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Holy DayprotectionBudget$0.32A classic one-mana white combat trick that can completely negate combat damage, serving a similarly narrow defensive role in combat.Settle Beyond RealityremovalBudget$0.08A white instant that can neutralize attackers or blockers by exiling creatures, functioning as a stronger defensive combat answer.Kami of False HopeprotectionBudget$0.80Provides a reusable fog-style defense that stops combat damage, overlapping with Righteousness as a way to save yourself from an attack.Dawn Charmprotection$2.48Flexible white instant protection that can prevent combat damage, which is the same practical purpose as using Righteousness defensively.AngelsongprotectionBudget$0.59A cheap instant that can prevent combat damage and cycle if not needed, making it a close functional substitute for combat defense.Defiant Strikecombat_trickBudget$0.09A one-mana white combat trick in the same cost bracket, though it is offensive rather than defensive and replaces power/toughness manipulation with card flow.Gods WillingprotectionBudget$0.10A premier white protection trick at one mana that can save a creature from removal or combat, serving a similar tempo-protective role.Sheltering LightprotectionBudget$0.28A one-mana instant that protects a creature from destruction, offering a similarly cheap defensive play for combat or removal.
