---
name: "Witherbloom, the Balancer"
mana_cost: "{6}{B}{G}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch", "Flying", "Affinity"]
set: "PSOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Promos"
collector_number: "245p"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "fbb04a21-e513-4317-aac8-fa6df91c3438"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/witherbloom-the-balancer-psos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Witherbloom, the Balancer
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{B}{G}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch, Flying, Affinity

## Oracle Text
Affinity for creatures (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control.)
Flying, deathtouch
Instant and sorcery spells you cast have affinity for creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Beledros Witherbloom](/printing/beledros-witherbloom-pstx.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
2. [Witherbloom Pledgemage](/printing/witherbloom-pledgemage-stx.md) — Creature — Treefolk Warlock
3. [Qumulox](/printing/qumulox-mm2.md) — Creature — Beast
4. [Broodstar](/printing/broodstar-mrd.md) — Creature — Beast
5. [Sky-Blessed Samurai](/printing/sky-blessed-samurai-neo.md) — Enchantment Creature — Human Samurai
6. [Witherbloom Apprentice](/printing/witherbloom-apprentice-plst.md) — Creature — Human Druid

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Promos (PSOS) #245p
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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