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
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
70%synergy
Plaguecrafter
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
67%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
65%synergy
Demon's Disciple
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
63%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
61%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
55%synergy
Extract a Confession
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
53%synergy
Tithing Blade
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
53%synergy
Merciless Executioner
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
53%synergy
Crippling Fear
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Innocent Blood
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Gravelighter
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
48%synergy
Curse of the Swine
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Distant Melody
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Shoreline Looter
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Burglar Rat
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Chittering Witch
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Chain Devil
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Wasteland Raider
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Rats
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Pack Rat
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Mindwhisker
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Tangled Colony
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Royal Assassin
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Slum Reaper
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Daggerfang Duo
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Voracious Vermin
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Innocuous Rat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Strix
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Nightwhorl Hermit
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Typhoid Rats
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Tidecaller Mentor
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Lokhust Heavy Destroyer
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Vile Mutilator
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Thornplate Intimidator
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Thought Shucker
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Ruthless Radrat
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Skemfar Shadowsage
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Frugivore
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Silver Myr
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Dusk Mangler
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Pestilence Rats
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Lightshell Duo
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Vraska's Fall
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Reality Shift
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Go for the Throat
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Resculpt
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Undying Malice
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Consumed by Greed
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Soul Shatter
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Long River's Pull
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Doom Blade
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Shore Up
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Not Dead After All
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Murder
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Curtains' Call
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Refute
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Hero's Downfall
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Spellgyre
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Wash Away
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Pile On
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Cancel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Vona's Hunger
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Armor of Shadows
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodline Culling
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Turn Aside
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Mire in Misery
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Barter in Blood
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Season of Loss
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Necromantic Selection
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Decree of Pain
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Diresight
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Rankle's Prank
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Fell
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Gix's Command
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Final Vengeance
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Extinction Event
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Dread
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Ravenform
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Splash Portal
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Killing Wave
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Blight Grenade
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sever the Bloodline
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Stargaze
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Spiral
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Chart a Course
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Reign of the Pit
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Infection
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Crux of Fate
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Make an Example
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Money
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Hex
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Walk the Plank
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Smokestack
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Giant's Amulet
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mazemind Tome
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Navigation Orb
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Tribute to Horobi
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Military Intelligence
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Levitation
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Momentum Breaker
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Coastal Piracy
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Gossip's Talent
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Oath of Liliana
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Greed
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Pestilence
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Mudflat Village
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Lilypad Village
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Sky Diamond
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-21%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Honored Heirloom
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Planar Atlas
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Firdoch Core
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Obsidian Obelisk
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Skyclave Relic
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Fetid Pools
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
19%synergy
River of Tears
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Underground River
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-16%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Waterfront District
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Ice Tunnel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Murky Sewer
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Esper Panorama
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Promising Vein
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Soured Springs
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy