wither by Cardiak

Format: Commander

Commander: Witherbloom, the Balancer

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Witherbloom, the Balancer is a Golgari token-swarm deck that wins by converting small creatures into a critical-mass alpha strike. The commander is an optional affinity finisher rather than the engine; Chatterfang, Squirrel General and token enchantments are the real core. Primary path is Craterhoof Behemoth or Finale of Devastation on a wide board; secondary paths drain with Zulaport Cutthroat, Mirkwood Bats, and The Meathook Massacre, then finish with Exsanguinate or Torment of Hailfire. Gaea's Cradle, Earthcraft, and Cryptolith Rite turn the token army into explosive mana. Living Death provides a board-wipe-resilient reset. This is a single-faced commander, so no double-faced analysis applies; the deck does not require casting Witherbloom to function.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Army of the Damned
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Avenger of Zendikar
  • 1 Awaken the Woods
  • 1 Awakening Zone
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Beledros Witherbloom
  • 1 Biorhythm
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Blooming Marsh
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Chatterfang, Squirrel General
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Cryptolith Rite
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deathcap Glade
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dryad Arbor
  • 1 Earthcraft
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Endurance
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Ezuri's Predation
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Foundation Breaker
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Guardian Augmenter
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hornet Queen
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
  • 1 Living Death
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nurturing Peatland
  • 1 Ohran Frostfang
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Pest Infestation
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Plumb the Forbidden
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Scute Swarm
  • 1 Sedgemoor Witch
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Tendershoot Dryad
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Twilight Mire
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witherbloom, the Balancer
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat