Vren, the Relentless (Commander) - Budget 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?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Harmonized Crescendo
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Accursed Marauder
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
68%synergy
Plaguecrafter
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
67%synergy
Demon's Disciple
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
66%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
62%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
59%synergy
Extract a Confession
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
55%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Crippling Fear
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Tithing Blade
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Merciless Executioner
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Innocent Blood
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
51%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Gravelighter
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
49%synergy
Curse of the Swine
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
42%synergy
Distant Melody
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Shoreline Looter
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Burglar Rat
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Chittering Witch
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Chain Devil
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Crypt Rats
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Mindwhisker
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Wasteland Raider
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Tangled Colony
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Pack Rat
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Voracious Vermin
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Slum Reaper
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Strix
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Daggerfang Duo
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Royal Assassin
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Innocuous Rat
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Nightwhorl Hermit
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Typhoid Rats
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Tidecaller Mentor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Vile Mutilator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Thornplate Intimidator
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Thought Shucker
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Ruthless Radrat
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Frugivore
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Silver Myr
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Pestilence Rats
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Lightshell Duo
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Leaden Myr
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Lokhust Heavy Destroyer
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Vraska's Fall
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Reality Shift
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Village Rites
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Go for the Throat
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Resculpt
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Soul Shatter
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Undying Malice
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Consumed by Greed
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Long River's Pull
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Doom Blade
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Shore Up
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Tragic Slip
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Not Dead After All
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Murder
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Spellgyre
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Curtains' Call
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Refute
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Vona's Hunger
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Drown in the Loch
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Pile On
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Wash Away
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodline Culling
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Turn Aside
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Armor of Shadows
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Mire in Misery
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Season of Loss
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Barter in Blood
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Diresight
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Decree of Pain
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Necromantic Selection
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Rankle's Prank
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Fell
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Final Vengeance
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Extinction Event
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Dread
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Gix's Command
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Ravenform
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Splash Portal
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Blight Grenade
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Stargaze
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Ponder
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Spiral
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Reign of the Pit
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Killing Wave
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Bone Shards
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Blood Money
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Hex
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Walk the Plank
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Concentrate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sever the Bloodline
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Flesh
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Arms of Hadar
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Bident of Thassa
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Smokestack
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mazemind Tome
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Navigation Orb
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Tribute to Horobi
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Momentum Breaker
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Military Intelligence
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Coastal Piracy
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Gossip's Talent
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Levitation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Oath of Liliana
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Greed
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Pestilence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Lilypad Village
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Mudflat Village
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Pit of Offerings
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Dreadship Reef
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Palace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
-18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Sky Diamond
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-20%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Honored Heirloom
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Planar Atlas
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Obsidian Obelisk
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Skyclave Relic
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion34 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Hollow
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Isle
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
River of Tears
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Waterfront District
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Ice Tunnel
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Murky Sewer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Esper Panorama
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Promising Vein
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Soured Springs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy