Ghost Council of Orzhova

Ghost Council of Orzhova

Legendary Creature — Spirit

Mana cost: {W}{W}{B}{B}

How we read this card

When Ghost Council of Orzhova enters, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

triggered — makes each opponent lose 1 life

triggered — gains you 1 life

triggered — drains each opponent

Exile Ghost Council of Orzhova. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

activated {1}, Sacrifice a creature —

activated {1}, Sacrifice a creature —

activated {1}, Sacrifice a creature — blinks a permanent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: make a player lose life, gain life, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, exile a card, anything leaves the battlefield, put anything onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Ghost Council of Orzhova, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Ghost Council of Orzhova, it exiles a Nightmare

a nontoken Spirit deals combat damage — 725 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

  1. Millicent, Restless Revenant — When Ghost Council of Orzhova deals combat damage, Millicent, Restless Revenant makes a token

a nontoken Spirit enters the battlefield — 727 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

  1. Baboon Spirit — When Ghost Council of Orzhova enters, Baboon Spirit makes a token

a Spirit enters the battlefield — 863 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

When Ghost Council of Orzhova enters:

  1. Mausoleum Wanderer — gets +1/+1
  2. Drogskol Cavalry — gains you 2 life
  3. Vanguard of the Restless — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Nebelgast Herald — taps a creature an opponent controls

a Spirit creature it boosts — 889 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Gallows Warden — Gallows Warden gives Ghost Council of Orzhova bigger stats
  2. Long-Forgotten Gohei — Long-Forgotten Gohei gives Ghost Council of Orzhova bigger stats

887 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ghost Council of Orzhova:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ghost Council of Orzhova:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

When Ghost Council of Orzhova gains life:

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — draws you that many cards
  3. South Wind Avatar — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Rodolf Duskbringer — grants indestructible
  5. Fiendish Panda — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Veinwitch Coven — brings a card back
  7. Cleric Class — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Lich's Mastery — draws you that many cards
  9. Wall of Limbs — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

84 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Ghost Council of Orzhova is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

  1. Primeval Bounty — Primeval Bounty makes fodder for Ghost Council of Orzhova
  2. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — Saheeli, Radiant Creator makes fodder for Ghost Council of Orzhova
  3. Captain Jean-Luc Picard — Captain Jean-Luc Picard makes fodder for Ghost Council of Orzhova
  4. Invisible Woman — Invisible Woman makes fodder for Ghost Council of Orzhova

2,716 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

Ghost Council of Orzhova puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back
  8. Necromantic Thirst — can bring back
  9. Krile Baldesion — can bring back
  10. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — can bring back

799 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

When you sacrifice a creature to Ghost Council of Orzhova:

  1. Zahur, Glory's Past — makes a token
  2. Liesa, Forgotten Archangel — brings a card back
  3. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  4. Yedora, Grave Gardener — brings a card back
  5. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  6. Valkyrie's Call — brings a card back
  7. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  8. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  9. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  10. Body Launderer — draws and discards

60 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice a creature to Ghost Council of Orzhova, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life

34 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra dies thanks to Ghost Council of Orzhova, it triggers
  2. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero — When Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero dies thanks to Ghost Council of Orzhova, it exiles itself

20 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

  1. Havi, the All-Father — Ghost Council of Orzhova fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs

443 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Ghost Council of Orzhova is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Ghost Council of Orzhova attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

219 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.