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Tamiyo's SafekeepingprotectionBudget$2.85Protects a permanent you control from targeted removal while also giving a small life buffer. It fills a very similar defensive role for one mana in green.Snakeskin VeilprotectionBudget$0.08A cheap green protection spell that can save a creature from targeted removal and often leaves it stronger. It is one of the closest modern equivalents to a reactive save spell.Blossoming DefenseprotectionBudget$0.46Very similar one-mana combat trick/protection spell that can fizzle targeted removal by boosting a creature's toughness. It is a strong strict upgrade for protecting a creature you control.Dive DownprotectionBudget$0.16One-mana protection for a creature you control that can blank many targeted removal spells by granting hexproof. It is narrower than Avoid Fate but serves the same reactive protection purpose.Vines of VastwoodprotectionBudget$0.71Can function as protection against targeted spells by making a creature untargetable, and it can also become a strong pump spell. It is a flexible green analogue in the same cost range.Withstand DeathprotectionBudget$0.35Prevents a creature you control from dying to removal or combat damage and can turn combat math in your favor. It is a budget-friendly protective option with a similar role.Apostle's BlessingprotectionBudget$0.28Offers cheap protection from targeted spells or blockers, often saving a permanent from removal. Although it is colorless to cast with phyrexian mana, it plays a similar defensive role.Tyvar's StandprotectionBudget$0.59Protects a creature or planeswalker from targeted removal while also scaling into a powerful pump spell. It is a stronger late-game version of a one-mana protection effect.
