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Greater Good 9ED

Other printings of "Greater Good": J14 #2 AFC #160 2XM #170 BBD #201 MB2 #207 BLC #223 9ED #245 9ED #245★ USG #257 SLD #1087 SLD #1693 PRM #51542

Card

id	6943
artist	Douglas Shuler
artistIds	a9ddb513-51c7-455c-ab8f-5b90aae9f75b
asciiName
attractionLights
availability	mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	white
colorIdentity	G
colorIndicator
colors	G
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	639
edhrecSaltiness	0.63
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishes	nonfoil
flavorName
flavorText	"To examine the causes of life, we must first have recourse to death." —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
frameEffects
frameVersion	2003
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	0
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint	1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{2}{G}{G}
manaValue	4
name	Greater Good
number	245
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	Sacrifice a creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then discard three cards.
otherFaceIds
power
printings	2XM, 9ED, AFC, BBD, BLC, J14, MB2, PRM, SLD, USG
promoTypes
rarity	rare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCode	9ED
side
signature
sourceProducts	{'nonfoil': ['ab8d4986-a9b9-5102-a7c1-2b5e6e21a637', 'ddd25f25-6f92-549a-bc78-a2096c076b2a']}
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
text	Sacrifice a creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then discard three cards.
toughness
type	Enchantment
types	Enchantment
uuid	64519b41-0fc7-5711-8ae6-83d54fd8cae2
variations	f629eb23-3dfe-591d-8405-1bdc71f283b0
watermark
setName	Ninth Edition

Identifiers

id	6943
cardKingdomEtchedId
cardKingdomFoilId	118136
cardKingdomId	117798
cardsphereFoilId
cardsphereId	3607
deckboxId	14459
mcmId	12389
mcmMetaId	2517
mtgArenaId
mtgjsonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonNonFoilVersionId
mtgjsonV4Id	02d382d2-62af-510e-b641-85d44623e4ce
mtgoFoilId	22878
mtgoId	22877
multiverseId	83035
scryfallCardBackId	0aeebaf5-8c7d-4636-9e82-8c27447861f7
scryfallId	153d7669-9063-4fc2-b53b-480b0e741f3f
scryfallIllustrationId	6aa001c0-422c-44de-a32e-f7737912d840
scryfallOracleId	dc0593c2-ccb4-4648-a592-c5bcd121dc72
tcgplayerEtchedProductId
tcgplayerProductId	12682
uuid	64519b41-0fc7-5711-8ae6-83d54fd8cae2

Legalities

id	6943
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny	Legal
pioneer
predh	Legal
premodern	Legal
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuid	64519b41-0fc7-5711-8ae6-83d54fd8cae2
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	6943
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/013b22f5199a716a
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil	https://mtgjson.com/links/e9c4a51df57906ba
cardmarket	https://mtgjson.com/links/275af805d0f08b3f
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/25cb739cb0329911
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	64519b41-0fc7-5711-8ae6-83d54fd8cae2

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	flavorText	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	牺牲小我	「为了考察生命的意义，我们得先向死亡求助。」～玛丽雪莱，《科学怪人》	结界	牺牲一个生物：抓等同于被牺牲生物力量值的牌，再选择并弃掉三张牌。	97844
French	Pour le plus grand bien	« Le mal se fait sans effort, naturellement, par fatalité ; le bien est toujours le produit d'un art. » —Charles Beaudelaire	Enchantement	Sacrifiez une créature : Piochez un nombre de cartes égal à la force de la créature sacrifiée, puis défaussez-vous de trois cartes.	98204
German	Größeres Wohl	„Verschlungen schon hat ihn der schwarze Mund ..." —Friedrich Schiller, Der Taucher	Verzauberung	Opfere eine Kreatur: Ziehe eine Anzahl Karten in Höhe der Stärke der geopferten Kreatur und wirf dann drei Karten aus deiner Hand ab.	98564
Italian	Bene Supremo	"Per esaminare le cause della vita, dobbiamo prima fare ricorso alla morte." —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein	Incantesimo	Sacrifica una creatura: Pesca un numero di carte pari alla forza della creatura sacrificata, poi scarta tre carte.	98924
Japanese	よりよい品物	生命の何たるかを調べるには、まず死を頼りとせねばならぬ。 ――メアリー・シェリー「フランケンシュタイン」	エンチャント	クリーチャーを１体生け贄に捧げる：あなたは生け贄に捧げたクリーチャーのパワーに等しい枚数のカードを引き、その後カードを３枚捨てる。	99284
Portuguese (Brazil)	Bem Maior	"Para examinar as causas da vida, devemos primeiro recorrer à morte." — Mary Shelley, Frankenstein	Encantamento	Sacrifique uma criatura: Compre uma quantidade de cards igual ao poder da criatura sacrificada, depois descarte três cards.	99644
Russian	Великое благо	"Чтобы исследовать жизнь, нужно прежде обратиться к смерти". — Мэри Шелли, Франкенштейн	Чары	Принесите в жертву существо: возьмите число карт, равное значению силы существа, принесенного в жертву, затем сбросьте три карты.	109915
Spanish	Beneficio superior	"Para examinar las causas de la vida, primero debes recurrir a la muerte." —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein	Encantamiento	Sacrificar una criatura: Roba un número de cartas igual a la fuerza de la criatura sacrificada, luego descarta tres cartas.	100004

Rulings

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