---
name: "Obzedat, Ghost Council"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "182"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "6c3df703-e96a-4ee4-b449-b8e1e3460bd3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/obzedat-ghost-council-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Obzedat, Ghost Council
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5

## Oracle Text
When Obzedat enters, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
At the beginning of your end step, you may exile Obzedat. If you do, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of your next upkeep. It gains haste.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ghost Council of Orzhova](/printing/ghost-council-of-orzhova-mm2.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit
2. [Kambal, Consul of Allocation](/printing/kambal-consul-of-allocation-kld.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
3. [Karlov of the Ghost Council](/printing/karlov-of-the-ghost-council-rvr.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor
4. [Gray Merchant of Asphodel](/printing/gray-merchant-of-asphodel-dsc.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Entropic Eidolon](/printing/entropic-eidolon-dis.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Distinguished Conjurer](/printing/distinguished-conjurer-mh3.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #182
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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