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◇ Catalog #257

Greater Good

usg·#257·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Pete Venters

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$10.36+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $11 · low $9.77

NM$10.4

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$9.57–$11modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $10low $1.04range 896.2%n 57

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #646 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$10

Gameplay

Enchantment

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

"We have more sprouts than they have hands." —Gamelen, Citanul elder

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2020-08-07wotc

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

2020-08-07wotc

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

2020-08-07wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $10.36. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.04 and $10.36 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #257 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{G}{G} (4 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #646 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Pete Venters. Rarix catalogs 943 other cards credited to this artist.