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Vines of Vastwoodprotection$0.71One of the closest green combat tricks: it protects a creature from targeting and can also function as a pump spell. It is cheaper and more flexible, though the pump is smaller unless kicked.Blossoming DefenseprotectionBudget$0.46A very similar one-mana protection spell that gives hexproof and a solid power boost. It is much cheaper, but offers less raw power than Stonewood Invocation.Tamiyo's Safekeepingprotection$2.85Protects a creature while also providing a small bonus, serving the same defensive role as a surprise instant. It trades the large pump for life gain and broader permanent protection.Snakeskin VeilprotectionBudget$0.08A budget-friendly green trick that protects a creature from removal and leaves a counter behind. It is narrower than Stonewood Invocation but fills the same save-your-threat role.Tyvar's StandprotectionBudget$0.59A scalable protection spell that can also make a creature much larger in combat. It overlaps strongly as a save-a-creature trick, with the upside of potentially being even stronger.Aspect of HydrafinisherBudget$0.25A mono-green pump spell that can produce a huge power boost at instant speed. It lacks protection, but it serves a similar lethal-combat-trick role.Apostle's BlessingprotectionBudget$0.28Not green, but it is a classic instant-speed protection trick that stops targeting and can force through damage. It is a closer functional equivalent to the shroud/protection aspect than to the pump.Emerge UnscathedprotectionBudget$0.35A cheap protection spell that can blank removal and help win combat through repeatable value. It doesn't pump nearly as much, but it matches the 'save a creature at instant speed' function.
