Ghost Council of Orzhova (Commander) - Lifegain

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Charles Allison
Jan 28, 2019
Historically Speaking - The Orzhov Syndicate
The Orzhov Syndicate has some intense real-world historical inspiration.
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Karlov of the Ghost Council
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Obzedat, Ghost Council
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Suture Priest
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Blind Obedience
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mortify
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Soul Warden
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Corpse Knight
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Necropotence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Venerated Stormsinger
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Hardened Tactician
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Dalkovan Packbeasts
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Tithe Drinker
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Starscape Cleric
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Crypt Ghast
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Markov Purifier
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fleshtaker
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Indulging Patrician
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Sun Titan
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Regal Bloodlord
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Drana's Emissary
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Soul's Attendant
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Ministrant of Obligation
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Ophiomancer
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Teysa Karlov
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Darkstar Augur
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Doomed Traveler
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Treasury Thrull
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Souls of the Faultless
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Agent of Masks
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Imperious Oligarch
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Tithe Taker
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Miner
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Kingpin's Pet
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Basilica Screecher
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Syndic of Tithes
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Nezumi Linkbreaker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Pitiless Pontiff
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Seraph of the Scales
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Fracture
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Utter End
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Charm
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Guile
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Inkshield
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Costly Plunder
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Seize the Soul
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Treacherous Greed
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ephemerate
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Beckon Apparition
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Disenchant
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Final Payment
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Return to Dust
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Mana Tithe
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Suspended Sentence
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Merciless Eviction
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Damn
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Fumigate
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Obzedat's Aid
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Farewell
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Revival // Revenge
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Immortal Servitude
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Council's Judgment
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Culling Sun
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Consecrate // Consume
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Martial Coup
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Souls
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Raise the Past
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Dread Return
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Skullclamp
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Oketra's Monument
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Norn's Annex
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Genesis Chamber
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Life Insurance
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Cleric Class
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Prophecy
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Greed
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Debtors' Knell
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Lunar Convocation
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Pillory of the Sleepless
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Dawn of Hope
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
3%synergy
One Thousand Lashes
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Court of Grace
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Debtor's Pulpit
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Griffin Aerie
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Library
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Spirit Bonds
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Test of Endurance
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Remedy
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Anointed Procession
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Far Traveler
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Miasma
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Abiding Grace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Spirits' Justice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Orzhova, the Church of Deals
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Fortress
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Westvale Abbey
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
War Room
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Locket
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Keyrune
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion33 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion33 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Field
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Silence
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Godless Shrine
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Champions
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Heath
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Silent Clearing
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy