Greater Realm of Preservation
Enchantment
: The next time a black or red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Masters Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #28653
Greater Realm of Preservation is a one-mana enchantment that gives your creatures protection from black or red at instant speed — a surprisingly wide umbrella that blankets removal like Doom Blade, Lightning Bolt, and Damnation in a single activation. The mana cost is trivial, the effect is real, and any white-green deck that fears targeted removal should have this conversation.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Greater Realm of Preservation is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — and Commander is the only format where it's worth discussing. In Legacy and Vintage, the range of threats is too broad and the interaction too fast for a narrow protection enchantment to pull weight. Commander is where Greater Realm of Preservation finds its audience: white-green decks with expensive creatures that need to survive a full table of black removal and red sweepers long enough to close the game.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available for Greater Realm of Preservation at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market values. Given its age and limited reprint history, supply tends to be thin, so if you want a copy, track it down sooner rather than later.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.