Witherbloom Apprentice
Creature — Human Druid2/2$0.40
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 4
Witherbloom Apprentice + Chain of Smog
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Chain of Smog by paying {1}{B}, targeting yourself. Witherbloom Apprentice triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve Chain of Smog, discarding two cards and choosing to copy it, targeting yourself with the copy. Repeat from step 2.
Witherbloom Apprentice + Chain of Acid
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control an indestructible noncreature permanent.
Steps
Cast Chain of Acid for {3}{G} targeting an indestructible noncreature permanent you control. Witherbloom Apprentice triggers, causing each opponent to lose 1 life and you to gain 1 life. Resolve Chain of Acid, failing to destroy the target and copying Chain of Acid targeting the same permanent. Repeat from step 2.
Witherbloom Apprentice + Fury Storm
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have cast your commander from your command zone this game. An additional instant or sorcery in hand with the mana to cast it, or an opponent has cast an as of yet unresolved instant or sorcery spell.
Steps
Cast your additional instant or sorcery spell, or wait for an opponent to cast one. Witherbloom Apprentice triggers, losing each opponent 1 life and gaining you 1 life. Cast Fury Storm targeting the instant or sorcery spell. Witherbloom Apprentice triggers, losing each opponent 1 life and gaining you 1 life. Fury Storm triggers, copying itself for each time you have cast your commander from your command zone this game and choosing the original copy of Fury Storm as the target. Witherbloom Apprentice triggers for each copy, losing each opponent 1 life and gaining you 1 life each time. Resolve a Fury Storm copy, copying Fury Storm and choosing the original Fury Storm as the target. Witherbloom Apprentice triggers, losing each opponent 1 life and gaining you 1 life. Repeat from step 7.
Witherbloom Apprentice + Guile + Temporal Extortion
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Your life total is at least 2.
Steps
Cast Temporal Extortion by paying {B}{B}{B}{B}. Temporal Extortion and Witherbloom Apprentice trigger. Resolve the Temporal Extortion trigger, causing you to pay half your life total, rounded up, and then exile Temporal Extortion and cast it without paying its mana cost due to Guile. Repeat from step 2 until your life total is equal to one. Temporal Extortion and Witherbloom Apprentice trigger. Resolve the Witherbloom Apprentice trigger, causing you to gain 1 life and each opponent to lose 1 life. Resolve the Temporal Extortion trigger, causing you to pay half your life total, rounded up, and then exile Temporal Extortion and cast it without paying its mana cost due to Guile. Repeat from step 5.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of ElementsAvatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements reduces your spell costs, which Witherbloom Apprentice can use because it rewards an Instant or sorcery.
- Dina, Soul SteeperWitherbloom Apprentice gains you life, which Dina, Soul Steeper can use.
- Betor, Ancestor's VoiceWitherbloom Apprentice gains you life, which Betor, Ancestor's Voice can use.
- Blech, Loafing PestWitherbloom Apprentice gains you life, which Blech, Loafing Pest can use.
- Bilbo, Birthday CelebrantWitherbloom Apprentice gains you life, which Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant can use.
- Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the RootWitherbloom Apprentice gains you life, which Valentin, Dean of the Vein // Lisette, Dean of the Root can use.
- Willowdusk, Essence SeerWitherbloom Apprentice gains you life, which Willowdusk, Essence Seer can use.
- Henry Wu, InGen GeneticistWitherbloom Apprentice is a Human, which Henry Wu, InGen Geneticist can use.