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Greater Good

Enchantment Combo

Featured list~$2924PM Magic Beijing #41 @ PMBJ (Beijing, China)

Overview

"Greater Good is a WBG combo deck that uses Academy Rector as a tutor engine to fetch and deploy game-winning enchantments. The core loop sacrifices Phyrexian Dreadnought to Greater Good for cards, or uses Pandemonium and Saproling Burst for a one-shot kill, with Cabal Therapy, Duress, Dark Ritual, Lotus Petal, and Elvish Spirit Guide protecting and accelerating the combo."

Game Plan

Sacrifice Academy Rector (often to Cabal Therapy) to fetch Greater Good or Pandemonium, then chain Phyrexian Dreadnought sacrifices into a lethal burst, or reanimate threats with Reanimate.

Key Cards

Core engine & flex

Signature

Lotus Petal

$37.55

TCG MP CK

Duress

$3.70

TCG MP CK

Dark Ritual

$5.26

TCG MP CK

City of Brass

$31.89

TCG MP CK

Gemstone Mine

$12.90

TCG MP CK

Cabal Therapy

$24.71

TCG MP CK

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PM Magic Beijing #41 @ PMBJ (Beijing, China)

1st PlaceJun 3, 2026

Liu Xu

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Liu Xu

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$2786

Creature (11)

$1427

3Academy Rector

$2363W

4Elvish Spirit Guide

$18.522G

4Phyrexian Dreadnought

$11731

Instant (8)

$159

4Dark Ritual

$21.04B

4Enlightened Tutor

$138W

Sorcery (11)

$361

$98.84B

$11.10B

$2.63GG

$32.82B

$2163W

Artifact (4)

$150

4Lotus Petal

$1500

Enchantment (6)

$63.13

4Greater Good

$41.002GG

1Pandemonium

$8.463R

1Saproling Burst

$13.674G

Land (20)

$624

$258

$13.20

$17.48

$128

$51.60

$8.32

$99.33

$49.42

Sideboard (15)

$139

$25.862G

$16.182B

$0.664RRR

$15.771BG

$1.141W

$0.40R

$0.453W

2Swords to Plowshares

$16.16W

1Tormod's Crypt

$1.530

1Tsabo's Web

$32.852

2Xantid Swarm

$27.78G

Est. Total$2924

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PM Magic Beijing #30 @ PMBJ (Beijing, China)

1st PlaceMar 18, 2026

Liu Xu

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Liu Xu

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$2766

Creature (11)

$1427

3Academy Rector

$2363W

4Elvish Spirit Guide

$18.522G

4Phyrexian Dreadnought

$11731

Instant (8)

$139

4Dark Ritual

$21.04B

4Worldly Tutor

$118G

Sorcery (11)

$361

$98.84B

$11.10B

$2.63GG

$32.82B

$2163W

Artifact (4)

$150

4Lotus Petal

$1500

Enchantment (6)

$63.13

4Greater Good

$41.002GG

1Pandemonium

$8.463R

1Saproling Burst

$13.674G

Land (20)

$624

$258

$13.20

$17.48

$128

$51.60

$8.32

$99.33

$49.42

Sideboard (15)

$97.34

$3.70B

$16.182B

$0.664RRR

$15.771BG

$0.701W

$0.571W

$0.40R

2Swords to Plowshares

$16.16W

1Tormod's Crypt

$1.530

3Xantid Swarm

$41.67G

Est. Total$2863

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3ª Etapa da LPP - Liga Paulista Premodern

1st PlaceMar 7, 2026

Pedro Rodrigues

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Pedro Rodrigues

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$2756

Creature (11)

$1427

4Elvish Spirit Guide

$18.522G

4Phyrexian Dreadnought

$11731

3Academy Rector

$2363W

Instant (8)

$159

4Dark Ritual

$21.04B

4Enlightened Tutor

$138W

Sorcery (11)

$361

$98.84B

$11.10B

$32.82B

$2.63GG

$2163W

Artifact (4)

$150

4Lotus Petal

$1500

Enchantment (6)

$63.13

4Greater Good

$41.002GG

1Pandemonium

$8.463R

1Saproling Burst

$13.674G

Land (20)

$595

$128

$51.60

$132

$13.20

$12.48

$258

Sideboard (15)

$224

$1.141W

$31.541BG

$51.722G

$32.852

$8.62GW

$0.453W

$0.40R

$4.611W

$5.631G

$0.664RRR

$8.092B

$78.613W

Est. Total$2980

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Archetype Anatomy

Based on 47 decks with known dates2021-05-10 to 2026-06-03

Mana Base

Average19.7lands

Median20lands

Range15–22lands

Spells40.3avg non-land

Based on 47 decks (All-time)

core Cards(>80%)

Lotus Petal

100%

4.0x

Dark Ritual

98%

4.0x

City of Brass

98%

3.9x

Gemstone Mine

98%

3.9x

Duress

98%

3.0x

Cabal Therapy

96%

4.0x

Academy Rector

94%

3.2x

Enlightened Tutor

91%

3.7x

Llanowar Wastes

91%

3.1x

Caves of Koilos

91%

1.2x

Elvish Spirit Guide

89%

4.0x

Greater Good

89%

4.0x

Phyrexian Dreadnought

89%

3.9x

Brushland

89%

2.6x

Reanimate

89%

2.3x

Hickory Woodlot

89%

2.3x

Pandemonium

89%

1.0x

Nostalgic Dreams

87%

1.0x

Replenish

81%

1.0x

Saproling Burst

81%

1.0x

flex Cards(30-80%)

Ancient Tomb

79%

2.0x

Phyrexian Tower

55%

1.2x

fringe Cards(<30%)

Undiscovered Paradise

30%

1.4x

Seal of Cleansing

19%

1.0x

Peat Bog

13%

1.3x

Sterling Grove

11%

2.0x

3.3x

2.3x

4.0x

1.0x

4.0x

3.5x

3.0x

3.0x

3.0x

3.0x

2.0x

1.5x

1.5x

1.5x

1.0x

4.0x

4.0x

4.0x

4.0x

4.0x

4.0x

4.0x

4.0x

3.0x

3.0x

3.0x

3.0x

2.0x

2.0x

2.0x

2.0x

2.0x

2.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

Sideboard Anatomy

core Sideboard Options(>80%)

Seal Of Cleansing

84%

1.4x

Pernicious Deed

82.1%

1.3x

Engineered Plague

81.3%

1.5x

flex Sideboard Options(30-80%)

City Of Solitude

79.8%

1.5x

Form Of The Dragon

73.1%

1.0x

Swords To Plowshares

65.8%

2.0x

Xantid Swarm

60.9%

2.4x

Seal Of Fire

51.9%

1.0x

Tormod'S Crypt

45.8%

1.2x

Sterling Grove

35.2%

1.1x

fringe Sideboard Options(<30%)

Tsabo'S Web

27.8%

1.1x

Duress

26.6%

1.0x

Academy Rector

24.4%

1.0x

Warmth

23.3%

1.1x

Defense Grid

19.1%

1.2x

Serenity

18.8%

1.5x

Sphere Of Law

18.4%

1.0x

Enlightened Tutor

17.9%

1.0x

Naturalize

15.9%

1.0x

Innocent Blood

14.9%

2.0x

Compost

14.6%

1.6x

Null Rod

13.7%

1.0x

Saproling Burst

11.7%

1.0x

Ray Of Revelation

10.8%

1.3x

Circle Of Protection: Red

10.1%

1.3x

Phyrexian Tower

9.9%

1.0x

Tranquil Domain

9.2%

1.0x

Carpet Of Flowers

8.8%

1.0x

Cursed Totem

8.6%

1.3x

Decree Of Silence

7.4%

1.0x

Ivory Tower

6.8%

2.0x

Hypnotic Specter

6.8%

2.0x

Ivory Mask

6.8%

1.0x

Gloom

6.8%

1.0x

Firestorm

6.8%

2.0x

Aura Of Silence

6.2%

1.0x

Seal Of Removal

5.9%

1.2x

Seismic Assault

5.8%

1.0x

Gaea'S Blessing

5.7%

1.0x

Phyrexian Negator

3.2x

City Of Traitors

3.7%

1.0x

Gilded Drake

3.7%

1.0x

Monk Realist

3.7%

1.0x

Phyrexian Dreadnought

3.7%

1.0x

Undiscovered Paradise

3.7%

1.0x

Diabolic Intent

3.4%

1.0x

City Of Brass

3.4%

1.0x

Sacred Ground

3.2%

1.0x

Uktabi Orangutan

1.0x

Tranquility

2.0x

Hidden Gibbons

2.9%

4.0x

Zombie Infestation

2.9%

3.0x

Abeyance

2.5%

1.0x

Cabal Therapy

2.5%

2.0x

Orim'S Chant

2.5%

1.0x

Phyrexian Arena

1.8%

1.0x

Recent Events Featuring this Archetype

PM Magic Beijing #41 @ PMBJ (Beijing, China)

2026-06-03•Beijing, China•21 Players

Highest Finish: 1st

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Premodern: Necropotence for Hope (Saturday @ The Quest)

2026-05-16•Portland, OR, USA•40 Players

Highest Finish: 3rd

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PM Magic Beijing #31 @ PMBJ (Beijing, China)

2026-03-25•Beijing, China•23 Players

Highest Finish: 5th

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PM Magic Beijing #30 @ PMBJ (Beijing, China)

2026-03-18•Beijing, China•27 Players

Highest Finish: 1st

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Event @ Köln (Germany)

2026-03-12•Köln, Germany•15 Players

Highest Finish: 5th

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Quick Facts

Tierrogue

Stylecombo

Meta Share0.1%

Avg Lands19.7

Est. Price~$2924

Colors

Deck Weaknesses

Enchantment removal like Seal of Cleansing or Disenchant breaks the Greater Good and Pandemonium engine.
Graveyard hate such as Tormod's Crypt undercuts the Reanimate plan.
It is a fragile, low — land combo deck that can stumble on mana or be disrupted by a single well-timed answer.
Fast aggro can pressure its low life total, especially after Dark Ritual and Infernal Contract self — damage.

How to win with it

Keep any opening hand with Academy Rector plus at least one sacrifice outlet (Cabal Therapy is ideal) and two or more mana sources, counting Lotus Petal and Elvish Spirit Guide as full sources. Because Enlightened Tutor finds only Greater Good or Pandemonium and never the Rector itself, hands without an Academy Rector in hand are almost always mulligans. You need the engine, not just the payoff.
The dream line: lead with Lotus Petal and Dark Ritual into Academy Rector, then cast Cabal Therapy naming a disruptive card, which sacrifices the Rector and fetches Greater Good directly into play. From there, put Phyrexian Dreadnought onto the battlefield and sacrifice it to Greater Good for twelve cards, discard three, and convert the refill into Nostalgic Dreams value or a follow-up Replenish to rebuild the board.
With Pandemonium instead of Greater Good, fetch Pandemonium off the sacrificed Academy Rector first, then play Phyrexian Dreadnought: the Dreadnought entering triggers both Pandemonium and its own sacrifice clause, and you let Pandemonium's twelve damage resolve before resolving the sacrifice. Always have Pandemonium on the battlefield before the Dreadnought lands: a second Phyrexian Dreadnought adds another twelve, and each 1/1 token from Saproling Burst adds one as it enters.
Hold Duress and Cabal Therapy to clear the path rather than to bank cards: lead Duress on turn one to strip interaction, then sacrifice Academy Rector with Cabal Therapy once the coast is clear. Jamming the Rector into open disruption loses the game, so spend a discard spell first so the fetched enchantment actually sticks.
The grind plan activates when the fast kill is answered: Nostalgic Dreams buys back key pieces like Greater Good, Academy Rector, or Lotus Petal from the graveyard by discarding surplus land or redundant copies, returning itself to hand for a second pull. Replenish is the other recovery axis. If Greater Good or Pandemonium fell to the graveyard alongside Saproling Burst, one Replenish restores the whole enchantment package at once and can threaten lethal the same turn.
The key decision is whether to lean on the Rector or commit Enlightened Tutor early. Academy Rector's death already drops Greater Good or Pandemonium straight into play, so save Enlightened Tutor for spots where you lack a Rector and can afford to set the enchantment on top of your library a turn ahead, drawing it before you go off.

How to beat it

Hold instant-speed enchantment removal for Greater Good or Pandemonium when it tries to combo off.
Bring in graveyard hate like Tormod's Crypt to neutralize Reanimate and Academy Rector recursion.
Apply early pressure to exploit its self-inflicted life loss from rituals and card draw.
Use your own discard or counters to strip Academy Rector or its tutors before it sets up.
Kill or exile Phyrexian Dreadnought in response to its sacrifice to deny the burst kill.

Last Updated: May 2026