I believe so, but only slightly
Not just any kind of minigame, but rather ones that may not require playing Magic at all
Thats a feature, not a bug, if you want premium play pieces without the weird vibes
In a Two-Headed Giant game, The Scarab God's first ability causes the opposing team to lose life equal to twice the number of Zombies you control, although you scry only equal to the number of Zombies you control
The trouble is, her ability only triggers on the first X spell you cast each turn, and you have to do quite a lot of set up to get a properly scary discount
It is like dash except not linked to mana, rather than forcing you to pay more mana to empower your dork exert simply costs you time with access to your dork that you paid mana and a card for