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Witherbloom, the Balancer

First printed in Secrets of Strixhaven (2026)

All 3 prints

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  • Secrets of Strixhaven Promos (PSOS) #245p, 2026
  • Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #245, 2026
  • Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #288, 2026

Witherbloom, the Balancer

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

Affinity for creatures (This spell costs 1 generic less to cast for each creature you control.)
Flying, deathtouch
Instant and sorcery spells you cast have affinity for creatures.

5/5

Illustrated by
Chris Rahn
Watermark
Witherbloom

Legality

Legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders

Rulings (3)
  • 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 generic less to cast.
  • Affinity for creatures means "This spell costs 1 generic 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.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.02 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 Oct 2026).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Premier Draft 50.6% -4.8 -0.3 3300
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), Sealed 54.2% -1.6 -1.7 707
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Combos

7 combos, the most popular first:

Commander In 7 of 6185 decks (0.1%), most in Witherbloom, the Balancer
Share of decks
0.1%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-22: 0.0% 2026-08-29: 0.1% 2026-09-05: 0.0% 2026-09-12: 0.2% 2026-09-19: 0.2% 2026-09-26: 0.1% 2026-10-03: 0.1% 2026-10-10: 0.3% 2026-10-17: 0.1% 2026-10-24: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
7
7 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
0%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Witherbloom, the Balancer 0.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sprout Swarm100%773.1
Stinging Study100%618.5
Arasta of the Endless Web100%309.3
Life // Death100%193.3
Lurking Predators100%162.8
Last March of the Ents100%123.7
Krosan Grip100%106.6
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel100%104.8
Imp's Mischief100%92.3
Beseech the Queen100%71.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Witherbloom, the Balancer
Jeff in Take the Crown 04		 0-5
0%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

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Witherbloom, the Balancer
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