Vren, the Relentless (Commander) - Counterspells

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
Merchant of Venom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sheoldred's Edict
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Accursed Marauder
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
64%synergy
Kindred Discovery
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
59%synergy
Swarmyard
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Soul Shatter
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
56%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
54%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
28%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mana Drain
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Force of Will
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Notion Thief
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Mystical Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Plaguecrafter
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Shoreline Looter
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Demon's Disciple
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Roaming Throne
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Pack Rat
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Gravelighter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Spark Double
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity Crafter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Merciless Executioner
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mindwhisker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Wonder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
High-Society Hunter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Rats
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Thought Shucker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Tangled Colony
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Species Specialist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Liliana's Triumph
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Withering Torment
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Force of Despair
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Vona's Hunger
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Swan Song
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Force of Negation
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Dismember
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Malice
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Vraska's Fall
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Wash Away
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Unwind
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Refute
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Drown in the Loch
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Strix Serenade
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Bane's Contingency
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Countersquall
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Disallow
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Consumed by Greed
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Overkill
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Opt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Innocent Blood
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Curse of the Swine
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Kindred Dominance
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Season of Loss
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Crippling Fear
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Damnation
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Make an Example
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Mire in Misery
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Season of Weaving
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Distant Melody
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Stock Up
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Shredder's Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Ringsight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fell
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Necromantic Selection
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fade Away
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ritual of Soot
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Killing Wave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Gix's Command
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Blight Grenade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Epic Downfall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Plague of Vermin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Memories Returning
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Bident of Thassa
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Whip of Erebos
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Coat of Arms
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Smokestack
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thornbite Staff
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Grave Pact
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Nowhere to Run
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Oubliette
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Cover of Darkness
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Coastal Piracy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Attrition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Curator's Ward
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Fire Nation Occupation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Three Tree City
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Mudflat Village
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Reef
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria West
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
White Lotus Tile
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Watery Grave
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Isle
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Ruins
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-22%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Jwari Disruption
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Soured Springs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Starting Town
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Treno, Dark City
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy