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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bogslither's Embrace
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Accursed Marauder
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
71%synergy
Plaguecrafter
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Demon's Disciple
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Tithing Blade
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Curse of the Swine
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Extract a Confession
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Merciless Executioner
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Innocent Blood
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Feed the Swarm
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Negate
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Crippling Fear
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Vraska's Fall
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Distant Melody
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Gravelighter
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Reality Shift
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Persistent Marshstalker
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Shoreline Looter
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Burglar Rat
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Chain Devil
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Wasteland Raider
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Tangled Colony
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Chittering Witch
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Slum Reaper
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Pack Rat
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Voracious Vermin
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Rats
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Mindwhisker
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Daggerfang Duo
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Tidecaller Mentor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Innocuous Rat
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Vile Mutilator
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Goremand
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Thornplate Intimidator
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Silver Myr
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Nightwhorl Hermit
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Royal Assassin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Typhoid Rats
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Lightshell Duo
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Leaden Myr
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Lokhust Heavy Destroyer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Dire Rat
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Bushmeat Poacher
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Araumi of the Dead Tide
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Go for the Throat
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Village Rites
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Long River's Pull
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Dispute
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Resculpt
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Soul Shatter
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Doom Blade
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Undying Malice
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Consumed by Greed
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Shore Up
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Tragic Slip
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Spellgyre
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Murder
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Refute
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Quick Study
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Curtains' Call
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Vona's Hunger
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mizzium Skin
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Bloodline Culling
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Pile On
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Armor of Shadows
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Spectral Denial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Shred Memory
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Mire in Misery
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Barter in Blood
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Season of Loss
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Diresight
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Rankle's Prank
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Necromantic Selection
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Extinction Event
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fell
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Gix's Command
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Final Vengeance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Blight Grenade
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Stargaze
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Precision
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Reign of the Pit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Painful Lesson
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bone Shards
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Blood Money
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Hex
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Walk the Plank
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Concentrate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Sever the Bloodline
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Flesh
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Arms of Hadar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Feast of Succession
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fade Away
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Bident of Thassa
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Symmetry Matrix
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mazemind Tome
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Navigation Orb
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ninja's Blades
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Tribute to Horobi
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Momentum Breaker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Military Intelligence
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Levitation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Oath of Liliana
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Pestilence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Mudflat Village
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Swarmyard
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Lilypad Village
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Pit of Offerings
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dreadship Reef
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
The Gold Saucer
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Signet
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Sky Diamond
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Honored Heirloom
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Planar Atlas
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Obsidian Obelisk
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Hollow
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Deceit
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
22%synergy
River of Tears
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Waterfront District
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Murky Sewer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Ice Tunnel
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Promising Vein
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Opal Palace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Soured Springs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Crossroads Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy