Exhibit j.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Virtus Opportunities Trust to the references to us under the headings “Glossary”, “Non-Public Portfolio Holdings Information”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”, and “Financial Statements” in such Registration Statement.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

June 21, 2021