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◇ Catalog #288

Witherbloom, the Balancer

sos·#288·mythic·borderless

Illus. Kev Walker

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$44.90+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $45 · low $41

NM$43.9

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$41–$46modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $115low $0.12range 95416.7%n 343

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,499 · Niche pick

Variants

Borderless$44

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

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.

5/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2026-03-20wotc

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.

2026-03-20wotc

Affinity for creatures means "This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control."

2026-03-20wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $43.90. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.12 and $114.62 across 343 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOS — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #288 of *Secrets of Strixhaven*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon, color identity black/green, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {6}{B}{G} (8 converted). Keyword abilities: Deathtouch, Flying, and Affinity.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,499 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kev Walker. Rarix catalogs 1,917 other cards credited to this artist.