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Ghostly Flickerprotection$1.24A similar blink effect that exiles and returns a creature, with additional flexibility to hit artifacts or lands. It is stronger in card advantage potential but costs more mana.Essence Fluxprotection$1.09One of the closest blue creature-blink instants, protecting a creature by exiling and returning it immediately. It can also grant a +1/+1 counter if the creature is a Spirit.Voyager Staffprotection$0.30A repeatable blink option that can save a creature from removal or retrigger ETB abilities. It is slower than an instant but fulfills the same protection role.Teferi's Time Twistprotection$0.34A cheap instant-speed blink spell that exiles and returns a creature you control. It is very close in function, though it lacks the Pirate card draw rider.Blurprotection$0.33A simple one-mana blink effect for one of your creatures, useful for protection and ETB reuse. It is cheaper but less synergistic than Siren's Ruse.Long Road Homeprotection$0.17Another blue blink spell that saves a creature while triggering ETBs. It costs a bit more, but the target gets a +1/+1 counter afterward.Slip Out the Backprotection$4.21A very efficient protection spell that phases out a creature and can also place a +1/+1 counter on it. It doesn't retrigger ETBs, but it fills a similar defensive role at lower cost.Ephemerateprotection$14.73A premium blink spell that protects a creature and gives you an additional blink later. It is one of the strongest upgrades in this space, though it is in white instead of mono-blue.
