In Search of Greatness
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may cast a permanent spell from your hand with mana value equal to 1 plus the greatest mana value among other permanents you control without paying its mana cost. If you don't, scry 1.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Kaldheim Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7550
In Search of Greatness lets you cheat a permanent onto the battlefield every upkeep by paying mana equal to one less than the highest converted mana cost among your permanents — in the right shell, that's a free threat every turn cycle. Commanders like Kenessos, Priest of Thassa, whose curve tops out at five and six mana sea creatures, turn this enchantment into a repeating Sneak Attack with no expiration date.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
Kenessos, Priest of Thassa already cheats Krakens and Leviathans into play, and In Search of Greatness doubles down on that plan — with a high-CMC creature on board, the enchantment lets you deploy another massive threat each upkeep without touching your mana.
Galadriel of Lothlórien
Galadriel of Lothlórien builds wide with high-value permanents, and In Search of Greatness rewards that density by letting the top end of her curve cascade into itself turn after turn.
Thrun, Breaker of Silence
Thrun, Breaker of Silence is a mono-green stompy deck that wants its big threats in play ahead of schedule, and In Search of Greatness provides exactly that — free permanent deployment off the back of whatever fatty already stuck to the board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Search of Greatness is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the card does its best work in Commander where games go long enough for the upkeep trigger to fire multiple times. In Modern and Pioneer, the effect is too slow and too dependent on an existing high-CMC permanent to compete with faster strategies. Legacy and Vintage have more broken things to do with two mana and ignore the enchantment entirely. Commander is where In Search of Greatness earns its keep — a repeating permanent-cheat effect in a 100-card singleton format is exactly the kind of incremental advantage that compounds into game-deciding board states.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Current pricing data for In Search of Greatness isn't available in our system, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest number before buying. Given its niche role in high-CMC Commander shells, it tends to be a budget-friendly pickup — worth grabbing a copy if you're building around the effect.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kenessos, Priest of Thassa
- Galadriel of Lothlórien
- Thrun, Breaker of Silence
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.