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Mother of Runesprotection$8.32A classic one-mana protection creature that keeps your key creature safe from removal by granting protection from a chosen color. It fills a similar defensive, board-preserving role.Giver of Runesprotection$10.09Very similar to Mother of Runes, protecting a creature from most targeting-based removal for a single mana. It is a strict functional cousin in the same role.Sylvan CaryatidutilityBudget$0.39Not a direct protection effect, but it is a cheap hexproof creature that can block and help protect you from early interaction while also fixing mana. It is a common utility substitute in green shells.Whispersilk CloakprotectionBudget$2.74Gives a creature shroud, closely matching Safekeeper’s ability to make a key creature untargetable. It costs more, but the protection is persistent instead of temporary.Swiftfoot BootsprotectionBudget$1.62A staple protective equipment that grants hexproof and haste, serving a similar purpose of keeping an important creature alive. It is less restrictive than shroud because you can still target your own creature.Heroic Interventionprotection$17.15Provides one-shot protection to your permanents from removal and sweepers, often covering the same moment Safekeeper is used to save a key creature. It is broader but not a repeatable creature-based effect.Tamiyo's SafekeepingprotectionBudget$2.85A cheap instant that protects a permanent from targeted removal and gives a small life buffer, functioning as a budget one-shot safeguard. It is a strong green protection spell at a similar efficiency level.Tyvar's StandprotectionBudget$0.59A flexible green protection spell that can save a creature from removal while also acting as a combat trick. It is comparable as a reactive way to keep an important creature alive.
