MTG Salvation

Quote from The Imperator

Not much synergy? Um, Phenax allows it to tap itself without attacking, so that it then untaps and triggers its inspiration effect. Phenax has fairly good synergy with inspiration effects, if you don't just want to swing in with creatures.

With 1 toughness it's not very worth it. Wouldn't hover barrier wall of frost all allow for more mill and act as better defense?

Doesn't really seem to have a lot of synergy with Phenax but still an interesting card with cool art.

Didnt play the Hydra deck heard it was fun though and this looks wicked fun too. Found 4 cards in particular interesting:

Intervention of Keranos
Seems similar to Anger of the Gods and Keranos seems to be the R god of instants/sorceries and burn dmg. Not sure if this spell makes Keranos a "good guy" or a "bad guy" in the story. Maybe he's more like chaos. Pharika seems to be neutral or uninvolved in the conflict so far so maybe that's part of a storyline reason those 2 gods will be seen last.

Minotaur Younghorn
At 2/2 this Minotaur has less than the stated total 5 strength (p+t) so maybe this means a 2cmc Minotaur at 2/2 could be printed. Or this could just be for this special deck.

Touch of the Horned God
Interesting that Mogis gives deathtouch. Maybe there will be a card similar to this.

Mogis's Champion
Maybe at some point in the block there will be a legendary Minotaur? Maybe an enchantment creature in JOU?

Both creatures so far have punished draws. If there is a cycle I wonder if that will be part of it. They both are 3/x too.

He's probably goings to be 4 mana or higher like the other gods. That late in the game any discard based ability would be pretty inconsistent so I really hope it isn't discard related. Every god so far has interacted with creatures so I also don't think he'll be spell based.

I'm hoping for an -x/-x ability representing Phenax loving to torment people, a zombie token( 2/2 but maybe 3/3 like returned phalanx)ability based on exile or mill as part of his army of Returned theme, or if it has to be discard then something that punishes opponents or rewards Phenax's controller if they can't discard.

UGr Prophet Biomancer deck I've been messing around with. Don't know how competitive it is but it's def one I'm gonna play around with at FNMs and casually.

Quote from Master Moja

I'm calling it:

2BU
"At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player may discard a card. If they don't, draw a card."

I really really really hope it's not mill and that's coming from a person who owns a full set of glimpse the unthinkable and plays mill casually. There's just so much more that UB can do. Specter is a great example. I'd hate discard as much as mill though. Phenax will be 4cmc or higher like the others and discard is pretty bad at that point. However I like your idea since it won't blank when they have no cards in hand. But every minor god ability has involved creatures so far and I think phenax will too. Story has him leading an army of Returned so I think something with zombie tokens could happen. Unblockable seems unlikely cus Thassa.

I agree there won't be many more 2cmc minotaurs if any since Ragemonger makes them basically 1 drops. Wonder if they would make one a 1/4. Maybe with tribute 1. Less aggressive but still total p/t of 5.

Doesn't 1 of the last 2 multicolor cards have to be the UB 3 drop uncommon to finish that cycle? And if there is a dual color mythic cycle throughout the block (kiora ashiok ashen rider medomai ceberus xenagos) then GB UR GW RW still need 1. 3 of them will get double mythics in JOU but I think the other will be the last multicolor spot. I think it'll be GW or RW. B has 3 (ashen rider Ashiok Cerberus) U has 3 ( kiora Ashiok medomai). The UR or GB mythic would unbalance colors in favor of U or B and i think UR and GB will get all their goodies at once (scrylands gods mythics). That might not matter though but Wizards seems to be trying to balance colors. GW seems most likely since it fits the color pairs currently in the set.

Minotaur version of goblin ruinblaster with Tribute instead of kicker.

Quote from PiscesJazz13

While I love building mill decks, I echo the sentiment in hoping that Phenax isn't a mill-based card. I'm sure other people have already speculated about this, but based on the direction they're pushing UB (with Nightveil Specter, Ashiok, etc.), there will probably be some variation of the following ability: "During your upkeep, exile the top card of target player's library. You may play cards exiled this way."

If he's gotta follow this pattern, which I don't hate, then hopefully it's something like ashiok +1 at beginning of opponents upkeep and put a 2/2 zombie into play for each creature exiled that way. Maybe 3/3 since that was returned phalanx p/t. I wouldn't even mind a wight of precinct 6/nighthowler anthem for all creatures you control or a combination of that and a drownyard on opponents upkeep effect.

Hope phenax does something other than mill. I remember something about VampireBob and Specter being an attempt at making UB more aggressive and creature focused. I feel like the god of deception who has an army of Returned is a great chance to build on that.

Quote from TwinSais

It's probably gonna be mill 2 each turn (which would be good but extremely boring)

They hate UB

Hoping they're saving the best for last. Like "surprise we did something different than mill or mill/exile for UB and its actually good!" My hopes aren't high though. Especially not after mirko....

Def helpful for Minotaur tribal but as others have said lower drops are needed. Although I wonder if they'll print a good 1 drop with this guy in standard since the 1 drops would be free after you play this guy.

This guy really dares your opponent to use their Inspiration or Inspired guys. Also seems potentially good in a UG shell where you can ramp into him and use him as a huge lure to get your others guys in free.