from graveyards to create a Zombie army, giving black a graveyard-to-token conversion similar in theme and function. It is slower and more selective, but still a strong mass-token engine.Endrek Sahr, Master Breedertoken_generationBudget$3.64Turns creature casting into a steady stream of tokens, creating the kind of board pressure and sacrifice tension Tombstone Stairwell encourages. It is not graveyard-based, but it plays similarly in token-centric black decks.Ophiomancertoken_generationBudget$5.48Provides recurring token production every turn cycle and works well with sacrifice synergies, similar to how Tombstone Stairwell feeds aristocrat-style play. The tokens differ, but the gameplay pattern is very close.PestilenceutilityBudget$0.38A black board-control enchantment that creates a repetitive upkeep-based pressure engine, similar in feeling to Tombstone Stairwell's escalating upkeep. It doesn't make tokens, but it is a comparable recurring enchantment payoff in black.Bitterblossomtoken_generation$36.14Makes a token every upkeep for a steadily growing board presence, matching Tombstone Stairwell's recurring enchantment-based engine. It is much more efficient and less explosive, but occupies the same role in token/aristocrat decks.Dreadhorde Invasiontoken_generationBudget$0.71Creates a recurring black creature token each upkeep and can snowball into a large threat, giving a similar continuous token-production role. It is slower and more self-contained, but fits the same enchantment-based attrition plan.
