I don't believe the effect has been done on its own, but Riot Control and Safe Passage exist.
Assuming there isn't some design or philosophical reason why it can't exist without extra bonuses and higher mana cost, what cost IS appropriate?
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Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
Perhaps it would be common, like the others are. I think at 2 mana it could possibly be used in more combo situations, and it's decent as a Holy Day in a pinch.
It's basically Holy Day. Except it doesn't save creatures, and can effectively counter a single burn spell and delay burn for a turn.
I'm of the opinion that Holy Day and fog are already bad cards (even when used in turbo fog, which just makes them usable) and could use a extra punch at 1cc.
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"Sometimes, the situation is outracing a threat, sometimes it's ignoring it, and sometimes it involves sideboarding in 4x Hope//Pray." --Doug Linn
Defend the Hearth is also two mana and common with a very comparable effect. (There was also Chameleon Blur before that, but it was pretty bad at four mana.) This seems reasonable for white. Defend the Hearth and this do have a slight upside for the extra cost on Fog and Holy Day because you can still selectively block and kill some attacking creatures while not taking damage from the rest.
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Assuming there isn't some design or philosophical reason why it can't exist without extra bonuses and higher mana cost, what cost IS appropriate?
Shrug Off - 1W
Instant (U)
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
Perhaps it would be common, like the others are. I think at 2 mana it could possibly be used in more combo situations, and it's decent as a Holy Day in a pinch.
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It's basically Holy Day. Except it doesn't save creatures, and can effectively counter a single burn spell and delay burn for a turn.
I'm of the opinion that Holy Day and fog are already bad cards (even when used in turbo fog, which just makes them usable) and could use a extra punch at 1cc.
"Sometimes, the situation is outracing a threat, sometimes it's ignoring it, and sometimes it involves sideboarding in 4x Hope//Pray." --Doug Linn
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