Vren, the Relentless (Commander) - Rat Colony

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
Rat King, Verminister
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
49%synergy
Foot Chopper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Rat Colony
100%inclusion796 decks800 decks
99%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
86%inclusion691 decks800 decks
84%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
80%inclusion640 decks800 decks
77%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
79%inclusion634 decks800 decks
77%synergy
Pack Rat
78%inclusion620 decks800 decks
76%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
77%inclusion619 decks800 decks
75%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
73%inclusion580 decks800 decks
70%synergy
Swarmyard
65%inclusion519 decks800 decks
63%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
62%inclusion495 decks800 decks
60%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
57%inclusion459 decks800 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
65%inclusion517 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Discovery
61%inclusion490 decks800 decks
48%synergy
Grave Pact
60%inclusion477 decks800 decks
54%synergy
Kindred Dominance
58%inclusion461 decks800 decks
48%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
56%inclusion450 decks800 decks
54%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
56%inclusion433 decks770 decks
53%synergy
Shoreline Looter
55%inclusion442 decks800 decks
52%synergy
Jet Medallion
53%inclusion424 decks800 decks
45%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
53%inclusion421 decks800 decks
48%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion402 decks800 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion316 decks800 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion178 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion162 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20%inclusion160 decks800 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion119 decks800 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.0%inclusion48 decks800 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Lord Skitter's Butcher
50%inclusion401 decks800 decks
49%synergy
Tangled Colony
49%inclusion390 decks800 decks
48%synergy
Roaming Throne
40%inclusion316 decks800 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Rats
39%inclusion312 decks800 decks
38%synergy
Mindwhisker
38%inclusion302 decks788 decks
36%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
36%inclusion290 decks800 decks
31%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
35%inclusion279 decks800 decks
27%synergy
Voracious Vermin
33%inclusion265 decks800 decks
32%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
32%inclusion253 decks800 decks
28%synergy
Typhoid Rats
32%inclusion252 decks800 decks
30%synergy
Accursed Marauder
31%inclusion249 decks800 decks
23%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
30%inclusion241 decks800 decks
25%synergy
Plaguecrafter
30%inclusion241 decks800 decks
27%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
29%inclusion231 decks800 decks
26%synergy
Tidecaller Mentor
27%inclusion217 decks800 decks
26%synergy
Mind Drill Assailant
25%inclusion199 decks800 decks
24%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
24%inclusion191 decks800 decks
15%synergy
Ratcatcher
24%inclusion191 decks800 decks
23%synergy
Throat Slitter
23%inclusion186 decks800 decks
19%synergy
Swarm of Rats
23%inclusion186 decks800 decks
23%synergy
Burglar Rat
23%inclusion181 decks800 decks
22%synergy
Chittering Witch
22%inclusion174 decks800 decks
21%synergy
Thornplate Intimidator
21%inclusion163 decks791 decks
20%synergy
Daggerfang Duo
20%inclusion155 decks770 decks
19%synergy
Rancid Rats
18%inclusion142 decks800 decks
17%synergy
Thought Shucker
17%inclusion132 decks800 decks
16%synergy
Innocuous Rat
16%inclusion65 decks398 decks
16%synergy
Nightwhorl Hermit
16%inclusion128 decks788 decks
16%synergy
Gnat Miser
15%inclusion119 decks800 decks
14%synergy
Pestilence Rats
15%inclusion118 decks800 decks
14%synergy
Wave of Rats
13%inclusion103 decks800 decks
13%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
13%inclusion102 decks800 decks
10%synergy
Demon's Disciple
13%inclusion101 decks800 decks
11%synergy
Nashi, Searcher in the Dark
13%inclusion52 decks412 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
12%inclusion97 decks800 decks
11%synergy
Merciless Executioner
12%inclusion96 decks800 decks
11%synergy
Twisted Sewer-Witch
12%inclusion92 decks800 decks
11%synergy
Engine Rat
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion82 decks800 decks
6%synergy
Dawnhand Dissident
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Species Specialist
9.4%inclusion75 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Relentless Rats
9.3%inclusion74 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
9.1%inclusion73 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
8.6%inclusion69 decks800 decks
7%synergy
Wick's Patrol
8.5%inclusion68 decks800 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
8.1%inclusion65 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Lightshell Duo
7.8%inclusion62 decks800 decks
7%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
7.5%inclusion60 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Nezumi Informant
7.0%inclusion56 decks800 decks
7%synergy
Ichor Rats
7.0%inclusion56 decks800 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Soul Shatter
47%inclusion379 decks800 decks
43%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion336 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Malice
42%inclusion335 decks800 decks
37%synergy
Pongify
41%inclusion329 decks800 decks
26%synergy
Vona's Hunger
41%inclusion329 decks800 decks
39%synergy
Go for the Throat
36%inclusion290 decks800 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion279 decks800 decks
19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
32%inclusion259 decks800 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion213 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion207 decks800 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion102 decks412 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
25%inclusion196 decks800 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion164 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
20%inclusion158 decks800 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion142 decks800 decks
-1%synergy
Consumed by Greed
18%inclusion140 decks800 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion133 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
16%inclusion127 decks800 decks
-14%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion126 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion121 decks800 decks
7%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
13%inclusion49 decks374 decks
11%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion103 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Rat Out
12%inclusion95 decks800 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion83 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion83 decks800 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion82 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
9.4%inclusion75 decks800 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Scour for Scrap
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Stab
8.9%inclusion19 decks213 decks
9%synergy
Vraska's Fall
8.8%inclusion70 decks800 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
8.6%inclusion69 decks800 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.5%inclusion60 decks800 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.5%inclusion60 decks800 decks
-8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.4%inclusion59 decks800 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
6.8%inclusion54 decks800 decks
0%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.4%inclusion51 decks800 decks
2%synergy
Refute
6.2%inclusion16 decks260 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.0%inclusion48 decks800 decks
2%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
5.9%inclusion47 decks791 decks
6%synergy
Cruel Truths
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.8%inclusion46 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Cycle
5.7%inclusion45 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
5.6%inclusion45 decks800 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.5%inclusion44 decks800 decks
-4%synergy
Resculpt
5.4%inclusion43 decks800 decks
-1%synergy
Long River's Pull
5.3%inclusion42 decks800 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion394 decks800 decks
14%synergy
Crippling Fear
49%inclusion394 decks800 decks
42%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
41%inclusion317 decks770 decks
40%synergy
Toxic Deluge
38%inclusion303 decks800 decks
12%synergy
Distant Melody
36%inclusion291 decks800 decks
24%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
34%inclusion81 decks241 decks
33%synergy
Innocent Blood
33%inclusion265 decks800 decks
32%synergy
Season of Loss
32%inclusion252 decks800 decks
30%synergy
Fell
28%inclusion223 decks800 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
23%inclusion56 decks245 decks
16%synergy
Mire in Misery
18%inclusion145 decks800 decks
17%synergy
Make an Example
17%inclusion137 decks800 decks
16%synergy
Curse of the Swine
17%inclusion132 decks800 decks
13%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
12%inclusion99 decks800 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion98 decks800 decks
-12%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion97 decks800 decks
2%synergy
Worthy Cost
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion84 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion82 decks800 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion76 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Plague of Vermin
10%inclusion76 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion73 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.9%inclusion63 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
7.8%inclusion62 decks800 decks
-9%synergy
Echoing Return
7.0%inclusion56 decks800 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Whorl
6.9%inclusion53 decks770 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.8%inclusion54 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Sadistic Shell Game
6.5%inclusion25 decks385 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.0%inclusion48 decks800 decks
-1%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Season of Weaving
5.8%inclusion46 decks800 decks
4%synergy
Raise the Palisade
5.6%inclusion45 decks800 decks
0%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.3%inclusion42 decks800 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.3%inclusion42 decks800 decks
0%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.0%inclusion21 decks416 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion306 decks800 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
37%inclusion293 decks800 decks
29%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion243 decks800 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion221 decks800 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Bontu's Monument
24%inclusion190 decks800 decks
20%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
18%inclusion146 decks800 decks
15%synergy
Banner of Kinship
18%inclusion46 decks253 decks
15%synergy
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion137 decks800 decks
15%synergy
Thrumming Stone
13%inclusion104 decks800 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion100 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion94 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion92 decks800 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion83 decks800 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
8.8%inclusion21 decks238 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.6%inclusion69 decks800 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8.1%inclusion65 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Tithing Blade
7.2%inclusion58 decks800 decks
6%synergy
Thornbite Staff
7.1%inclusion57 decks800 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
7.0%inclusion54 decks770 decks
7%synergy
Buster Sword
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
World Map
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Short Bow
6.6%inclusion50 decks762 decks
6%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
6.5%inclusion52 decks800 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion45 decks800 decks
-8%synergy
Enchantments
Dictate of Erebos
35%inclusion283 decks800 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
29%inclusion233 decks800 decks
16%synergy
Cover of Darkness
27%inclusion216 decks800 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion210 decks800 decks
16%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion163 decks800 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion160 decks800 decks
17%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
14%inclusion116 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market
12%inclusion95 decks800 decks
7%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion83 decks800 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion78 decks800 decks
-6%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
9.0%inclusion72 decks800 decks
8%synergy
Attrition
8.9%inclusion71 decks800 decks
8%synergy
Gossip's Talent
6.6%inclusion53 decks800 decks
4%synergy
Momentum Breaker
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.4%inclusion43 decks800 decks
-4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.3%inclusion42 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.1%inclusion41 decks800 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.1%inclusion49 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Three Tree City
53%inclusion426 decks800 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion359 decks800 decks
6%synergy
Mudflat Village
44%inclusion355 decks800 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion310 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion260 decks800 decks
13%synergy
Lilypad Village
28%inclusion221 decks800 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion204 decks800 decks
15%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion144 decks800 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion131 decks800 decks
10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion92 decks800 decks
-7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion78 decks800 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.4%inclusion75 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion57 decks800 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.0%inclusion56 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion718 decks800 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion666 decks800 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
51%inclusion410 decks800 decks
-8%synergy
Patchwork Banner
44%inclusion347 decks791 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
44%inclusion349 decks800 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion226 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion193 decks800 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion124 decks800 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion122 decks800 decks
-2%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion789 decks800 decks
2%synergy
Island
96%inclusion764 decks800 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion668 decks800 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion525 decks800 decks
0%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion495 decks800 decks
8%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
51%inclusion409 decks800 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
50%inclusion396 decks800 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Isle
42%inclusion334 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Choked Estuary
42%inclusion334 decks800 decks
-6%synergy
Morphic Pool
39%inclusion315 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion298 decks800 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
34%inclusion268 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
33%inclusion261 decks800 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion246 decks800 decks
-8%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
30%inclusion128 decks424 decks
6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
26%inclusion208 decks800 decks
-14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
24%inclusion188 decks800 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Deceit
22%inclusion179 decks800 decks
-13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion170 decks800 decks
-11%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20%inclusion160 decks800 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
20%inclusion157 decks800 decks
-1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
17%inclusion139 decks800 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion133 decks800 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion126 decks800 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion112 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Ruins
13%inclusion104 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion102 decks800 decks
-9%synergy
Dismal Backwater
13%inclusion101 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion95 decks800 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
11%inclusion86 decks800 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.3%inclusion74 decks800 decks
4%synergy
Command Bridge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Serpent's Pass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8.6%inclusion69 decks800 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.6%inclusion61 decks800 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.5%inclusion60 decks800 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.5%inclusion44 decks800 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
5.1%inclusion41 decks800 decks
-2%synergy