Vren, the Relentless (Commander) - Budget Control

Josh Nelson
Aug 26, 2025
Examining Bloomburrow, One Year Later
Today we're examining Bloomburrow. This set came out in 2024 to massive acclaim. But did players stay as hyped for the set as they'd hoped?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Accursed Marauder
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
71%synergy
Plaguecrafter
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
65%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
63%synergy
Demon's Disciple
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
62%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Crippling Fear
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
56%synergy
Tithing Blade
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
54%synergy
Merciless Executioner
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
54%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
51%synergy
Extract a Confession
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Innocent Blood
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
48%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Distant Melody
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
42%synergy
Gravelighter
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Curse of the Swine
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Shoreline Looter
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Burglar Rat
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Chittering Witch
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Mindwhisker
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Rats
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Chain Devil
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Wasteland Raider
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Pack Rat
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Royal Assassin
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Strix
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Tangled Colony
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Daggerfang Duo
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Slum Reaper
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Voracious Vermin
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Nightwhorl Hermit
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Typhoid Rats
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Innocuous Rat
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Tidecaller Mentor
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vile Mutilator
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Thornplate Intimidator
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Thought Shucker
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Ruthless Radrat
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Frugivore
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Silver Myr
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence Rats
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lightshell Duo
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Leaden Myr
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Vraska's Fall
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Reality Shift
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Go for the Throat
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Village Rites
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Infernal Grasp
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Consumed by Greed
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Resculpt
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Undying Malice
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Shore Up
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Long River's Pull
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Tragic Slip
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Soul Shatter
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Not Dead After All
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Doom Blade
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Murder
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Curtains' Call
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Refute
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-20%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Spellgyre
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Pile On
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Vona's Hunger
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Consider
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Armor of Shadows
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Wash Away
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
V.A.T.S.
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Mire in Misery
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Season of Loss
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Barter in Blood
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Diresight
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Necromantic Selection
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Decree of Pain
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Fell
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Rankle's Prank
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Ravenform
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Final Vengeance
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ponder
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Extinction Event
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Splash Portal
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Killing Wave
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Blight Grenade
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Sever the Bloodline
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Stargaze
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Mind Spiral
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Reign of the Pit
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Crux of Fate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Bone Shards
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Blood Money
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Hex
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Concentrate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Flesh
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Arms of Hadar
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Infest
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Mimic Vat
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Smokestack
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mazemind Tome
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Navigation Orb
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-22%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Tribute to Horobi
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Military Intelligence
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Coastal Piracy
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Momentum Breaker
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Levitation
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Gossip's Talent
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Omen of the Dead
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Oath of Liliana
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Omen of the Sea
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Minion's Return
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Mudflat Village
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Lilypad Village
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-16%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Reef
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Sky Diamond
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Honored Heirloom
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Planar Atlas
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Obsidian Obelisk
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Skyclave Relic
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Isle
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Fetid Pools
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
15%synergy
River of Tears
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-25%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Waterfront District
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Ice Tunnel
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Murky Sewer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Esper Panorama
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Promising Vein
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Soured Springs
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy