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Undying EvilprotectionBudget$0.47A cheap black protection trick that brings a creature back after it dies, preserving the core 'save my threat' function. It is narrower than Kaya's Ghostform because it only works on creatures and only on death, not exile.Feign Deathprotection$0.94A black one-mana protection spell that lets a creature come back after dying, often used to blank removal or gain extra ETB value. It is creature-only and death-based, but highly similar in function.Not Dead After Allprotection$1.64Same basic 'save the creature' effect at one mana, returning it to the battlefield with a bonus counter. It is restricted to creatures and death triggers, but serves the same resilience role.Undying Maliceprotection$7.00A close functional equivalent that protects a creature from dying and immediately returns it. It lacks the exile clause and Aura flexibility, but is one of the closest one-mana black alternatives.Supernatural StaminaprotectionBudget$0.21One-mana black protection that effectively recurs a creature after it dies and can even turn removal into extra value. It is narrower than Kaya's Ghostform but plays the same general role.Gift of Doomprotection$5.85Protects a key creature by giving it death-triggered self-protection through a sacrifice/manifest-style setup. It costs more and is slower, but it is a strong black defensive Aura for important creatures.Kaya's Guileutility$1.11A modal black spell that can force sacrifice and provide graveyard utility, offering a different but overlapping protection/control shell in black. It is not a direct replacement, but can serve similar defensive value in black decks.Brought Backprotection$2.00A strong recursion effect that can return your permanents after they die or are sacrificed, often used to recover key threats. It costs more and is white, but it is a close analog in terms of recovering permanents.
