Greater Good

Mana cost

Mana value4TypeEnchantment Color identity

Green RarityRare SetMarvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) ArtistEli Minaya Price€2.24 · $2.21

About this card

Greater Good is an enchantment card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 4 (color identity: green). First printed in Urza's Saga (1998); 13 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: card draw. It is one of the 1,000 most played cards in Commander (EDHREC rank 631). Legal in Commander, Modern, Legacy and Vintage. Cheapest printing: €2.23 (Marvel Super Heroes Commander); most expensive: €9.62 (Secret Lair Drop).

Greater Good

Enchantment

Sacrifice a creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then discard three cards.

A mantle passed on through sacrifice and love.

Name in each language

FrançaisPour le plus grand bienEnglishGreater GoodEspañolBeneficio superiorDeutschGrößeres WohlItalianoBene SupremoPortuguêsBem Maior日本語よりよい品物

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperNot legalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulLegal

Rulings

2020-08-07
Use the sacrificed creature's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many cards you draw.

2020-08-07
If you don't have three cards in hand when instructed to discard three cards, you discard your hand.

2020-08-07
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.