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Mother of Runesprotection$8.32Very close functional twin to Giver of Runes, repeatedly protecting another creature at instant speed with a tap ability. It protects from any color but not colorless, making it a classic upgrade in some boards and a similar staple in white creature decks.Skrelv, Defector MiteprotectionBudget$2.62Provides targeted protection for your creatures and can also protect itself, while requiring life payment and being slightly more restrictive. It fills the same one-drop protective role in white-based creature decks.Benevolent BodyguardprotectionBudget$0.29One-shot creature protection from removal, sacrificing itself to give another creature protection from the color of your choice. It is a budget-friendly functional cousin to Giver of Runes.Alseid of Life's BountyprotectionBudget$0.22Can protect a key creature or itself by granting protection from a color, though it requires mana and sacrifices itself. It is a similar cheap защитive tool for aggressive or combo creature decks.Dauntless EscortprotectionBudget$0.26Protects your entire board from most sweepers by sacrificing itself, serving a broader defensive role. It is not a repeatable target protector, but it plays a similar 'save my creatures' function.Selfless Saviorprotection$7.57A cheap repeatable sacrifice-based protection piece that saves another creature from destruction. It is more limited than Giver of Runes but serves the same core purpose in creature-heavy decks.Ranger-Captain of Eosutility$20.39While not pure protection, it offers a strong defensive layer by tutoring small utility creatures like Giver of Runes and also blocking noncreature spell turns. It fits decks that want the same protective game plan with card advantage.Kami of False HopeprotectionBudget$0.80Protects your life total and board by preventing combat damage for a turn, often acting as a fog effect. It is a different style of defense, but fills a similar role in stalling attacks against creature decks.
