mtg cards with protection Teferi's (foil etched) Strixhaven Mystical Archives (011/063) They phase in before you untap during your untap step.) Exile Teferis Protection. The 49 Best Protection Spells

The latter has a power and toughness equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on creatures you control

Moreover, you can always find a companion for the game, which cannot be said about Pokmon

Ruinous Ultimatum - Blow everything up before exiling graveyards

To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions

Jelevas mana spent matters mechanic would go on to be repeated in other cards in other ways, and I think its one of the healthier dips into Commander design space