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Witherbloom, the Balancer
Card Information
Type: Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Mana Cost: 6
CMC: 8
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
Rarity: Mythic
Collector Number: 245
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.
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Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- March 20, 2026
If a spell has multiple instances of affinity, each one applies. For example, if you somehow control two Witherbloom, the Balancers and no other creatures, each instant and sorcery spell you cast will cost {4} less to cast.
Source: wotc - March 20, 2026
Affinity for creatures means "This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control."
Source: wotc - March 20, 2026
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
Source: wotc
Price History
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