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Guard DutyprotectionBudget$0.04Cheap Aura that modifies how a creature can survive combat, serving a similar protective/enchantment-on-creature role. It is a budget-friendly defensive alternative, though it disables rather than regenerates.Eel UmbraprotectionBudget$0.09An Aura that can help keep a creature alive by granting totem armor, functioning as a creature-protection enchantment. It’s in a different color identity, but the role is very close.Hyena Umbraprotection$0.33Provides built-in protection for the enchanted creature through totem armor, similar to Soul Channeling's self-preservation function. It costs less and is more efficient defensively.Bear Umbraprotection$8.09A stronger protective Aura that keeps the enchanted creature on the battlefield via totem armor while also adding offensive utility. It is a strict upgrade in durability, though much more expensive.Umbra Mysticprotection$2.94Not an Aura, but it provides a very similar function by granting totem armor to enchanted creatures. It’s a useful functional equivalent for decks seeking creature protection.Shielded by Faithprotection$4.72A protection Aura that can move around to keep key creatures alive, functioning similarly as a reusable defensive enchantment. It is more flexible but costs more mana.Kaya's Ghostformprotection$1.13A cheap enchantment that protects creatures from dying by returning them to the battlefield or hand-related zone, filling a similar anti-removal role. It is less directly comparable, but very efficient.Gift of Doomprotection$5.85An Aura that grants a powerful form of protection by giving deathtouch and indestructible via morph. It overlaps in keeping a key creature alive, though it uses a different mechanism.
