"Mirko Vosk: He only wants you for your mind"

"Mirko Vosk: He only wants you for your mind"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.

     Sometimes when you play a deck concept like Mind milling without waiting for all the expansions to be released kind of feels like using an incomplete weapon.Like  swinging a Narsil before it was reforged. Short and somewhat futile when it comes to other weapons.Simply put all the pieces aren't there. 

     While standard / Modern / EDH  has seen what Dimir can do with Mind Milling I still believe that the best cards have been reserved for last ( and for good reason too...more on that in a bit) and the Legend I'd like to talk about today is something that can shake up a lot players.

Enter Mirko Vosk , Mind Drinker.

A 2/4 Flyer costing 3 Generic,1 Blue and black mana he seems like someone who has cool art but otherwise have unimpressive stats for the mana cost. And many players on the otherside of the battlefield may be too lazy reading the long line of text after the word Flying. It then hits them and they begin to realize that it is nothing more than a Mind Funeral on a stick!!!

    A hit from the guy at least guarantees 4 Land cards to fall to the grave and with no way of recouping them are beyond reach. Everything in between these 4 lands in that players library is gone as well ,Summons and Counters that are vital to victory are gone especially for combo players who rely on these pieces. Dimir does play  a lot of mind tricks and Mind Mill is as traumatic as they come. As I wrote before the new Dimir benefits from a full grave with creatures like Consuming Aberration and Wight of  Precint Six , Mirko Vosk greatly increases the odds that this concept is richly enhanced. In EDH the presence of Legends like Geth and Chainer also gives players pause to look at what actually falls in their graveyards. Whats in there now could smash their faces in a bit after all.

     This 2/4 Vampire might not look impressive in an aggressive deck but as an evasion creature he works quite well in the Dimir scheme of things. And I believe Magic has once again given flair to the game with the last expansion of the set by holding off some of the key cards to really make a concept elevate till the very end. It allows players to upgrade and retinker decks that might already be lethal or just give it a little twist as to be better. On the note the card Breaking / Entering gives another great option in standard to merely wipe an opponents mind clear.I like the way that guy is holding that Lobotomizing pick. It almost seems like he is about to use it through someones ears!!!

     Playing Mind mill is not easy but with Mirko Vosk it feels like another piece to this puzzle is finally in place.I believe he is really the kind of guy who wants you for your mind...or the lack of it afterwards.