---
name: "Council of the Absolute"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Advisor"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "DGM"
set_name: "Dragon's Maze"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "464d5db8-5da1-4ced-aebf-33b3b6cb5bb2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/council-of-the-absolute-dgm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Council of the Absolute
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Advisor
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4

## Oracle Text
As this creature enters, choose a noncreature, nonland card name.
Your opponents can't cast spells with the chosen name.
Spells with the chosen name you cast cost {2} less to cast.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Meddling Mage](/printing/meddling-mage-pls.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Conjurer's Ban](/printing/conjurers-ban-gpt.md) — Sorcery
3. [Gideon's Intervention](/printing/gideons-intervention-akh.md) — Enchantment
4. [Silverquill Silencer](/printing/silverquill-silencer-stx.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Sanctum Prelate](/printing/sanctum-prelate-pz2.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Nevermore](/printing/nevermore-isd.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragon's Maze (DGM) #62
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`