Price$5.21 – $16.99

Tamiyo's Safekeeping

Instant

LegalRank #495

Target permanent you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. You gain 2 life. (A permanent with hexproof and indestructible can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Why is this card good?

Tamiyo's Safekeeping is one of green's best one-mana protection spells, and the flexibility is why it's so widely played. For a single green pip, you protect any permanent you control from targeted removal and board wipes (destroy effects, damage-based wraths). That dual coverage matters — most cheap protection only handles one or the other. The 2 life is irrelevant filler but occasionally nudges you out of burn range. Who wants it: any green deck built around a key permanent. Voltron/commander-centric decks (Slimefoot, Rograkh, Yeva) love defending a stacked threat. Combo and enchantress decks use it to shield an engine piece. It also saves a mana rock or key creature from a wrath at instant speed. When to skip it: it doesn't stop exile, sacrifice effects (Edicts), or bounce — so it's weaker in metas heavy on those. Token/go-wide decks that don't rely on one permanent get less value; a wider counterspell or board protection like Heroic Intervention serves them better. Overall: a clean, efficient include for focused green decks.