---
name: "Ghost Council of Orzhova"
mana_cost: "{W}{W}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "GPT"
set_name: "Guildpact"
collector_number: "114"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "2ba16e4d-2de7-4906-801a-4ba2b90b5050"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ghost-council-of-orzhova-gpt"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ghost Council of Orzhova
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{W}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
When Ghost Council of Orzhova enters, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
{1}, Sacrifice a creature: Exile Ghost Council of Orzhova. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Obzedat, Ghost Council](/printing/obzedat-ghost-council-ea3.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor
2. [Karlov of the Ghost Council](/printing/karlov-of-the-ghost-council-rvr.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor
3. [Entropic Eidolon](/printing/entropic-eidolon-dis.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Orzhova, the Church of Deals](/printing/orzhova-the-church-of-deals-gpt.md) — Land
5. [Death Cultist](/printing/death-cultist-roe.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Orzhov Guildmage](/printing/orzhov-guildmage-rvr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guildpact (GPT) #114
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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