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Selfless Spiritprotection$1.24Provides one-mana creature-based protection by sacrificing itself to save your board from damage-based sweepers and combat damage, much like Forge-Tender protects against red damage. It is broader in scope but fills a similar defensive role.Dauntless Escortprotection$0.26A sacrifice-to-protect creature that shields your board from destruction effects rather than red damage specifically. It serves the same role of being a cheap creature you can cash in to stop a key source of damage or removal.Kami of False Hopeprotection$0.80A cheap sacrificial creature that prevents combat damage for a turn, functioning as a defensive speed bump similar to Forge-Tender’s damage prevention mode. It is more general and works against all combat damage.Kami of Ancient Lawutility$0.14A one-mana white utility creature with protection-like defensive utility via sacrifice, commonly used as a low-cost disruptive body. While it does not prevent damage, it occupies a similar cheap white creature slot with a sacrifice utility plan.Weathered Wayfarerutility$3.18Another iconic one-mana white utility creature that provides repeatable value from a small body. It is not a damage-prevention card, but it is a similarly efficient white support creature often used in the same style of decks.Giver of Runesprotection$10.09A one-mana white creature that protects other creatures with repeatable targeting protection. It overlaps in role as a cheap, disruptive defensive body, though it protects differently than Forge-Tender.Mother of Runesprotection$8.32The classic one-mana protection creature, giving repeatable protection to a key creature at instant speed. It is a stronger but similar white defensive one-drop that functions as a protective utility piece.Hallowed Spiritkeeperutility$0.52A white defensive creature that can turn into board presence after dying, offering resilience in a similar small-creature package. It is broader and more expensive, but it serves decks that want a sacrificial white utility creature.
