Witherbloom, the Balancer
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Affinity for creatures (This spell costs 
less to cast for each creature you control.)
Flying, deathtouch
Instant and sorcery spells you cast have affinity for creatures.
5 / 5
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS #245)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana value
- 8
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
- EDHREC rank
- #5,881
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos 7
All 7 combos.
Commander recommendations
Top synergy 50
Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.
- Exsanguinate
- Pest Infestation
- Awaken the Woods
- Sprout Swarm
- In Garruk's Wake
- Army of the Damned
- Torment of Hailfire
- Shamanic Revelation
- Sedgemoor Witch
- Ezuri's Predation
- Elvish Mystic
- Llanowar Elves
- Enduring Vitality
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General
- Birds of Paradise
- Fyndhorn Elves
- Animist's Awakening
- Stinging Study
- Finale of Devastation
- Bitterbloom Bearer
- Damnable Pact
- Return of the Wildspeaker
- Tendershoot Dryad
- Arachnogenesis
- Delighted Halfling
- Scute Swarm
- For the Common Good
- Beledros Witherbloom
- Dryad Arbor
- Craterhoof Behemoth
- Elves of Deep Shadow
- Badgermole Cub
- Witherbloom Apprentice
- Diabolic Revelation
- Collective Unconscious
- Chord of Calling
- Rise of the Dark Realms
- Biorhythm
- Springleaf Parade
- Stensian Sanguinist
- Gelatinous Genesis
- Bitterblossom
- Studious First-Year
- Lab Rats
- Khalni Garden
- Sylvan Offering
- Nature's Rhythm
- Second Harvest
- Szat's Will
- Cryptolith Rite
Most included 50
Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.
- Forest
- Swamp
- Command Tower
- Llanowar Elves
- Pest Infestation
- Exsanguinate
- Elvish Mystic
- Sol Ring
- Woodland Cemetery
- Awaken the Woods
- Overgrown Tomb
- Birds of Paradise
- Shamanic Revelation
- Sprout Swarm
- In Garruk's Wake
- Llanowar Wastes
- Torment of Hailfire
- Fyndhorn Elves
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General
- Undergrowth Stadium
- Army of the Damned
- Deathcap Glade
- Heroic Intervention
- Sedgemoor Witch
- Arcane Signet
- Enduring Vitality
- Elves of Deep Shadow
- Ezuri's Predation
- Scute Swarm
- Return of the Wildspeaker
- Twilight Mire
- Finale of Devastation
- Beledros Witherbloom
- Assassin's Trophy
- Craterhoof Behemoth
- Vernal Fen
- Arachnogenesis
- Skullclamp
- Dryad Arbor
- Tendershoot Dryad
- Delighted Halfling
- Animist's Awakening
- Stinging Study
- Bitterbloom Bearer
- Verdant Catacombs
- Damnable Pact
- Bojuka Bog
- For the Common Good
- Mirkwood Bats
- Beast Within
Format legality
Rulings
- 2026-03-20
Affinity for creatures means "This spell costs
less to cast for each creature you control." - 2026-03-20
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
less to cast. - 2026-03-20
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.