---
name: "Witherbloom Apprentice"
mana_cost: "{B}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Druid"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Magecraft"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "STX-247"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Josh Hass"
oracle_id: "696f554d-0485-48a5-9273-3f6fb7d16a5d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/witherbloom-apprentice-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Witherbloom Apprentice
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Druid
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Magecraft

## Oracle Text
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

> *"All we are—every feeling, every action—powered by a single, delicate little organ. Life is so terrifyingly, beautifully fragile."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Witherbloom Pledgemage](/printing/witherbloom-pledgemage-stx.md) — Creature — Treefolk Warlock
2. [Silverquill Apprentice](/printing/silverquill-apprentice-stx.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
3. [Mage Hunter](/printing/mage-hunter-stx.md) — Creature — Horror
4. [Clever Lumimancer](/printing/clever-lumimancer-stx.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Karok Wrangler](/printing/karok-wrangler-stx.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
6. [Eager First-Year](/printing/eager-first-year-stx.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #STX-247
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Josh Hass
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`