Best Mono-Black budget alternatives to Evil Presents

Evil Presents
$160.68 MarketCard Breakdown: Evil Presents (Sorcery) is a high-demand MTG card. At $160.68, budget-conscious players can leverage vector embedding similarity to achieve similar game actions for under $5.00.
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Ostracize
(Sorcery)
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a creature card from it. That player discards that card.
Matches Evil Presents's Sorcery card type and costs 3 less mana to cast (1 MV vs 4 MV). Fills a similar strategic role in Commander and deck construction.
Appetite for Brains
(Sorcery)
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it with mana value 4 or greater and exile that card.
Matches Evil Presents's Sorcery card type and costs 3 less mana to cast (1 MV vs 4 MV). Fills a similar strategic role in Commander and deck construction.
Splinter's Technique
(Sorcery)
Sneak {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for {1}{B} if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step.) Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Matches Evil Presents's Sorcery card type and shares the exact same mana value (4 MV). Fills a similar strategic role in Commander and deck construction.
Dredge the Mire
(Sorcery)
Each opponent chooses a creature card in their graveyard. Put those cards onto the battlefield under your control.
Matches Evil Presents's Sorcery card type and shares the exact same mana value (4 MV). Fills a similar strategic role in Commander and deck construction.
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