Secrets of Strixhaven Commander · 2026 Commander precon
Witherbloom Pestilence upgrade guide
Budget upgrades, cuts and the full decklist for Dina, Essence Brewer.
Witherbloom Pestilence is a Golgari (black-green) Commander precon from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026), led by Dina, Essence Brewer. Out of the box it runs 37 lands, 8 ramp pieces, 9 card-draw effects, 12 removal spells and 3 board wipes, with an average mana value of 3.05.
Measured against a typical Commander build, it's lightest on ramp and card draw, and 9 of its lands enter tapped. Its game plan leans on lifegain, sacrifice and tokens, so the plan below favors cards that push that. The $50 plan below makes 10 swaps for $34.67.
Deck health
$50 budget plan
Best upgrades for Witherbloom Pestilence
10 swaps for $34.67, built around lifegain and sacrifice and tokens. Prices as of November 6, 2026.
Add 10
Protection: deck has 0 of ~2 · #12 on EDHREC$1.89
Protection: deck has 0 of ~2 · #13 on EDHREC$3.88
Ramp: deck has 8 of ~10 · #32 on EDHREC$0.21
Card draw: deck has 9 of ~10 · #200 on EDHREC$0.31
Fits your Lifegain plan · #488 on EDHREC$10.10
Fits your Sacrifice plan · #131 on EDHREC$0.32
Fits your Tokens plan · #328 on EDHREC$0.27
Untapped land for all your colors · #71 on EDHREC$5.94
Untapped land for all your colors · #221 on EDHREC$0.26
Untapped land for all your colors · #94 on EDHREC$11.49
Cut 10
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Trims you to 36 lands — the deck runs 37
Costs 6 mana · Extra removal: deck already has 12 (~8 is plenty)
Rarely played (#10,729 on EDHREC) · Extra removal: deck already has 12 (~8 is plenty)
Extra removal: deck already has 12 (~8 is plenty)
Extra removal: deck already has 12 (~8 is plenty)
Extra removal: deck already has 12 (~8 is plenty)
Extra removal: deck already has 12 (~8 is plenty)
Witherbloom Pestilence decklist
Commander (1)
- 1Dina, Essence Brewer$2.46
Creatures (39)
- 1Beledros Witherbloom$1.39
- 1Blood Artist$3.55
- 1Bloodghast$1.10
- 1Blossoming Bogbeast$0.36
- 1Creakwood Liege$0.34
- 1Defiling Daemogoth$0.61
- 1Dina, Soul Steeper$0.33
- 1Eccentric Pestfinder // Turn Stones$0.32
- 1Elvish Mystic$0.55
- 1Gilded Goose$0.37
- 1Gorma, the Gullet$1.47
- 1Gyome, Master Chef$1.08
- 1Haywire Mite$0.55
- 1Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia$1.56
- 1Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest$0.30
- 1Merchant of Venom$0.25
- 1Morbid Opportunist$0.29
- 1Mycoloth$0.41
- 1Nether Traitor$0.85
- 1Ohran Frostfang$7.37
- 1Ophiomancer$1.40
- 1Pawn of Ulamog$0.65
- 1Pest Rescuer$0.54
- 1Priest of Forgotten Gods$0.68
- 1Ribtruss Roaster$0.28
- 1Sakura-Tribe Elder$0.39
- 1Smothering Abomination$0.25
- 1Springbloom Druid$0.29
- 1Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate$7.12
- 1Teacher's Pest$0.24
- 1Tendershoot Dryad$1.45
- 1Umbral Collar Zealot$0.38
- 1Veinwitch Coven$0.39
- 1Viscera Seer$0.62
- 1Wight of the Reliquary$0.51
- 1Witch of the Moors$0.45
- 1Woe Strider$0.55
- 1Yahenni, Undying Partisan$0.60
- 1Zulaport Cutthroat$1.47
Instants (5)
- 1Assassin's Trophy$1.30
- 1Infernal Grasp$0.28
- 1Mortality Spear$0.30
- 1Plumb the Forbidden$0.39
- 1Witherbloom Charm$0.37
Sorceries (11)
- 1Casualties of War$0.21
- 1Culling Ritual$0.55
- 1Cultivate$0.44
- 1Deadly Brew$0.33
- 1Final Act$0.37
- 1Immoral Bargain$0.53
- 1Night's Whisper$0.35
- 1Ominous Harvest$0.30
- 1Pest Infestation$0.59
- 1Toxic Deluge$5.82
- 1Witherbloom Command$0.28
Artifacts (2)
- 1Arcane Signet$0.63
- 1Sol Ring$2.09
Enchantments (5)
- 1Awakening Zone$0.74
- 1Blight Mound$0.36
- 1Feral Appetite$0.22
- 1Moldervine Reclamation$0.36
- 1Trudge Garden$0.31
Lands (37)
- 1Bojuka Bog$1.41
- 1Command Tower$0.29
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.36
- 1Fabled Passage$0.97
- 1Festering Thicket$0.29
- 4Forest$0.16
- 4Forest$0.18
- 1Grim Backwoods$0.27
- 1Haunted Mire$0.24
- 1High Market$0.52
- 1Llanowar Wastes$0.85
- 1Necroblossom Snarl$0.50
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.26
- 1Study Hall$0.28
- 4Swamp$0.28
- 4Swamp$0.19
- 1Temple of Malady$0.26
- 1Terramorphic Expanse$0.23
- 1Titan's Grave$0.13
- 1Turbulent Fen$8.41
- 1Twilight Mire$0.47
- 1Vernal Fen$0.46
- 1Viridescent Bog$0.33
- 1Witherbloom Campus$0.26
- 1Woodland Cemetery$0.79
FAQ
How much is the Witherbloom Pestilence precon worth?
At current prices the 100 cards in Witherbloom Pestilence are worth about $81.71 as singles (cheapest printings, TCGplayer market price as of November 6, 2026).
What are the best budget upgrades for Witherbloom Pestilence?
For about $34.67, our top picks are Swiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Mind Stone, Village Rites, Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose. The full 10-card plan with cuts is above, and the upgrade tool can rebuild it for any budget.
What should I cut from Witherbloom Pestilence?
Start with Titan's Grave, Witherbloom Campus, Festering Thicket, Haunted Mire. These are the least-played or slowest cards that don't support the deck's plan.
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