Horatio, Suave Artist

Vigilance
Horatio, Suave Artist enters the battlefield with
X defense counters. Once per turn, at any time
you could activate an instant, you may remove a defense counter from it, and then name a color. Horatio, Suave Artist gains protection from that
color until end of turn.
"You know, every child is an artist. The problem is
how to remain an artist once he grows up. "