Vren, the Relentless (Commander) - Counterspells

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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
Decorum Dissertation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Shredder's Technique
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred's Edict
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Accursed Marauder
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
63%synergy
Kindred Discovery
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Swarmyard
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
60%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
56%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Soul Shatter
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Plaguecrafter
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Negate
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Force of Will
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Marrow-Gnawer
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Shoreline Looter
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Demon's Disciple
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Roaming Throne
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Pack Rat
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Gravelighter
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Spark Double
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Merciless Executioner
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mindwhisker
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
High-Society Hunter
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Rats
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Thought Shucker
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Tangled Colony
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Species Specialist
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Liliana's Triumph
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Withering Torment
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Deadly Rollick
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Force of Despair
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Arcane Denial
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Vona's Hunger
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Force of Negation
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Dismember
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Flare of Malice
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Vraska's Fall
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Wash Away
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Unwind
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Refute
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Bane's Contingency
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Flusterstorm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Disallow
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Consumed by Greed
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Overkill
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dispel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Innocent Blood
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Curse of the Swine
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Kindred Dominance
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Season of Loss
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Crippling Fear
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Make an Example
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mire in Misery
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Season of Weaving
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Stock Up
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Ringsight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fell
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Necromantic Selection
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Ritual of Soot
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Killing Wave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Gix's Command
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Diresight
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Blight Grenade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Epic Downfall
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Plague of Vermin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Fade Away
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Memories Returning
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Whip of Erebos
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Smokestack
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Coat of Arms
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Thornbite Staff
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Grave Pact
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
No Mercy
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Nowhere to Run
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Cover of Darkness
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Grave Venerations
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Curator's Ward
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Momentum Breaker
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Rivendell
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Mudflat Village
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria West
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Thought Vessel
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
White Lotus Tile
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Darkslick Shores
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Underground Sea
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Jwari Disruption
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Soured Springs
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Starting Town
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Treno, Dark City
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy