"The Champion's forces assembled outside of the valley, anxiously shuffling their feet at the thought of the murderous beasts which awaited them within. The Champion strode back and forth in front of them. 'Too long have these savages destroyed our homes and pillaged our lands! Too long have we allowed them to cower in their caves waiting for the next opportunity to strike! This time, we bring the fight to them!' She cried. For a moment, the soldiers felt their spirits rise, and a murmur of agreement arose from their ranks; however, at that moment they heard the sound of a drums from deep within the valley. A hoard of minotaurs burst upon them, axes raised and bellowing with fury. The Champion and her companions, rallied and began to fight back; however, to their horror, more beasts continually arrived to bolster the enemy's ranks, seemingly leaping from the empty air. To make matters worse, with each new arrival, flames and lightning seemed to descend from the heavens, striking down soldier after soldier, leaving behind nothing but smoking armor. The champion's blade struck fast and true though, and for a time it seemed that they might be able to push the creatures back; but then the drums sounded again, and from the mouth of the valley strode a twinkling doppelganger of the Champion herself, wielding a flaming sword with all of the might and fury that she did. It was at that moment that the spirit of the champion's forces broke. "Retreat!" She called, "we cannot fight this magic!" And with the primal roaring of the beasts at their heels, the haggard and beaten remainder of the Champion's forces ran for safety."
Devotion, inspired minotaur tribal... yeah, this is mono-red johnny nonsense. The goal is to get Felhide Spiritbinder down as soon as possible, and start duplicating various nasty ETB minotaurs for maximum pain and panic.
Felhide Spiritbinder - The bread and butter of this deck, Springleaf Drum and Prowler's Helm make for easy and safe tapping which, of course, leads to extensive minotaur-based carnage with Fanatic of Mogis, Oracle of Bones, and Rageblood Shaman. If all else fails, you can even duplicate your opponent's strongest creature to give them a taste of their own medicine.
Fanatic of Mogis - Probably the single most destructive creature for this deck to duplicate, the fanatic's ridiculous ETB effect almost guarantees a nice chunk of damage when you duplicate it, and that 5 trampling power with Rageblood Shaman out is nothing to be sneezed at either.
Rageblood Shaman - Very nasty creature in this deck, which can either be duplicated for an extra chip of power for all of your creatures, or simply left on the field to make your other minotaur doubles that much more devastating.
Oracle of Bones - This buddy already has one of the most potent tribute effects in the set; however, if your opponents have to deal with it every turn it only gets that much more rage-worthy. Plus, this deck does not believe in puny spells from puny gods, meaning that you will be casting painful things like Flames of the Firebrand, Searing Blood, and Mizzium Mortars if your opponents are foolish enough to not pay proper tribute to you.
deathbellow raiders - While I am well aware that there are better 2 CMC red creatures out there, I am simply too dedicated to the flavor of this deck to care. Besides, at worst he gives you a turn 2 blocker that can tangle with a Rakdos Cackler or Rakdos Shred-Freak, at best he is a potent addition to your fighting force once Rageblood Shaman hits the field. There's even a chance that you can use his regenerate with Springleaf Drum, if you are so inclined.
Springleaf Drum / Prowler's Helm - Inspired enablers, and that's about it. You probably won't want to actually attack into your opponent's blockers with your Felhide Spiritbinder, despite its decent P/T, simply because, by turn 3-4, there is a decent chance that your opponent with be able to pull some combo-blocking sneakiness which would leave you dead in the water.
Assorted dramatic burn spells (none below 3 damage) - because minotaurs do not believe in puny Shocks, Spark Jolts, or Electrickerys. Skullcrack is highly recommended.
Maybeboard:
Boros Reckoner - Insanely powerful in any deck that can make use of its sometimes-difficult mana cost. Synergizes perfectly with Fanatic of Mogis and is a VERY potent target for Felhide Spiritbinder. The only reason it is not mainboarded is its prohibitive price, which, in a budget deck like this, could make it hard to include. Also it doesn't look angry enough. Angry good.
Purphoros, God of the Forge - Wonderful synergy with Felhide Spiritbinder, as each creature you are able to copy will do an additional 2 damage upon entry. Further, it will be easy to turn into a creature with the prolific red creatures which will be running around on your side of the field after the spiritbinders make copies of everything. Only two reasons why this is not mainboarded: the first is that, like Boros Reckoner, it comes at a premium price for a budget deck; the second is that it is not a minotaur, and I am a filthy racist.
Honorary mentions:
If you are so inclined, adding a few squirts of black mana to this deck allows you to play Ragemonger, Dreadbore, and Mogis, God of Slaughter, all of which are very nasty and competitive cards. I did not include them purely for stylistic reasons; however, if you wish to make your own version of this deck, I highly advise giving these options some thought :) - credit to bluerong for pointing these out!
