---
name: "Oath of Ghouls"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "EXO"
set_name: "Exodus"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brom"
oracle_id: "b9490b52-6c3f-437b-b2c2-9e81c4b43b61"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/oath-of-ghouls-exo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Oath of Ghouls
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player chooses target player whose graveyard has fewer creature cards in it than their graveyard does and is their opponent. The first player may return a creature card from their graveyard to their hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Oversold Cemetery](/printing/oversold-cemetery-dmr.md) — Enchantment
2. [Oath of Druids](/printing/oath-of-druids-prm.md) — Enchantment
3. [Ghoulcaller's Chant](/printing/ghoulcallers-chant-isd.md) — Sorcery
4. [Exhume](/printing/exhume-dsc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Ghouls' Night Out](/printing/ghouls-night-out-mic.md) — Sorcery
6. [Enslaved Horror](/printing/enslaved-horror-mmq.md) — Creature — Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Exodus (EXO) #69
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brom
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`