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VanishingprotectionBudget$0.57Protects a creature by making it untargetable through phased-out interaction, functioning as a strong blue self-protection aura. It is also an Aura that can keep key creatures safe from most removal.CuriosityutilityBudget$0.63A cheap blue Aura that enchants a creature and provides ongoing value, occupying the same low-cost blue enchantment slot as Diplomatic Immunity. While it doesn't grant protection, it is a common functional stand-in for low-cost creature Auras in blue.Aqueous FormprotectionBudget$0.40Same color and similar mana value for a low-cost blue Aura that enhances a creature while remaining hard to interact with. It offers evasion instead of shroud, serving a similar protective/tempo role.Spectral FlightutilityBudget$0.12Another cheap blue Aura that lets a creature stay relevant while being difficult to answer profitably through combat. It fills the same one-creature buff/protection niche in blue decks.Shielding PlaxprotectionBudget$0.15Gives an enchanted creature added protection from targeted interaction by replacing itself and granting a protective effect. It is one of the closest functional cousins to a protective Aura.Tamiyo's Safekeepingprotection$2.85Not an Aura, but it serves the same job of protecting a key creature from removal at very low mana cost. It is a strong upgrade for immediate protection in the same blue shell.Slip Out the Backprotection$4.21Provides efficient single-creature protection by phasing out and dodging removal, similar to how Diplomatic Immunity makes a creature hard to target. It is one of the best cheap protection spells available.Dive DownprotectionBudget$0.16A very cheap protection trick for blue creatures that helps preserve an important threat from targeted removal. It is not as permanent as an Aura, but it fills the same defensive role at lower cost.
