Bitterheart Witch
Creature — Human Shaman
Deathtouch
When this creature dies, you may search your library for a Curse card, put it onto the battlefield attached to target player, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #11748
Bitterheart Witch tutors any Curse directly onto an opponent when it dies — a repeatable threat that turns every removal spell against the table. Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor is the obvious home, since she draws cards off Curses and reroutes them to other players, turning one tutor into an escalating board state.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor runs Bitterheart Witch in over 80% of her decks because the Witch's death trigger fetches any Curse in the deck straight into play, fueling Lynde's card draw and giving the deck a tutor that doubles as a threat.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bitterheart Witch sees virtually no play in Legacy or Vintage — the formats are too fast for a five-mana creature whose payoff requires dying. Commander is its natural habitat: slower games, multiple opponents to pile Curses onto, and commanders like Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor that turn each Curse into additional value. Oathbreaker is a legal option but shares Commander's pace without the same depth of Curse support, so the Witch is marginal there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Bitterheart Witch is bulk — cheap enough to throw into any Curse deck without a second thought. Bulk curse-tribal staples rarely climb in price, so don't expect this to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.