Zombie Outlander

The Outlander cycle hands each two-color pair a French vanilla 2/2 whose single line of text points its protection at one color, and this one aims its keyword at the color of big creatures. Protection from green means the body cannot be blocked by green creatures, cannot be targeted by green spells or abilities from green sources, and shrugs off all damage from green sources, which turns a modest 2/2 into a clean evasive clock against the colors that traditionally field the largest blockers. The trade is severity: a keyword this narrow does nothing against the other four colors, so the card's whole value rests on whether green is across the table. It is the simplest expression of protection as a directed tool rather than a defensive shell. Where most protection in this slot answers a removal type or shores up a blocker, this body points its keyword outward, using the keyword to sneak damage through the matchup most likely to wall a small creature with sheer size. The Scout typing and the unassuming frame keep its ambitions small; this was never meant to dominate a board, only to find a seam in one. It is a hatebear's cousin, a creature whose entire reason for existing is the color named after "protection from," and a reminder that protection's most aggressive uses are offensive, not defensive.