Is For the Common Good good in Commander?

For the Common Good in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

For the Common Good puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control — immediately, at instant speed, for a single green mana. That rate is absurd, and Roxanne, Starfall Savant decks snap it up because every meteor token she generates becomes a free pump trigger waiting to happen.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Roxanne, Starfall Savant

52.7% of decks · synergy 0.51

Roxanne, Starfall Savant generates a stream of Treasure and meteor tokens that all grow at once when For the Common Good resolves, turning one cheap spell into a board-wide size upgrade that compounds every time a token connects in combat.

02

Finneas, Ace Archer

41.4% of decks · synergy 0.38

Finneas, Ace Archer cares deeply about having the largest creature on board to maximize his tapping ability, and For the Common Good pumps the whole team simultaneously — lifting Finneas himself and every attacker at once for a single mana.

03

Witherbloom, the Balancer

42.6% of decks · synergy 0.37

Witherbloom, the Balancer builds wide token boards that want incremental power, and For the Common Good delivers a flat counters-across-the-board effect that synergizes cleanly with any payoff that counts or checks the size of your creatures.

04

Hazel of the Rootbloom

41.6% of decks · synergy 0.36

Hazel of the Rootbloom triggers off counters being placed on creatures, so For the Common Good landing on a full board can chain into a cascade of Hazel activations and additional counter distributions in a single turn.

05

Camellia, the Seedmiser

33.2% of decks · synergy 0.28

Camellia, the Seedmiser runs a dense package of counter-synergy cards, and For the Common Good slots in as efficient, low-cost fuel — one mana to touch every creature and trigger anything watching for counters entering the battlefield.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

Format	Verdict
commander	legal
legacy	legal
modern	legal
pioneer	legal
standard	legal
vintage	legal
pauper	not legal
oathbreaker	legal

Commander is where For the Common Good earns its keep — wide creature boards are the norm, and a one-mana instant that distributes +1/+1 counters to every creature you control scales better than almost any comparable effect at that cost. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the card faces stiff competition from more targeted pump spells and sees little serious play, since those formats reward focused threat density over broad board buffs. Legacy and Vintage have access to everything, so For the Common Good sits in the same obscure corner there. Standard legality means budget players can pick it up cheaply right now, but the card's ceiling is clearly in multiplayer, where board width turns one green mana into a genuine tempo swing.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data isn't currently available for For the Common Good, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the most current figures before buying. Given the card's narrow competitive profile and primarily Commander-focused audience, it typically sits in the bulk-to-low-dollar range — worth grabbing a copy if you're building a counter-synergy deck rather than speculating on.