Witherbloom by Chizuri

Format: Commander

Commander: Witherbloom, the Balancer

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 74

Deck overview

This deck is a high-speed competitive Golgari combo deck designed to execute a lethal win on Turn 3. The primary win condition combines Witherbloom Apprentice and Chain of Smog to deal infinite life loss to all opponents via Magecraft triggers. A dense suite of 1-CMC mana creatures and fast artifacts provides explosive mana acceleration, while premier black and green tutors ensure seamless access to combo pieces. If opponents attempt to interact, proactive protection such as Veil of Summer, Allosaurus Shepherd, and Legolas's Quick Reflexes shields the combo from countermagic and removal. The deck also includes potent secondary lines through Hoarding Broodlord and Protean Hulk, supported by disruptive staples like Opposition Agent and Orcish Bowmasters to hinder faster opposing strategies. The result is a resilient, consistent combo engine capable of winning decisively before opposing decks stabilize.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Badgermole Cub
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Beseech the Queen
  • 1 Biorhythm
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blood Pet
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Chain of Smog
  • 1 Chord of Calling
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corpse Dance
  • 1 Crop Rotation
  • 1 Culling Ritual
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Petition
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Demonic Counsel
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Enduring Vitality
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Evendo, Waking Haven
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Field of the Dead
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hoarding Broodlord
  • 1 In Garruk's Wake
  • 1 Increasing Ambition
  • 1 Lab Rats
  • 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
  • 1 Lively Dirge
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Metamorphosis
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Natural Order
  • 1 Nature's Rhythm
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Protean Hulk
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Sacrifice
  • 1 Saw in Half
  • 1 Sedgemoor Witch
  • 1 Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sowing Mycospawn
  • 1 Splinter's Technique
  • 1 Springheart Nantuko
  • 1 Sprout Swarm
  • 1 Starting Town
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Talon Gates of Madara
  • 1 Tooth and Nail
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witherbloom Apprentice
  • 1 Witherbloom, the Balancer
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician