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Witherbloom, the Balancer

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon · from $3.43

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.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

54 of 100 at $5 or less · 34 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
17	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
18	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
19	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
20	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
21	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
22	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
23	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
24	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
25	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
26	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
27	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
28	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
29	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
30	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
31	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
32	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
33	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
34	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
35	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
36	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
37	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
38	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
39	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
40	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
41	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
42	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
43	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
44	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
45	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
46	Overgrown Tomb	Land	0	$8.00
47	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
48	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
49	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
50	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
51	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
52	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
53	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
54	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
55	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
56	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
57	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
58	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
59	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
60	Woodland Cemetery	Land	0	$0.62
61	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
62	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
63	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
64	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
65	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
66	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
67	Assassin's Trophy	Instant	2	$1.01
68	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
69	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
70	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
71	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
72	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
73	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
74	Llanowar Wastes	Land	0	$0.59
75	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
76	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
77	Delighted Halfling	Creature	1	$25.91
78	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
79	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
80	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
81	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
82	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
83	Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$26.58
84	Undergrowth Stadium	Land	0	$5.20
85	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
86	Return of the Wildspeaker	Instant	5	$1.51
87	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
88	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
89	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
90	Hardened Scales	Enchantment	1	$1.85
91	Tireless Provisioner	Creature	3	$2.33
92	Doubling Season	Enchantment	5	$29.62
93	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
94	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
95	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
96	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
97	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
98	Mosswort Bridge	Land	0	$0.21
99	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
100	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77

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Most played with Witherbloom, the Balancer

The 25 most-played cards in 22 settled top-16 lists running Witherbloom, the Balancer at 16+ player events since Apr 25, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 22 of 22	4
2	Dryad Arbor	95% · 21 of 22	4
3	Llanowar Elves	95% · 21 of 22	4
4	Birds of Paradise	91% · 20 of 22	4
5	Chord of Calling	91% · 20 of 22	4
6	Finale of Devastation	91% · 20 of 22	4
7	Overgrown Tomb	91% · 20 of 22	4
8	Sprout Swarm	91% · 20 of 22	3
9	Swamp	91% · 20 of 22	4
10	Demonic Tutor	86% · 19 of 22	4
11	Elvish Mystic	86% · 19 of 22	3
12	Green Sun's Zenith	86% · 19 of 22	4
13	Nature's Rhythm	86% · 19 of 22	3
14	Veil of Summer	86% · 19 of 22	4
15	Allosaurus Shepherd	82% · 18 of 22	3
16	Ancient Tomb	82% · 18 of 22	3
17	Badgermole Cub	82% · 18 of 22	4
18	Bayou	82% · 18 of 22	3
19	Boseiju, Who Endures	82% · 18 of 22	3
20	Delighted Halfling	82% · 18 of 22	4
21	Enduring Vitality	82% · 18 of 22	4
22	Fyndhorn Elves	82% · 18 of 22	4
23	Gaea's Cradle	82% · 18 of 22	3
24	Misty Rainforest	82% · 18 of 22	4
25	Polluted Delta	82% · 18 of 22	4

Combos with Witherbloom, the Balancer

3 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Sprout Swarm + Witherbloom, the Balancer
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Lab Rats + Phyrexian Altar + Witherbloom, the Balancer
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Earthcraft + Lab Rats + Witherbloom, the Balancer
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite tapped creature tokens
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 24 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

16th of 17 — FNM Commander on Topdeck.ggOct 2, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Nicolas Johansmeyer
9th of 19 — Texarmana Challenge III on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by Skye
11th of 32 — cEDH $1K Tournament on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Donny Frazier
8th of 39 — Gem State CEDH: Anime ID on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Alex clelland
15th of 36 — BGG: The Pirate's Mulligan 2 cEDH event on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–1–3 · by Nicolas Johansmeyer
10th of 46 — "Cradle of Filth" cEDH Tournament @ Good Games on Topdeck.ggSep 12, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Zachary Loucks
5th of 41 — Cash Cards Unlimited CEDH Tournament - August on Topdeck.ggAug 30, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by LUCREATIVE ®
16th of 123 — Nacional de CEDH 100K @ WolfCon 2026 on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 2–4–0 · by Cuauhtemoc murillo felix

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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