Unfulfilled Desires
~$7.65 TCGplayer
Multicolor. EnchantmentReserved List
Mirage #285 · Illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory
Mirage #285 · Illustrated by D. Alexander GregoryWhat is Unfulfilled Desires worth?
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Oracle text
, 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"
Format legality
The only printing of Unfulfilled Desires
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mirage mir #285· 1996rare· Cardmarket €7.23 | rare | $7.65 | €7.23 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1996
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #16,035 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- D. Alexander Gregory
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Mirage card (#285).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Unfulfilled Desires, read from the Mirage printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Unfulfilled Desires. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By D. Alexander Gregory. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Mirage. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- D. Alexander Gregory, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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