Witherbloom, the Balancer 
Witherbloom, the Balancer Duel Commander decklist played by Eric Vanderrusten at CDF 2026 : CHILL 3 (5 Jul 2026).
- Player
- Eric Vanderrusten
- Finish
- #221 of 316, 2-2
- Event
- CDF 2026 : CHILL 3,
- Archetype
- Witherbloom, the Balancer
- Format
- Duel Commander
- MTGO
- Paper
- Source
- Melee.gg
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Commander
Main deck (100)
Commander
Main deck (100)
Creatures (35)
- 1 Arbor Elf
- 1 Badgermole Cub
- 1 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Boreal Druid
- 1 Brightcap Badger // Fungus Frolic
- 1 Deathrite Shaman
- 1 Deep-Cavern Bat
- 1 Delighted Halfling
- 1 Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
- 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
- 1 Elvish Mystic
- 1 Eternal Witness
- 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
- 1 Fyndhorn Elves
- 1 Haywire Mite
- 1 Kitesail Freebooter
- 1 Llanowar Elves
- 1 Lord Skitter, Sewer King
- 1 Marionette Apprentice
- 1 Mesmeric Fiend
- 1 Mole Man, Moloid Master
- 1 Nest Invader
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Prosperous Innkeeper
- 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
- 1 Sowing Mycospawn
- 1 Springheart Nantuko
- 1 Sylvan Caryatid
- 1 Tender Wildguide
- 1 The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
- 1 Twitching Doll
- 1 Wall of Roots
- 1 Wight of the Reliquary
- 1 Witherbloom Apprentice
- 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
Planeswalkers (2)
Instants (10)
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Chord of Calling
- 1 Crop Rotation
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Lethal Scheme
- 1 Scatter the Seeds
- 1 Sprout Swarm
- 1 Verdant Command
- 1 Witherbloom Charm
Sorceries (10)
- 1 Beseech the Queen
- 1 Dark Petition
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Diabolic Intent
- 1 Green Sun's Zenith
- 1 Increasing Ambition
- 1 Life // Death
- 1 Malevolent Rumble
- 1 Mind Twist
- 1 Splinter's Technique
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (37)
- 1 Ba Sing Se
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Blooming Marsh
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Dryad Arbor
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 1 Eumidian Hatchery
- 6 Forest
- 1 Great Arashin City
- 1 Khalni Garden
- 1 Llanowar Wastes
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Maze of Ith
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Nurturing Peatland
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Spymaster's Vault
- 2 Swamp
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Compared with the average Witherbloom, the Balancer list
Average of 5 decks in the 30 days up to July 5, 2026, the day of this tournament.
Main deck
More than usual
- –
Fewer than usual
- -1 Swamp (2 vs 3.2)
Most unusual list in this period: Eric Vanderrusten in CDF 2026 : CHILL 1 (1 card away from the average)
Combos in this deck
2 combos from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list, the most popular first.
Deck stats
Mana curve
2.27 average mana value · 2.43 printed
| Mana value | Creatures | Other spells |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 10 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7+ | 0 | 0 |
Lands
37 37.0% of the deck
- 2 to 4 lands in the opening hand
- 74.5%
- A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play
- 71.9%
- Same, on the draw
- 79.3%
Colors: costs and sources
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0 symbols (0.0%)
9 sources (9.2%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
9 sources (9.2%)
-
32 symbols (38.6%)
30 sources (30.6%)
-
0 symbols (0.0%)
9 sources (9.2%)
-
51 symbols (61.4%)
41 sources (41.8%)
Card types
- Creatures 36 (36.0%)
- Planeswalkers 2 (2.0%)
- Instants 10 (10.0%)
- Sorceries 10 (10.0%)
- Artifacts 1 (1.0%)
- Enchantments 4 (4.0%)
- Lands 37 (37.0%)