Average Deck for Witherbloom, the Balancer - Budget Optimized Affinity

Tyler Bucks
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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Average Decklist

Arasta of the Endless Web
Arasta of the Endless Web
Beledros Witherbloom
Beledros Witherbloom
Blood Artist
Blood Artist
Bogwater Lumaret
Bogwater Lumaret
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Deep Forest Hermit
Deep Forest Hermit
Emeritus of Woe
Emeritus of Woe
Essence Warden
Essence Warden
Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness
Fyndhorn Elves
Fyndhorn Elves
Llanowar Elves
Llanowar Elves
Mirkwood Bats
Mirkwood Bats
Ornithopter of Paradise
Ornithopter of Paradise
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer
Scurry Oak
Scurry Oak
Scute Swarm
Scute Swarm
Sedgemoor Witch
Sedgemoor Witch
Studious First-Year
Studious First-Year
Tendershoot Dryad
Tendershoot Dryad
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
Twitching Doll
Twitching Doll
Virulent Emissary
Virulent Emissary
Warren Soultrader
Warren Soultrader
Witherbloom Apprentice
Witherbloom Apprentice
Zulaport Cutthroat
Zulaport Cutthroat
Instants (10)
Autumn's Veil
Autumn's Veil
Beast Within
Beast Within
Crop Rotation
Crop Rotation
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention
Return of the Wildspeaker
Return of the Wildspeaker
Sprout Swarm
Sprout Swarm
Stinging Study
Stinging Study
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
Tyvar's Stand
Tyvar's Stand
Sorceries (21)
Animist's Awakening
Animist's Awakening
Army of the Damned
Army of the Damned
Bala Ged Recovery
Bala Ged Recovery
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
Chain of Smog
Chain of Smog
Damnable Pact
Damnable Pact
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
Dread Summons
Dread Summons
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
For the Common Good
For the Common Good
In Garruk's Wake
In Garruk's Wake
Lab Rats
Lab Rats
Life // Death
Life // Death
Pest Infestation
Pest Infestation
Rise of the Dark Realms
Rise of the Dark Realms
Rishkar's Expertise
Rishkar's Expertise
Saproling Symbiosis
Saproling Symbiosis
Shamanic Revelation
Shamanic Revelation
Stargaze
Stargaze
Sylvan Offering
Sylvan Offering
Three Visits
Three Visits
Artifacts (5)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Golgari Signet
Golgari Signet
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Skullclamp
Skullclamp
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Enchantments (3)
Cryptolith Rite
Cryptolith Rite
Ground Seal
Ground Seal
Insidious Roots
Insidious Roots
Planeswalkers (1)
Professor Onyx
Professor Onyx
Lands (16)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Command Tower
Command Tower
Darkmoss Bridge
Darkmoss Bridge
Deathcap Glade
Deathcap Glade
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Khalni Garden
Khalni Garden
Llanowar Wastes
Llanowar Wastes
Necroblossom Snarl
Necroblossom Snarl
Opal Palace
Opal Palace
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Tainted Wood
Tainted Wood
Temple of the False God
Temple of the False God
Vernal Fen
Vernal Fen
Viridescent Bog
Viridescent Bog
Woodland Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery
Basics (2)
Forest
10 Forests
Swamp
8 Swamps