Witherbloom, the Balancer
- Mana cost
- {6}{B}{G}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
- Power / toughness
- 5 / 5
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven #288 (mythic)
- Price
- $8.90 USD
Affinity for creatures (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control.)
Flying, deathtouch
Instant and sorcery spells you cast have affinity for creatures.
Witherbloom, the Balancer has 3 printings, first in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026). EDHREC ranks it #5,411 among Commander cards. It appears most in Tiamat decks (765 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Witherbloom, the Balancer most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Tiamat: 765 decks
- Niv-Mizzet, Supreme: 388 decks
- Niv-Mizzet Reborn: 343 decks
- Beledros Witherbloom: 203 decks
- Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact: 101 decks
- Super-Skrull: 97 decks
- Umori, the Collector: 28 decks
- The Ur-Dragon
Often played with Witherbloom, the Balancer
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If a spell has multiple instances of affinity, each one applies. For example, if you somehow control two Witherbloom, the Balancers and no other creatures, each instant and sorcery spell you cast will cost {4} less to cast.
- : Affinity for creatures means "This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control."
- : To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.