Council's Judgment: Verdict in White
Council's Judgment is a precise removal spell that turns group decision into board control. Castable for one plus two white mana, it forces a vote starting with you and moves clockwise. Each player names a nonland permanent you do not control. The rule text is straightforward; exile any permanent that receives the most votes or ties for the most votes. That makes this card useful against single-game-defining threats and against boards where consensus can be marshaled to clear multiple problem permanents at once.
In Ravnica lore this printing carries the weight of civic finality. It reads like a council session heard at dawn: efficient and ritualized. As a practical inclusion in control decks and certain midrange builds, it answers indestructible and hexproof-style threats that typical removal cannot touch because exile bypasses many replacement effects. Experienced players value the card for its political dimension and the clean resolution it provides in multiplayer and one-on-one matches.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {1}{W}{W}
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Card Type – Sorcery
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for a nonland permanent you don’t control. Exile each permanent with the most votes or tied for most votes.
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