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Tamiyo's Safekeepingprotection$2.85A one-mana green protection spell that shields a creature from removal while also helping it survive combat or burn with a small life buffer. It fills the same role of cheap instant-speed creature protection.Snakeskin VeilprotectionBudget$0.08Very close to Vines of Vastwood as a cheap green combat trick that protects a creature and improves its survivability. The tradeoff is +1/+1 and hexproof plus a counter instead of the larger kicked pump.Blossoming Defenseprotection$0.46One-mana instant protection for a creature, giving hexproof and a pump bonus. It is probably the closest functional analogue, with a different stats package but the same anti-removal role.Ranger's GuileprotectionBudget$0.07A classic green protection trick that grants hexproof and a modest pump at instant speed. It plays very similarly as a combat trick that also blanks targeted removal.Gaea's Giftprotection$2.00Protects a creature from destruction or exile and adds a sizable combat boost. It is a broader, slightly more expensive upgrade-style protection spell for green creature decks.Apostle's BlessingprotectionBudget$0.28A flexible protection spell that can fizzle targeted interaction by changing colors and can also protect an artifact or creature. It is not green-exclusive, but it fills the same one-mana save-your-threat role.Tyvar's Standprotection$0.59A scalable protection spell that can also function as a large pump effect, closely matching Vines of Vastwood's dual use as protection plus aggression. The kicked/large-X mode makes it a strong upgrade in late game.Heroic Interventionprotection$17.15A premium protection spell for permanent-based decks that blanks most removal and sweepers at instant speed. It is much broader than Vines, but serves the same job of preserving your board.
