---
name: "Council's Judgment"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Will of the council"]
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "7041"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jeremy Paillotin"
oracle_id: "acf4d685-a718-42f7-9a7a-dee069ae8db2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/councils-judgment-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Council's Judgment
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Will of the council

## Oracle Text
Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for a nonland permanent you don't control. Exile each permanent with the most votes or tied for most votes.

> *"At its worst, it was a toxic, political club used to make others feel miserable and left out. At its best, it planned parties,"
—Pam Beesly*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Coercive Portal](/printing/coercive-portal-vma.md) — Artifact
2. [Sail into the West](/printing/sail-into-the-west-ltc.md) — Instant
3. [Expropriate](/printing/expropriate-pz2.md) — Sorcery
4. [Plea for Power](/printing/plea-for-power-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Tyrant's Choice](/printing/tyrants-choice-cns.md) — Sorcery
6. [Custodi Squire](/printing/custodi-squire-cmm.md) — Creature — Spirit Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7041
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jeremy Paillotin
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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