Protect

Protect

"All friendly units gain +2 Armor."

Multiple units with Protect can be in play - this ability stacks 

Remarkable Interactions

1. Protect can be dispelled
2. Protect dies with the Unit wielding it.
3. Corrosive ward works against protect.

Notable Rulesets

1. Armored Up - +2 armor is available to your units. Consider including a unit with void armor or armored strike to make the most use of additional armor!
2. Up Close and Personal - Melee attacks must strike and eliminate armor before attacking health. Use this knowledge to your advantage by protecting your units!

Notable Abilities

1. Repair - Restores some armor to the friendly Unit whose armor has taken the most damage - keep your team armored up with repair!
2. Rust - Reduces the armor of all enemy units. If your opponent plays a unit with rust, protect is nullified until the Unit with Rust is destroyed
3. Piercing - Beware of your opponent's piercing Unit. If they land an attack, it will pierce through your armor and hit the main health stat.
4. Shatter - If your opponent uses a Unit with shatter, your efforts to protect may come to naught. Your armor will be shattered with the first strike!

Summoners that Add Armor

The Peakrider increases armor by +3 and reduces the ranged attack of all enemy Units.

Grandmasther Rathe provides +1 to armor, Void armor (causes magic attacks to hit armor before the health stat), and the Amplify ability to all Units. Against magic-heavy teams, Grandmaster Rathe is invaluable.

Lir Deepswimmer adds +2 armor, the return fire ability, and blind. At a mana cost of 7, this card is particularly useful within rulesets where it is likely that your opponents will use ranged attack Units (Lost Magic, Keep Your Distance).

Tyrus Paladium - +1 Armor

Kelya Frendul - +1 Armor, +1 Speed

Drake of Arnak - +1 Armor

Lux Vega - +1 Armor, +1 Speed, +1 Max Health

Units with Protect:

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• Venari Wavesmith - Level 1
• Queen Mycelia - Level 1
• Truthspeaker - Level 1
• Arkemis the Bear - Level 1

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