Witherbloom, the Balancer (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Affinity

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May 12, 2026
Witherbloom, the Balancer - Spellslinger & Go-Wide on a Budget
Witherbloom, the Balancer is the most popular commander from Secrets of Strixhaven. But is he still good on a budget? Let's find out.
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Bogwater Lumaret
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Studious First-Year
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Lluwen, Exchange Student
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
28%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pest Infestation
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
77%synergy
Exsanguinate
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
69%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Sylvan Offering
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Damnable Pact
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
53%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Creakwood Liege
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
For the Common Good
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Elvish Mystic
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Llanowar Elves
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Verdant Command
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Army of the Damned
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Sprout Swarm
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Putrefy
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Eccentric Pestfinder
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Enduring Vitality
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Arbor Elf
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Ophiomancer
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Mycoloth
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Twitching Doll
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Blech, Loafing Pest
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Essenceknit Scholar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Boreal Druid
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Skull Prophet
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Birds of Paradise
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Brightcap Badger
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Viscera Seer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Dina, Essence Brewer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Pest Rescuer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Ribtruss Roaster
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Burrog Banemaker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Noxious Newt
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Mindful Biomancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Bloom Tender
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Scaled Nurturer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Pestilent Syphoner
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Eternal Witness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Titania
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Woe Strider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Vizier of the Menagerie
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Leafkin Druid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Beast Whisperer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Savra, Queen of the Golgari
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Arachnogenesis
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Second Harvest
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Beast Within
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Dina's Guidance
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Scour from Existence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Vitalizing Wind
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Tend the Pests
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Golgari Charm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Szat's Will
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Zuko's Exile
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Fungal Infection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Empty the Pits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Stinging Study
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Heroic Intervention
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Spoils of Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crash the Party
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Rat Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Krosan Grip
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Sprout
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Mortality Spear
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Defend the Rider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Chord of Calling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Harrow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Vitality Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Crushing Disappointment
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Spore Swarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Reach of Branches
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Noxious Revival
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Luxurious Libation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
In Garruk's Wake
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Animist's Awakening
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Wurmcalling
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Saproling Migration
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Lab Rats
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Culling Ritual
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Final Act
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Collective Unconscious
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Awaken the Woods
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Casualties of War
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Death Mutation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Call the Scions
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Chatterstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Attempted Murder
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Fell
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Necrotic Hex
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Brew
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Audience with Trostani
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Dark Salvation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Pest Summoning
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Pull from the Grave
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Containment Breach
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Increasing Ambition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mind Drain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shamble Back
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Overcome
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Pulse of the Tangle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fungal Sprouting
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Tyranid Invasion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Bad Deal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mordor Muster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Pestilent Cauldron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Carnage Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Blight Mound
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Insidious Roots
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Awakening Zone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Springleaf Parade
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Feral Appetite
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dark Privilege
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Trudge Garden
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Web of Life and Destiny
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Dellian Fel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Dryad Arbor
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Khalni Garden
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Backwoods
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Realm of Koh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Arcane Signet
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Golgari Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Potioner's Trove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
36%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
52%synergy
Vernal Fen
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
68%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Twilight Mire
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Viridescent Bog
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
44%synergy
Tainted Wood
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Deathcap Glade
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Fabled Passage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Malady
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Turbulent Fen
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-17%synergy
Haunted Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Wastewood Verge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Study Hall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Festering Thicket
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-36%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Grove
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Titan's Grave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy