Vren, the Relentless (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Rat King, Verminister
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Big Apple, 3 a.m.
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Splinter's Technique
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Super Shredder
4.1%inclusion2 decks49 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Swarmyard
79%inclusion68 decks86 decks
77%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
76%inclusion65 decks86 decks
71%synergy
Marrow-Gnawer
73%inclusion63 decks86 decks
71%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
66%inclusion57 decks86 decks
64%synergy
Piper of the Swarm
65%inclusion56 decks86 decks
63%synergy
Vona's Hunger
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
60%synergy
Three Tree City
64%inclusion55 decks86 decks
57%synergy
Soul Shatter
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
54%synergy
Valley Rotcaller
55%inclusion47 decks86 decks
53%synergy
Grave Pact
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Rollick
64%inclusion55 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Kindred Discovery
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
45%synergy
Accursed Marauder
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
50%synergy
Mana Drain
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
45%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
52%inclusion45 decks86 decks
50%synergy
Force of Despair
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
47%synergy
Swarmyard Massacre
48%inclusion41 decks86 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion52 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Necropotence
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Azure Beastbinder
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Karumonix, the Rat King
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
43%synergy
Roaming Throne
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Plaguecrafter
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Pack Rat
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
30%synergy
Persistent Marshstalker
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Rat Colony
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Shoreline Looter
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Merciless Executioner
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Demon's Disciple
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Tangled Colony
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Throat Slitter
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Rats
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Lord Skitter's Butcher
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Voracious Vermin
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Typhoid Rats
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Gravelighter
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Chittering Witch
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Species Specialist
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Swarm of Rats
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Burglar Rat
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Strix
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-13%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Ratcatcher
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Mindwhisker
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Engine Rat
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Swan Song
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Flare of Malice
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-13%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Vraska's Fall
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
V.A.T.S.
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Drown in the Loch
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-11%synergy
Undying Malice
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Consumed by Greed
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Kindred Dominance
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
37%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Make an Example
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Mire in Misery
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Distant Melody
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Innocent Blood
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Curse of the Swine
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of the Rats
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Extract a Confession
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Necromantic Selection
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Season of Loss
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Fell
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
9%synergy
Ravenform
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Plague of Vermin
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Massacre
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Palisade
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Yahenni's Expertise
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Blight Grenade
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Tithing Blade
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Skullclamp
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Rimefire Torque
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Coat of Arms
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
21%synergy
No Mercy
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
32%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Cover of Darkness
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Attrition
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Momentum Breaker
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Tribute to Horobi
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion56 decks86 decks
45%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Mudflat Village
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Lilypad Village
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
War Room
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-21%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion80 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion79 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
70%inclusion60 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Signet
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
White Lotus Tile
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
97%inclusion83 decks86 decks
83%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion81 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Island
94%inclusion81 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Watery Grave
88%inclusion76 decks86 decks
41%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion75 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
80%inclusion69 decks86 decks
48%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion66 decks86 decks
40%synergy
Undercity Sewers
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
33%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Underground River
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion38 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
-24%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Isle
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
-7%synergy
Sunken Ruins
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
-16%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
-28%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-19%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-16%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
River of Tears
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-5%synergy