The Orzhov Syndicate

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Theme/Gimmick Tokens Vorthos WB (Orzhov)

Five-Sided-Prism

Creature (28)

• 1x Gutterbones
• 1x Hunted Witness
• 1x Thrull Parasite
• 1x Cartel Aristocrat
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Imperious Oligarch
• 1x Keening Apparition
• 1x Orzhov Enforcer
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Tithe Taker
• 1x Vizkopa Guildmage
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Ministrant of Obligation
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1x Twilight Drover
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Seraph of the Scales
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Vindictive Vampire
• 1x Belfry Spirit
• 1x Deathbringer Liege
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Deathpact Angel
• 1x Requiem Angel
• 1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts

Artifact (4)

• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Orzhov Locket

Land (37)

• 1x Agadeem, the Undercrypt  ^Flip
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Emeria, Shattered Skyclave  ^Flip
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x High Market
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Malakir Mire  ^Flip
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 1x Orzhov Guildgate
• 9x Plains
• 1x Shineshadow Snarl
• 11x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Thespian's Stage

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Bankrupt in Blood
• 1x Damn
• 1x Finale of Glory
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Kaya's Wrath
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Storm Herd

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
• 1x Kaya the Inexorable

Commander (1)

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Kaya's Ghostform
• 1x Dawn of Hope
• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Underworld Connections
• 1x Proper Burial
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Divine Visitation
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x Ethereal Absolution
• 1x Martyr's Bond
• 1x Debtors' Knell

Instant (7)

• 1x Cremate
• 1x Despark
• 1x Final Payment
• 1x Orzhov Charm
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Seize the Soul
• 1x Moonlight Bargain

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Maybeboard

Creature (34)

• 1x Doomed Traveler
• 1x Plagued Rusalka
• 1x Soul Warden
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x High Priest of Penance
• 1x Impassioned Orator
• 1x Karlov of the Ghost Council
• 1x Orzhov Guildmage
• 1x Pitiless Pontiff
• 1x Tithe Drinker
• 1x Tomik, Distinguished Advokist
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat
• 1x Fain, the Broker
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Orzhov Euthanist
• 1x Orzhov Pontiff
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Ghost Council of Orzhova
• 1x Phantom General
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Angel of Destiny
• 1x Blood Baron of Vizkopa
• 1x God-Eternal Oketra
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 1x Thalisse, Reverent Medium
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Skeletal Vampire
• 1x Treasury Thrull
• 1x Angel of Despair
• 1x Ashen Rider

Land (13)

• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Ondu Skyruins  ^Flip
• 1x Orzhova, the Church of Deals
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Scoured Barrens
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Vault of the Archangel
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Instant (6)

• 1x Mana Tithe
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Ultimate Price
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Kaya's Guile

Planeswalker (4)

• 1x Kaya, Orzhov Usurper
• 1x The Wanderer
• 1x Kaya, Bane of the Dead
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Hissing Miasma
• 1x Monologue Tax
• 1x Oath of Kaya
• 1x Pillory of the Sleepless
• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Rampage of the Valkyries

Artifact (7)

• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Tablet of the Guilds
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Orzhov Cluestone
• 1x Spectral Searchlight
• 1x Bottled Cloister
• 1x Bolas's Citadel

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Castigate
• 1x Immortal Servitude
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Sins of the Past
• 1x Revival / Revenge

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Around three-fourths of the cards in this deck are from one of the nine Ravnican expansions or from the Orzhov Guild Kit, or else are very obviously from Ravnica despite being printed in another set, like Karlov of the Ghost Council and Orzhov Advokist. I still tried to restrict the remaining quarter, nearly half of which are nonbasic lands, to cards that fit the theme of Orzhov. Obviously, this deck will not be the most competitive, but it is my hope that it will have a decent amount of synergy and, most importantly, be reasonably balanced against other casual decks. I also left around a hundred cards that were cut from the final build in the Maybeboard section, so there's a lot of options if anyone wants to make the deck more competitive or remove all of the non-Ravnican cards.

If anyone's curious, this deck was made to comply with the deck-building constraints that my friends and I created, at least as of October 2021. To elaborate, a deck consists of 100 cards (including your commander) worth $1 or less, except 1 card can be worth up to $100, 5 additional cards can be worth up to $20, and as many as 20 other cards can be worth up to $5. In addition, a player can upgrade an extra card to $5/$20 for every 2 lands in that category. Use the TCGplayer market price for a card's cheapest variant when evaluating prices, except Sol Ring is considered to be worth $100.

Win Conditions: either by having ten or more Treasure tokens with Revel in Riches in play or by reducing each of your opponents' life totals to zero

Combo: While you control both Requiem Angel and Divine Visitation, your creatures will always be replaced with Angel tokens when they die, even if the creature that died was an Angel token itself. This means that with a card like Cartel Aristocrat, you could repeatedly sacrifice your creatures to take advantage of effects like Cruel Celebrant or Vindictive Vampire to deal infinite damage and win the game.

Other EDH Guild Decks: The Gruul Clans, The Izzet League, The Simic Combine, House Dimir, The Boros Legion, The Golgari Swarm, The Selesnya Conclave, The Azorius Senate

Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 39 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.49
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Angel 4/4 W w/ Vigilance, Angel Warrior 4/4 W, Bat 1/1 B, Cleric 1/1 WB, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Emblem Kaya the Inexorable, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Inkling 2/1 WB, Morph 2/2 C, Pegasus 1/1 W, Pegasus 1/1 W, Rat 1/1 B, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Soldier 2/2 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 WB, Spirit 1/1 WB, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Ravnica, Ravnica Guilds