Vren, the Relentless (Commander) - Upgraded Control

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
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
15%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Harvest
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Shredder's Technique
3.9%inclusion2 decks51 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Swarmyard
75%inclusion90 decks120 decks
73%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
77%inclusion92 decks120 decks
72%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
71%inclusion85 decks120 decks
68%synergy
Accursed Marauder
73%inclusion88 decks120 decks
65%synergy
Plaguecrafter
65%inclusion78 decks120 decks
62%synergy
Soul Shatter
65%inclusion78 decks120 decks
61%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
63%inclusion75 decks120 decks
60%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
58%inclusion70 decks120 decks
57%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
57%inclusion69 decks120 decks
55%synergy
Vona's Hunger
54%inclusion65 decks120 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
73%inclusion88 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Kindred Discovery
63%inclusion76 decks120 decks
50%synergy
Feed the Swarm
62%inclusion74 decks120 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
59%inclusion71 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion67 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Negate
53%inclusion64 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
51%inclusion61 decks120 decks
49%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
46%synergy
Toxic Deluge
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Notion Thief
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
The One Ring
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Ogre Slumlord
48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
45%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
44%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
47%inclusion56 decks120 decks
45%synergy
Shoreline Looter
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
42%synergy
Demon's Disciple
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
41%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Pack Rat
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Gravelighter
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Merciless Executioner
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Mindwhisker
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Chittering Witch
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Throat Slitter
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Tangled Colony
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Rats
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Typhoid Rats
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
0%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Ratcatcher
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Gnat Miser
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Rat Colony
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Engine Rat
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Voracious Vermin
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Clackbridge Troll
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Pongify
47%inclusion56 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Flare of Malice
47%inclusion56 decks120 decks
42%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
41%inclusion49 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Force of Despair
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Swan Song
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Go for the Throat
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Vraska's Fall
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Resculpt
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Countersquall
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Shore Up
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Consumed by Greed
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Long River's Pull
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Wash Away
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Delay
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Lethal Scheme
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Dispel
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Snap
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Crippling Fear
47%inclusion56 decks120 decks
39%synergy
Innocent Blood
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
44%synergy
Distant Melody
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Curse of the Swine
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Kindred Dominance
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Season of Loss
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
34%synergy
Mire in Misery
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Make an Example
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Extract a Confession
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Fell
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Necromantic Selection
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Plague of Vermin
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Season of Weaving
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Rankle's Prank
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Gix's Command
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Tithing Blade
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Bident of Thassa
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Mirror of Life Trapping
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Rimefire Torque
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Skullclamp
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
0%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Sword of the Squeak
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Smokestack
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Grave Pact
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Cover of Darkness
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
17%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Momentum Breaker
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Attrition
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Three Tree City
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Mudflat Village
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Lilypad Village
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-17%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.5%inclusion8 decks107 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion111 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion108 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
78%inclusion94 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion82 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Patchwork Banner
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.4%inclusion7 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion120 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion120 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion111 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
78%inclusion94 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion83 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
60%inclusion72 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Watery Grave
59%inclusion71 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion70 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Morphic Pool
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Pools
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Ruins
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
6%synergy
River of Tears
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Underground Sea
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Soured Springs
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Waterfront District
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy