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Silumgar Assassinutility$0.15Flash and deathtouch make it a close functional equivalent as a surprise blocker or combat trick creature. It similarly punishes attacks and can remove small creatures in combat.Ambush Viperutility$0.24Very similar combat ambusher: flash plus deathtouch lets it trade up and deter attacks. It lacks flying, but it performs the same instant-speed removal-through-combat function.Oakhame Adversaryutility$0.33Deathtouch body that can be cast for less mana under the right conditions, making it a strong defensive trick creature. While it lacks flash, it serves a similar role of discouraging attacks and killing larger creatures in combat.Sedge ScorpionutilityBudget$0.05Cheap deathtouch creature that fills the same role as an early deterrent and trade-up blocker. It is much lower impact, but it is a budget alternative for the same combat function.Lorescale Coatlutility$0.16Same color identity and same Coatl theme, though it replaces deathtouch with card-advantage scaling. It is not a direct combat equivalent, but it is a similar Simic creature at a comparable mana cost.Aerie BowmastersutilityBudget$0.05Flash and flying make it an instant-speed aerial blocker with strong combat utility, and exert can turn it into a pseudo-removal threat. It is not deathtouch, but it fills a similar evasive defensive niche.Deadly Recluseutility$0.12Deathtouch plus reach makes it one of the best budget defensive creatures for stonewalling attackers and trading up. It lacks flash and flying, but it serves the same anti-creature role very effectively.
