Greater Good
Ninth Edition (9ED) #245 · Rare · Enchantment
Mana cost: {2}{G}{G}
Sacrifice a creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then discard three cards.
"To examine the causes of life, we must first have recourse to death."
—Mary Shelley, *Frankenstein*
Illustrated by Douglas Shuler · Released July 29, 2005
Prices
- Nonfoil: $10.64 USD · €4.79 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $1.31 USD (14.0%) to $10.64 USD; low $9.33 USD, high $10.64 USD.
Printings
- Marvel Super Heroes Commander #174 (MSC) · Rare · 2026 · $1.57 USD
- Marvel Super Heroes Commander #380 (MSC) · Rare · 2026 · $2.22 USD
- Bloomburrow Commander #223 (BLC) · Rare · 2024 · $3.82 USD
- Mystery Booster 2 #207 (MB2) · Rare · 2024 · $2.74 USD
- Secret Lair Drop #1087 (SLD) · Rare · 2022 · $17.88 USD
- Forgotten Realms Commander #160 (AFC) · Rare · 2021 · $4.28 USD
- Double Masters #170 (2XM) · Rare · 2020 · $4.62 USD
- Battlebond #201 (BBD) · Rare · 2018 · $4.54 USD
- Magic Online Promos #51542 (PRM) · Rare · 2014
- Judge Gift Cards 2014 #2 (J14) · Rare · 2014 · $24.28 USD foil
- Ninth Edition #245 (this printing) · Rare · 2005 · $10.64 USD
- Ninth Edition #245★ (9ED) · Rare · 2005 · $42.75 USD foil
- Urza's Saga #257 (USG) · Rare · 1998 · $10.50 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2020-08-07 · wotc — Use the sacrificed creature's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many cards you draw.
- 2020-08-07 · wotc — If you don't have three cards in hand when instructed to discard three cards, you discard your hand.
- 2020-08-07 · wotc — You draw and discard cards all while Greater Good's ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
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- Bello, Bard of the Brambles · in 35% of 49 decks
- Reyhan, Last of the Abzan · in 20% of 49 decks
- Indominus Rex, Alpha · in 16% of 49 decks
- Dina, Essence Brewer · in 15% of 46 decks