My desires were unfulfilled by this crappy, underpowered junk.
RATING: 1.5/5
rubber
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This seems really good to me. Very impressive card filtering, would usually prefer this to Merfolk Looter, though not always. I haven't tried using this, as it's only legal in Vintage/legacy, but it can't be too bad.
Etregan
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
I love the flavor text on this card.
h00d1um
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
i like the art and the name
Calver
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
I'm going to have to disagree with Treima. Like Rubber said, it's a lot better at filtering cards than Merfolk Looter/Thought Courier. The life loss can be a little dangerous, but when played in control or combo deck (which is probably the only things you'll be playing in /) this is great for pulling the combo together or trading a bad draw for something useful. I can't count the number of times I've tapped a Merfolk Looter after drawing a land just to draw another land. At least this card gives me a second shot if I need it.
scumbling1
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Wow, that art! Mirage had it's share of really beautiful gold cards. I think what all the really great illustrations of the time took advantage of -- which may not have been done in the past -- was actually taking the card's gold border into account. The hard border sets contrast, but the color itself doesn't look out of place with the picture's yellow highlights.
As for the card's abilities, they're alright. Most reusable card-filtering permanents require at least two mana to activate: Mental Discipline, Compulsion. Mesmeric Trance will be a little cheaper on the activation, but there's the obvious drawback for it's discounted ability. Trade Routes is as cheap, but only accepts lands as discard fodder. That makes Unfulfilled Desires the most efficient of the group.
The real question is where to use the card. A Madness or reanimator deck would probably be better off using cards such as Wild Mongrel, Careful Study, or Putrid Imp, as they're all a lot faster sources of discard. In a deck where Unfulfilled Desires is being used to find a specific card, I'd generally just rather sink a few life into Lim-Dul's Vault. I've run this card in slow EDH / 'regular' multiplayer decks to improve card quality over the long game, but I usually prefer to just draw the cards directly with something like Greed, Necropotence, Phyrexian Arena, or Rhystic Study; once the cards are in my hand, it's usually easy to find a way to get them into the grave, should I need them to be. I think the one place this card might be of use is in a highlander dredge deck, and then, only for added consistency (once you've already included one of all the dredge staples).
It's not a bad card, but it's sort of generalized in it's applications. The problem comes when most Magic decks tend to be highly specialized in their design. Unfulfilled Desires tends to be outclassed by more focused cards.
leomistico
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Super art! The card may not be the best at it, but it's good enough...!
3.5/5 for the mechanism, 5/5 for the art. I'll give it a 4/5...
DacenOctavio
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Good discard outlet for Reanimator.
bewarellamas
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
It is surprising how well this card fits in with the whole "Love Song of Night and Day" poem. The card itself sort of sums up the whole poem very well. It is fitting the last line is used at the flavor text. Also awesome art. It could have no rules text on it and I would like it.
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RATING: 1.5/5
As for the card's abilities, they're alright. Most reusable card-filtering permanents require at least two mana to activate: Mental Discipline, Compulsion. Mesmeric Trance will be a little cheaper on the activation, but there's the obvious drawback for it's discounted ability. Trade Routes is as cheap, but only accepts lands as discard fodder. That makes Unfulfilled Desires the most efficient of the group.
The real question is where to use the card. A Madness or reanimator deck would probably be better off using cards such as Wild Mongrel, Careful Study, or Putrid Imp, as they're all a lot faster sources of discard. In a deck where Unfulfilled Desires is being used to find a specific card, I'd generally just rather sink a few life into Lim-Dul's Vault. I've run this card in slow EDH / 'regular' multiplayer decks to improve card quality over the long game, but I usually prefer to just draw the cards directly with something like Greed, Necropotence, Phyrexian Arena, or Rhystic Study; once the cards are in my hand, it's usually easy to find a way to get them into the grave, should I need them to be. I think the one place this card might be of use is in a highlander dredge deck, and then, only for added consistency (once you've already included one of all the dredge staples).
It's not a bad card, but it's sort of generalized in it's applications. The problem comes when most Magic decks tend to be highly specialized in their design. Unfulfilled Desires tends to be outclassed by more focused cards.
The card may not be the best at it, but it's good enough...!
3.5/5 for the mechanism, 5/5 for the art. I'll give it a 4/5...