Vren, the Relentless (Commander) - Core 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
Piper of the Swarm
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
73%synergy
Plaguecrafter
76%inclusion34 decks45 decks
72%synergy
Accursed Marauder
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
72%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
69%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Soul Shatter
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
53%synergy
Crippling Fear
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
52%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
53%inclusion24 decks45 decks
51%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Distant Melody
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Curse of the Swine
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Demon's Disciple
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
47%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Innocent Blood
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Tithing Blade
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
46%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Merciless Executioner
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
46%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Gravelighter
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
36%synergy
Chittering Witch
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Shoreline Looter
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Pack Rat
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Mindwhisker
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Tangled Colony
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Typhoid Rats
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Engine Rat
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Wasteland Raider
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Burglar Rat
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Chain Devil
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Tidecaller Mentor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt Rats
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Thornplate Intimidator
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Spark Double
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Voracious Vermin
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Nezumi Informant
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pet
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Slum Reaper
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Pongify
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Go for the Throat
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
24%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Reality Shift
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Force of Despair
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Consumed by Greed
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Vraska's Fall
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Not Dead After All
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Long River's Pull
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Tragic Slip
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Doom Blade
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Quick Study
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Spell Pierce
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Feign Death
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Curtains' Call
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Drown in the Loch
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Countersquall
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Opt
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Defile
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Keep Watch
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
V.A.T.S.
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Memory Deluge
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mizzium Skin
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Sorceries
Swarmyard Massacre
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Season of Loss
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Make an Example
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Extract a Confession
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Kindred Dominance
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Mire in Misery
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Rush of Dread
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Gix's Command
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Fell
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Diresight
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Necromantic Selection
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Ravenform
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Rankle's Prank
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Barter in Blood
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Extinction Event
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Season of Weaving
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Blight Grenade
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Stock Up
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Risky Research
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bident of Thassa
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Fountainport Bell
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Smokestack
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Kindred Discovery
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Grave Pact
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Cover of Darkness
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Momentum Breaker
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Scriptures
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Pestilence
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Greed
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Military Intelligence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Coastal Piracy
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Gossip's Talent
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Attrition
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Swarmyard
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Mudflat Village
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Lilypad Village
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Three Tree City
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
War Room
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Restless Reef
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion41 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
84%inclusion38 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion45 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Island
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
82%inclusion37 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Isle
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Pools
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-22%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
River of Tears
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Murky Sewer
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Morphic Pool
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-21%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-20%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Ice Tunnel
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Undercity Sewers
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Uncharted Haven
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Soured Springs
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy