Witherbloom, the Balancer (Commander) - Budget Upgraded Affinity

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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Studious First-Year
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Bogwater Lumaret
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Essenceknit Scholar
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Witherbloom Charm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pest Infestation
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
78%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Exsanguinate
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Damnable Pact
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Army of the Damned
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Gelatinous Genesis
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Animist's Awakening
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Sylvan Offering
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Elvish Mystic
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Llanowar Elves
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Arbor Elf
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Second Harvest
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Sprout Swarm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
37%synergy
For the Common Good
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Biorhythm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Fyndhorn Elves
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Birds of Paradise
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Boreal Druid
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Eternal Witness
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Tendershoot Dryad
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Brightcap Badger
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Twitching Doll
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Creakwood Liege
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Enduring Vitality
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mycoloth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Viscera Seer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Noxious Newt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Skull Prophet
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Essence Warden
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nether Traitor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Haywire Mite
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Ornithopter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Devoted Druid
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Delighted Halfling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Goobbue Gardener
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Virulent Emissary
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Lluwen, Exchange Student
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Teacher's Pest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ribtruss Roaster
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Eccentric Pestfinder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Blech, Loafing Pest
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Leech Collector
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Darkstar Augur
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bloom Tender
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Scout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Protean Hulk
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Scaled Nurturer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Storrev, Devkarin Lich
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Priest of Titania
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Woe Strider
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Verdant Command
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Arachnogenesis
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Deadly Dispute
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Scour from Existence
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Tear Asunder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Tend the Pests
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Szat's Will
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Zuko's Exile
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Crash the Party
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Galadhrim Ambush
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Sprout
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Harrow
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Spore Swarm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Scatter the Seeds
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Charm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Transpose
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Fungal Infection
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Empty the Pits
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Abrupt Decay
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
You Look Upon the Tarrasque
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Spoils of Blood
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rat Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wrap in Vigor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Seedtime
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Slice from the Shadows
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Defend the Rider
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Silkguard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Ezuri's Predation
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Preposterous Proportions
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Dregs of Sorrow
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Saproling Migration
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Dark Salvation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Collective Unconscious
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Saproling Symbiosis
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Call the Scions
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Chatterstorm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cultivate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Lab Rats
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Skittering Invasion
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Stargaze
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Diabolic Revelation
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Circle of Power
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Increasing Ambition
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Wildest Dreams
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Awaken the Woods
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Farseek
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Casualties of War
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Introduction to Annihilation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Death Mutation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Profane Command
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Harmonize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Counsel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Attempted Murder
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cut of the Profits
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Wurmcalling
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Fell
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Necrotic Hex
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Chatter of the Squirrel
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Audience with Trostani
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Beseech the Queen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Life // Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Genesis Wave
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Shared Roots
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Green Sun's Twilight
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Containment Breach
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ecological Appreciation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thunderous Debut
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mind Drain
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Cauldron of Essence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Carnage Altar
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pendant of Prosperity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Diary of Dreams
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Awakening Zone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Insidious Roots
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Colossification
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Greed
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dark Privilege
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Elven Chorus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Unbound Flourishing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Grave Betrayal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thoughtleech
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Trudge Garden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Blight Mound
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Springleaf Parade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sapling Nursery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Feral Appetite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Garruk Wildspeaker
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Professor Dellian Fel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Lands
Khalni Garden
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Dryad Arbor
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
High Market
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Grim Backwoods
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ba Sing Se
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Realm of Koh
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
-29%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Golgari Signet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Potioner's Trove
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Wood
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Vernal Fen
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Deathcap Glade
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Mire
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Viridescent Bog
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Malady
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Blooming Marsh
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-22%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Haunted Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Wastewood Verge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Turbulent Fen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Titan's Grave
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Jungle Hollow
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Study Hall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy