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Spirit LinkprotectionBudget$0.24Very similar life-swing Aura that grants lifelink-like behavior to the enchanted creature, gaining life when it deals damage. It is in a different color but serves the same functional role.Squire's DevotionprotectionBudget$0.13Another cheap Aura that gives the enchanted creature lifelink, creating the same repeatable life gain trigger on damage. It also leaves behind a token, giving extra value.LifelinkprotectionBudget$0.21A simple one-mana Aura that gives the enchanted creature lifelink, closely matching the life-gain function of Vampiric Link. It is less redundant in that it replaces the damage trigger with the evergreen keyword.Shade's FormutilityBudget$0.14This Aura gives the creature a stronger combat-oriented bonus and can return the creature from the graveyard, while still providing a similar black enchant creature role. It is more expensive but is a strong black alternative for sustained value.Vampiric RitesutilityBudget$0.27Not an Aura, but it is a black life-gain/value engine that converts creatures into life and cards in a similar drain-and-recover game plan. It serves a comparable black incremental life role.Gift of ParadiserampBudget$0.06A low-cost Aura that provides ongoing resource gain and stabilizes life totals, often filling a similar early-game support role in enchantment-based decks. It is not creature-combat based, but it is a cheap value Aura.Vampiric EmbraceremovalBudget$0.30A black Aura that rewards combat damage by draining life from the enchanted creature's attacks, thematically and functionally close to Vampiric Link. It is more combat-focused and creates a stronger swing.Leeching LicidutilityBudget$0.16This black creature can become an Aura-like effect that causes life loss on combat damage, echoing Vampiric Link's damage-triggered life swing. It is more flexible but less efficient.
