Who hasnt played the long game against the deck that seems to have every answer to sweep your board state aside while drawing more cards than you can dream of
Protective spells can be lumped into two broad categories: spells that protect a single creature or permanent (Tamiyo's Safekeeping, Slip Out the Back) and cards that protect your entire board (Teferi's Protection, Heroic Intervention)
You must be prepared to do a little bit of extra math during your combat step, but this likely wont be a long-term problem when you can swiftly crush your enemies with a magnificent parade of formidable attackers
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Starting with counters, we use the 3 spells that can be played for free: Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship and Force of Negation