Card

Witherbloom, the Balancer

Mana cost {6}{B}{G}

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon 5/5

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.

Part of 7 known combos, one of them two-card. 3 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Mythic · SOS · #245
Cheapest printing
€3.33
EDHREC salt
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Color identity
Black, Green
Keywords
Deathtouch, Flying, Affinity

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partner: Sprout Swarm
  • B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partner: Sprout Swarm
  • B3 Upgraded — Not in the same deck as its early two-card combo partner: Sprout Swarm
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • Two-card combo with Sprout Swarm (early with Sprout Swarm)

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

7 known combos, one of them two-card.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2026-03-20 · Wizards of the Coast
    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.
  • 2026-03-20 · Wizards of the Coast
    Affinity for creatures means "This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control."
  • 2026-03-20 · Wizards of the Coast
    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.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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