Exhibit 99.(j)(1)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Virtus Opportunities Trust of our report dated July 25, 2024, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in the Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Bond Fund, Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Income Fund and Virtus Stone Harbor Local Markets Fund Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended May 31, 2024. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Glossary”, “Non-Public Portfolio Holdings Information”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”, “Financial Statements” and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

September 25, 2024