Greater Good
Mystery Booster 2 207 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 207
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $3.59
What it does
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*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Greater Good originates as a rare enchantment in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, first appearing in the 2005 expansion Saviors of Kamigawa. Designed as a high-utility engine for graveyard-focused archetypes, the card allows players to sacrifice creatures to draw and discard cards, effectively turning board presence into card advantage. Its inclusion in the 2024 Mystery Booster 2 set serves as a curated reprint, highlighting its status as a staple for Commander format players who favor resource-heavy playstyles.
The original illustration by artist Jim Nelson captures the thematic essence of the Kamigawa block's focus on spiritual sacrifice and communal harmony. His depiction of a figure offering a tribute reflects the card's mechanics, where the loss of an individual unit translates into collective benefit for the player. The design has been widely received as a powerful, albeit technically demanding, tool that has remained relevant across nearly two decades of shifting game metas.
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