It also combos well with another card on this list, Pyrohemia, turning every one point of damage into a +1/+1 counter
In Commander, Bitterblossom tends to see play mainly in Aristocrats decks, as a way to generate extra sacrifice fodder
You can pay energy equal to the creatures mana value to keep the token, which creates repeatable value with big ETB effects
This is still fundamentally a creature deck thats going to have problems with G/Ws control elements
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Since Bitterblossom is still a pricey MTG card, and one of the best token-makers in Magic, it's unsurprising that players want to get their hands on this card