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Tamiyo's Safekeepingprotection$2.85A one-mana blue-green protection spell is close in function, giving a creature hexproof and indestructible instead of phasing it out. It also protects a key permanent at instant speed.Dive DownprotectionBudget$0.16This is a very efficient one-mana blue protection spell for keeping a creature alive. It trades phasing for hexproof and a power/toughness boost.Apostle's BlessingprotectionBudget$0.28A cheap protective combat trick that can save a creature from removal or blockers. It is more flexible with color protection, though it costs life or colored mana rather than phasing.Blacksmith's SkillprotectionBudget$0.29This is a one-mana protection spell that grants hexproof and indestructible to a creature or artifact. It fills a similar save-your-threat role, though it does not phase the creature out.Giant Growthcombat_trickBudget$0.19A one-mana combat trick that can also help a creature survive damage-based removal by increasing toughness. It is less protective than phasing but serves a similar tempo role.Might of Old Krosacombat_trickBudget$0.14Another cheap pump spell that can help a creature survive combat or burn while advancing pressure. It is less universal than Slip Out the Back but plays a similar tempo game.Sheltering LightprotectionBudget$0.28A one-mana trick that protects a creature from destruction by giving indestructible and scrying. It is a close defensive analogue, though it cannot stop exile or bounce the way phasing can.Fading HopetempoBudget$0.67A cheap blue tempo spell that can remove a threat from combat or targeted interaction by bouncing it. It is not true protection, but it can serve a similar save-a-creature role in some situations.
