---
name: "Obzedat, Ghost Council"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "MM3"
set_name: "Modern Masters 2017"
collector_number: "176"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "6c3df703-e96a-4ee4-b449-b8e1e3460bd3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/obzedat-ghost-council-mm3"
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

## 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-2x2.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
3. [Karlov of the Ghost Council](/printing/karlov-of-the-ghost-council-rvr.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor
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5. [Belbe, Corrupted Observer](/printing/belbe-corrupted-observer-cmr.md) — Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Zombie Elf
6. [Distinguished Conjurer](/printing/distinguished-conjurer-mh3.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #176
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2017-03-14)* Once Obzedat's ability has returned it to the battlefield, it has haste for as long as it remains on the battlefield. If an opponent gains control of it (perhaps with Olivia Voldaren or Soul Ransom), it can attack that turn.
- *(2017-03-14)* If you gain control of Obzedat "until end of turn," you'll control it during your end step and you choose whether to exile it. If you do, it returns to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of your next upkeep, not its owner's next upkeep.