Bitterblossom

Public decks that run Bitterblossom

• Break the Chains, led by Caesar, Legion's Emperor
• Everyone's Invited - Secret Lair Drop - WUBRG EDH Precon Decklist, led by Morophon, the Boundless

Commanders that run Bitterblossom most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel: 18,078 decks
• Alela, Cunning Conqueror: 12,627 decks
• Maralen, Fae Ascendant: 12,480 decks
• Alela, Artful Provocateur: 9,696 decks
• Teysa Karlov: 5,801 decks
• Witherbloom, the Balancer: 5,765 decks
• Silverquill, the Disputant: 4,827 decks
• Marneus Calgar: 4,629 decks

Often played with Bitterblossom

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Kirri, Talented Sprout
• Sophia, Dogged Detective
• Rin and Seri, Inseparable
• Tazri, Beacon of Unity
• Brenard, Ginger Sculptor
• Willow Priestess
• Maraleaf Pixie
• Mistbind Clique
• Faerie Harbinger
• Scion of Oona

Rulings

• 2008-04-01: The effect is mandatory. You'll lose 1 life even if you have only 1 life left.
• 2008-04-01: The life loss isn't a payment. You'll get a token even if you had 0 life (and another effect is stopping you from losing the game).
• 2024-06-07: While it appears only on cards that already have other card types, kindred is a card type and will be counted by effects that refer to the number of card types among cards in a zone.
• 2024-06-07: Kindred is a card type that allows noncreature cards to have creature types. For example, Echoes of Eternity is an Eldrazi (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Eldrazi card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield.
• 2024-06-07: This cards was originally printed with the "tribal" card type. That card type has been replaced with "kindred". This change does not affect the gameplay function of this card.