The Beautiful Struggle: A Dissenting View on U/G Combo

Some people even went so far as to say that Mind’s Desire is an “awful” card, and that Chris battled to the Top 8 on the back of pure playskill and experience with the deck. Having seen Chris play at States the week before the Pro Tour, I can vouch for the playskill part. However, after playing some games with the Ideas Unbound version, I began to agree with the anti-Desire people too.

Hey, don’t get me wrong. I loved Chris “ Star Wars Kid ” McDaniel’s primer on the U/G Combo deck with Mind’s Desire. Judging from the forum...…

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