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Shelterprotection$4.84Protects a creature from interaction at instant speed and can also replace itself by drawing a card. It’s a bit more versatile than Dive Down, though it protects by granting protection from a color rather than hexproof.Slip Out the Backprotection$4.21A cheap blue protection spell that saves a creature from removal while also making it grow with a counter. It functions as a similar one-mana defensive trick for key threats.Spell Pierceutility$0.29Not a creature-protection spell, but it serves a similar cheap reactive role by stopping opposing interaction for one blue mana. It’s often used to defend a threat indirectly.Tyvar's Standprotection$0.59A flexible combat trick and protection spell that can save a creature from removal while pumping toughness. It is stronger in multicolor decks but fills the same defensive slot.Mizzium Skinprotection$0.14Very close in function as a one-mana spell that protects a creature from targeted removal by giving hexproof to one or more creatures. It is narrower in color identity but can protect multiple creatures.Apostle's Blessingprotection$0.28A low-cost protection spell that can shield a creature from targeted removal and combat damage via protection from a color. It is a common alternative in decks that want efficient defense.Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mireprotection$9.50Protects a creature from dying by effectively replacing it when it would be destroyed. While not blue, it fills a similar role as cheap one-mana creature insurance.Vines of Vastwoodprotection$0.71A premier one-mana protection spell that prevents opponents from targeting your creature, closely mirroring Dive Down’s defensive purpose. It also provides a small pump in addition to protection.
