Witherbloom, the Balancer (Commander) - Lifegain

Alex Wicker
May 14, 2026
Does Secrets of Strixhaven Have any Game Changers?
Secrets of Strixhaven has a lot of fun and powerful cards. But do any of them deserve Game Changers status? Let's take a look.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cauldron of Essence
62%inclusion73 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Bogwater Lumaret
60%inclusion73 decks122 decks
48%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
51%inclusion62 decks122 decks
35%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
51%inclusion62 decks122 decks
41%synergy
Studious First-Year
44%inclusion54 decks122 decks
37%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pest Infestation
77%inclusion94 decks122 decks
64%synergy
Exsanguinate
68%inclusion83 decks122 decks
59%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
65%inclusion79 decks122 decks
52%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
52%inclusion64 decks122 decks
47%synergy
Army of the Damned
48%inclusion59 decks122 decks
46%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
48%inclusion58 decks122 decks
44%synergy
Sprout Swarm
43%inclusion53 decks122 decks
40%synergy
Awaken the Woods
43%inclusion53 decks122 decks
40%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
43%inclusion52 decks122 decks
38%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
46%inclusion56 decks122 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Llanowar Elves
57%inclusion70 decks122 decks
22%synergy
Elvish Mystic
54%inclusion66 decks122 decks
25%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
46%inclusion56 decks122 decks
26%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
41%inclusion50 decks122 decks
-6%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
40%inclusion49 decks122 decks
26%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
39%inclusion48 decks122 decks
33%synergy
Professor Dellian Fel
39%inclusion48 decks122 decks
31%synergy
For the Common Good
39%inclusion47 decks122 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion46 decks122 decks
17%synergy
Heroic Intervention
36%inclusion44 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Game Changers
Biorhythm
26%inclusion32 decks122 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
-0%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Field of the Dead
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Seedborn Muse
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Enduring Vitality
36%inclusion44 decks122 decks
27%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
36%inclusion44 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
35%inclusion40 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
34%inclusion42 decks122 decks
27%synergy
Noxious Newt
33%inclusion38 decks115 decks
29%synergy
Essenceknit Scholar
33%inclusion38 decks115 decks
25%synergy
Creakwood Liege
33%inclusion40 decks122 decks
27%synergy
Birds of Paradise
32%inclusion39 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Scute Swarm
31%inclusion38 decks122 decks
17%synergy
Teacher's Pest
31%inclusion38 decks122 decks
18%synergy
Lluwen, Exchange Student
30%inclusion37 decks122 decks
24%synergy
Blech, Loafing Pest
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
29%inclusion35 decks122 decks
22%synergy
Eccentric Pestfinder
29%inclusion35 decks122 decks
16%synergy
Pest Mascot
28%inclusion34 decks122 decks
20%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
28%inclusion32 decks115 decks
21%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
27%inclusion33 decks122 decks
16%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
27%inclusion33 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
27%inclusion31 decks115 decks
23%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
25%inclusion30 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Essence Warden
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
19%synergy
Pest Rescuer
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Ribtruss Roaster
22%inclusion27 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Dina, Essence Brewer
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
16%synergy
Emeritus of Abundance
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Ophiomancer
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
12%synergy
Delighted Halfling
18%inclusion22 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Infirmary Healer
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Shopkeeper's Bane
17%inclusion20 decks115 decks
12%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Leech Collector
17%inclusion19 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Grave Researcher
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Pestbrood Sloth
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
13%synergy
Eternal Witness
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
-7%synergy
Warren Soultrader
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Twitching Doll
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Badgermole Cub
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
-16%synergy
Gorma, the Gullet
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Circle of Dreams Druid
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Brightcap Badger
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Arachnogenesis
33%inclusion40 decks122 decks
23%synergy
Dina's Guidance
32%inclusion38 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Second Harvest
30%inclusion36 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
25%inclusion31 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
25%inclusion30 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Mortality Spear
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion27 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Veil of Summer
21%inclusion26 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Wander Off
20%inclusion23 decks115 decks
19%synergy
Stinging Study
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
-5%synergy
Tend the Pests
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Chord of Calling
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Galadhrim Ambush
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Empty the Pits
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Glorious Decay
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Abrupt Decay
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
-6%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Masterful Flourish
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Rabid Attack
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
-0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Szat's Will
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Foolish Fate
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Scour from Existence
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Putrefy
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
-25%synergy
Efflorescence
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Charm
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
-8%synergy
Lumaret's Favor
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Dissection Practice
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Command
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Scatter the Seeds
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Infuse with Vitality
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Royal Treatment
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
35%inclusion43 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
Damnable Pact
29%inclusion35 decks122 decks
26%synergy
Ezuri's Predation
28%inclusion34 decks122 decks
24%synergy
Culling Ritual
27%inclusion33 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Animist's Awakening
27%inclusion33 decks122 decks
25%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
25%inclusion31 decks122 decks
24%synergy
Grapple with Death
25%inclusion30 decks122 decks
20%synergy
Root Manipulation
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion27 decks122 decks
17%synergy
Stargaze
21%inclusion26 decks122 decks
20%synergy
Pull from the Grave
21%inclusion26 decks122 decks
19%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Finale of Devastation
20%inclusion24 decks122 decks
12%synergy
Germination Practicum
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Send in the Pest
19%inclusion22 decks115 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Offering
18%inclusion22 decks122 decks
16%synergy
Zombify
18%inclusion22 decks122 decks
17%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
-15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
-5%synergy
Immoral Bargain
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Collective Unconscious
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Plague Wind
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Shared Roots
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Genesis Wave
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Praetor's Counsel
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
12%synergy
Nature's Lore
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
-12%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Kodama's Reach
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
-9%synergy
Casualties of War
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Brew
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
-7%synergy
Saproling Symbiosis
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Witherbloom Command
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Lab Rats
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Dark Salvation
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Queen
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Follow the Lumarets
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Chatterstorm
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Harmonize
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Ominous Harvest
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
27%inclusion33 decks122 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion14 decks122 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
-13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Diary of Dreams
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
25%inclusion31 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Blight Mound
25%inclusion30 decks122 decks
20%synergy
Springleaf Parade
21%inclusion26 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Comforting Counsel
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
15%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Feral Appetite
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion22 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Parallel Lives
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Awakening Zone
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Doubling Season
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Sylvan Library
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Insidious Roots
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
-3%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Primal Vigor
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion51 decks122 decks
0%synergy
High Market
24%inclusion29 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion28 decks122 decks
-0%synergy
Grim Backwoods
20%inclusion25 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Dryad Arbor
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18%inclusion22 decks122 decks
-9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Khalni Garden
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion16 decks122 decks
-5%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Shifting Woodland
8.2%inclusion10 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
-15%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion92 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion66 decks122 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19%inclusion23 decks122 decks
-5%synergy
Potioner's Trove
10%inclusion12 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Golgari Signet
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.4%inclusion9 decks122 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion119 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion119 decks122 decks
-0%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion108 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
70%inclusion86 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Deathcap Glade
64%inclusion78 decks122 decks
31%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
60%inclusion73 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
57%inclusion69 decks122 decks
19%synergy
Vernal Fen
56%inclusion68 decks122 decks
33%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
55%inclusion67 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Twilight Mire
52%inclusion63 decks122 decks
12%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
43%inclusion53 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Titan's Grave
40%inclusion49 decks122 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Malady
39%inclusion47 decks122 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Wood
34%inclusion42 decks122 decks
-9%synergy
Turbulent Fen
34%inclusion41 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion40 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Viridescent Bog
32%inclusion39 decks122 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
30%inclusion37 decks122 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion32 decks122 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion30 decks122 decks
-5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
24%inclusion29 decks122 decks
0%synergy
Wastewood Verge
24%inclusion29 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Festering Thicket
24%inclusion29 decks122 decks
14%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
22%inclusion27 decks122 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion27 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20%inclusion24 decks122 decks
-19%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
-3%synergy
Haunted Mire
17%inclusion21 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
16%inclusion20 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
-10%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
-5%synergy
Study Hall
14%inclusion17 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10%inclusion12 decks122 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
-0%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
-3%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Bayou
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
-5%synergy
Illegitimate Business
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
-4%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
-2%synergy