Phasing is probably the most foolproof way to make sure that nothing bad happens to your creatures, because not every board wipe merely destroys creatures these days
Architect of Thoughts ultimate ability is great, but it will take you five turns to activate it and the payoff depends entirely on your opponents deck
This spirit dragon provides a triple threat of value: self-mill, mana ramp, and token generation
It reads, At the beginning of each end step, enchanted player mills X cards, where X is the number of cards put into their graveyard from anywhere this turn. It basically also doubles your mill, and while it only targets one player, its great if youre trying to prove youre not a threat
Then post-holidays, theres going to be far less consumer spending happening
Although a Scarecrow lord that offered protection from Birds would score some serious style points