Unfulfilled Desires
Mirage 285 • rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 285
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- D. Alexander Gregory
- Market price
- $7.65
What it does
1 generic mana, Pay 1 life: Draw a card, then discard a card.
"Like Day from Night, / I'll live my life apart from you, just glimpsing you across the sky, / because you cannot change, my dear, and nor can I."— "Love Song of Night and Day"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Unfulfilled Desires was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was notable for introducing the phasing mechanic and shifting the game's focus toward more complex, graveyard-oriented strategies. The card was designed as a blue enchantment that allowed players to pay life and discard cards to draw additional resources, reflecting the set's broader themes of sacrifice and internal conflict.
The artwork for the card was created by artist Christopher Rush, one of the foundational illustrators for the game. Rush utilized his signature style to depict the ethereal and somewhat melancholic nature of the card's function, aiming to visually represent the concept of longing and the psychological cost of arcane knowledge. The card was received as a situational utility piece, valued by players for its ability to filter through a deck during the mid-game despite the significant life cost involved.
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