Vren, the Relentless (Commander) - Control

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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?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Rimefire Torque
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Wild Unraveling
3.5%inclusion2 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
1.8%inclusion1 decks57 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred's Edict
72%inclusion216 decks298 decks
68%synergy
Swarmyard
62%inclusion186 decks298 decks
60%synergy
Accursed Marauder
67%inclusion201 decks298 decks
59%synergy
Soul Shatter
63%inclusion188 decks298 decks
59%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
60%inclusion180 decks298 decks
58%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
60%inclusion180 decks298 decks
58%synergy
Plaguecrafter
59%inclusion176 decks298 decks
56%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
56%inclusion166 decks298 decks
53%synergy
Vona's Hunger
53%inclusion159 decks298 decks
52%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
48%inclusion143 decks298 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
64%inclusion192 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion169 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Kindred Discovery
53%inclusion158 decks298 decks
39%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
51%inclusion151 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
49%inclusion145 decks298 decks
34%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion145 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion145 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
48%inclusion143 decks298 decks
38%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
48%inclusion142 decks298 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion142 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion114 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
30%inclusion90 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion84 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion64 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion56 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
48%inclusion142 decks298 decks
45%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
41%inclusion122 decks298 decks
39%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
40%inclusion117 decks295 decks
36%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
38%inclusion112 decks298 decks
35%synergy
Shoreline Looter
36%inclusion107 decks298 decks
32%synergy
Demon's Disciple
35%inclusion104 decks298 decks
33%synergy
Pack Rat
33%inclusion97 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
30%synergy
Merciless Executioner
32%inclusion95 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
29%inclusion87 decks298 decks
23%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
29%inclusion86 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
28%inclusion84 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Gravelighter
26%inclusion78 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
26%inclusion77 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Roaming Throne
22%inclusion67 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
20%inclusion61 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion55 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
18%inclusion49 decks277 decks
13%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
17%inclusion52 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Chittering Witch
17%inclusion51 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
17%inclusion50 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Mindwhisker
15%inclusion45 decks296 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion45 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Tangled Colony
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Burglar Rat
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Typhoid Rats
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Rats
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Throat Slitter
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Rat Colony
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Spark Double
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Voracious Vermin
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Flare of Malice
41%inclusion122 decks298 decks
36%synergy
Swan Song
39%inclusion117 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion114 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion106 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
35%inclusion97 decks276 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Force of Despair
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Infernal Grasp
30%inclusion89 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion88 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Reality Shift
28%inclusion84 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
27%inclusion79 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion75 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion72 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Resculpt
22%inclusion65 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Vraska's Fall
22%inclusion65 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion61 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
19%inclusion57 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion53 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion50 decks298 decks
-14%synergy
Consumed by Greed
17%inclusion50 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Strix Serenade
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion46 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion44 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion39 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
Countersquall
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion31 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Shore Up
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Force of Negation
9.1%inclusion27 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
-10%synergy
Doom Blade
8.7%inclusion26 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Curtains' Call
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.1%inclusion24 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Miscast
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Dispel
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Refute
6.8%inclusion18 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Wash Away
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Swarmyard Massacre
47%inclusion140 decks295 decks
46%synergy
Innocent Blood
40%inclusion119 decks298 decks
39%synergy
Crippling Fear
38%inclusion114 decks298 decks
31%synergy
Curse of the Swine
37%inclusion109 decks298 decks
33%synergy
Kindred Dominance
37%inclusion109 decks298 decks
27%synergy
Distant Melody
34%inclusion100 decks298 decks
21%synergy
Season of Loss
29%inclusion87 decks298 decks
28%synergy
Make an Example
28%inclusion83 decks298 decks
27%synergy
Mire in Misery
25%inclusion74 decks298 decks
24%synergy
Extract a Confession
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion49 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Rush of Dread
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion38 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Fell
12%inclusion37 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion35 decks298 decks
-2%synergy
Ravenform
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Season of Weaving
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Gix's Command
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Rankle's Prank
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Barter in Blood
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.2%inclusion11 decks177 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.0%inclusion13 decks218 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Plague of Vermin
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion99 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
33%inclusion98 decks298 decks
25%synergy
Tithing Blade
30%inclusion88 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion80 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Bident of Thassa
24%inclusion72 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
19%inclusion57 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
16%inclusion47 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.4%inclusion25 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.7%inclusion15 decks264 decks
2%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Cursed Totem
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
36%inclusion106 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Grave Pact
34%inclusion102 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion84 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Cover of Darkness
26%inclusion77 decks298 decks
19%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
26%inclusion76 decks298 decks
23%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion60 decks298 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion60 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
16%inclusion48 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion43 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Attrition
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
11%inclusion20 decks181 decks
10%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Momentum Breaker
6.5%inclusion16 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Nowhere to Run
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.4%inclusion16 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion136 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion99 decks298 decks
26%synergy
Mudflat Village
30%inclusion90 decks298 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion86 decks298 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion83 decks298 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
23%inclusion69 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Lilypad Village
21%inclusion62 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion52 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion46 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
14%inclusion42 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
-16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
-6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.2%inclusion11 decks177 decks
5%synergy
Restless Reef
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion17 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.4%inclusion12 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion15 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion278 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion273 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
76%inclusion226 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
66%inclusion198 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
47%inclusion140 decks298 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion117 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
33%inclusion98 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
22%inclusion66 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion18 decks166 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion30 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.4%inclusion28 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
-11%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.0%inclusion18 decks298 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.6%inclusion9 decks160 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion295 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion291 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion278 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion218 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
65%inclusion195 decks298 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
58%inclusion174 decks298 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
54%inclusion161 decks298 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
51%inclusion151 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
50%inclusion148 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion146 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion125 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion125 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion124 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
35%inclusion105 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion97 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion96 decks298 decks
17%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
32%inclusion95 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion82 decks276 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
30%inclusion88 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion86 decks298 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
28%inclusion84 decks298 decks
-8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
27%inclusion81 decks298 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
26%inclusion76 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion75 decks298 decks
10%synergy
Sunken Ruins
21%inclusion63 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
20%inclusion61 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion55 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion52 decks298 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
16%inclusion49 decks298 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion44 decks298 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion41 decks298 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion40 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
13%inclusion38 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion36 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion34 decks298 decks
-5%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion33 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion32 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion29 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.7%inclusion23 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.4%inclusion22 decks298 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.0%inclusion21 decks298 decks
-4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.7%inclusion20 decks298 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
4%synergy
Soured Springs
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.4%inclusion19 decks298 decks
1%synergy