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Vren, the Relentless - Decklist

Creatures 39$15.16

  1. Accursed Marauder1Accursed Marauder$0.29
  2. Archfiend of Depravity1Archfiend of Depravity$0.33
  3. Azure Beastbinder1Azure Beastbinder$0.44
  4. Burglar Rat1Burglar Rat$0.20
  5. Crypt Rats1Crypt Rats$0.52
  6. Daggerfang Duo1Daggerfang Duo$0.15
  7. Demon's Disciple1Demon's Disciple$0.29
  8. Engine Rat1Engine Rat$0.26
  9. Gnat Miser1Gnat Miser$0.92
  10. Gravelighter1Gravelighter$0.31

Creatures continued

  1. Huskburster Swarm1Huskburster Swarm$0.20
  2. Innocuous Rat1Innocuous Rat$0.23
  3. Karumonix, the Rat King1Karumonix, the Rat King$1.04
  4. Lightshell Duo1Lightshell Duo$0.12
  5. Lord Skitter's Butcher1Lord Skitter's Butcher$0.32
  6. Merciless Executioner1Merciless Executioner$0.36
  7. Mind Drill Assailant1Mind Drill Assailant$0.12
  8. Mindwhisker1Mindwhisker$0.22
  9. Mirkwood Bats1Mirkwood Bats$1.02
  10. Morbid Opportunist1Morbid Opportunist$0.21

Creatures continued

  1. Nezumi Informant1Nezumi Informant$0.37
  2. Nightwhorl Hermit1Nightwhorl Hermit$0.13
  3. Ogre Slumlord1Ogre Slumlord$0.31
  4. Persistent Marshstalker1Persistent Marshstalker$0.29
  5. Pestilence Rats1Pestilence Rats$0.32
  6. Piper of the Swarm1Piper of the Swarm$1.80
  7. Plaguecrafter1Plaguecrafter$0.34
  8. Priest of Forgotten Gods1Priest of Forgotten Gods$0.60
  9. Rancid Rats1Rancid Rats$0.24
  10. Shoreline Looter1Shoreline Looter$0.38

Creatures continued

  1. Swarm of Rats1Swarm of Rats$0.65
  2. Tangled Colony1Tangled Colony$0.72
  3. Thought Shucker1Thought Shucker$0.10
  4. Three Tree Mascot1Three Tree Mascot$0.13
  5. Tidecaller Mentor1Tidecaller Mentor$0.20
  6. Twisted Sewer-Witch1Twisted Sewer-Witch$0.31
  7. Typhoid Rats1Typhoid Rats$0.21
  8. Undercity Dire Rat1Undercity Dire Rat$0.17
  9. Voracious Vermin1Voracious Vermin$0.34

Instants 7$2.86

  1. Consumed by Greed1Consumed by Greed$0.25
  2. Dark Ritual1Dark Ritual$0.44
  3. Deadly Dispute1Deadly Dispute$0.30
  4. Fake Your Own Death1Fake Your Own Death$0.10
  5. Liliana's Triumph1Liliana's Triumph$0.28
  6. Sheoldred's Edict1Sheoldred's Edict$1.20
  7. Shore Up1Shore Up$0.29

Sorceries 9$5.56

  1. Crippling Fear1Crippling Fear$0.39
  2. Curse of the Swine1Curse of the Swine$0.27
  3. Distant Melody1Distant Melody$0.34
  4. Innocent Blood1Innocent Blood$0.35
  5. Mire in Misery1Mire in Misery$0.59
  6. Plague of Vermin1Plague of Vermin$1.44
  7. Revenge of the Rats1Revenge of the Rats$0.33
  8. Rush of Dread1Rush of Dread$0.42
  9. Season of Loss1Season of Loss$1.43

Artifacts 5$5.03

  1. Bontu's Monument1Bontu's Monument$1.75
  2. Fountainport Bell1Fountainport Bell$0.16
  3. Mirror of Life Trapping1Mirror of Life Trapping$0.31
  4. Patchwork Banner1Patchwork Banner$1.58
  5. Sword of the Squeak1Sword of the Squeak$1.23

Enchantments 1$0.24

  1. Tribute to Horobi // Echo of Death's Wail1Tribute to Horobi // Echo of Death's Wail$0.24

Lands 38 / 38$17.91

  1. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  2. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Contaminated Aquifer1Contaminated Aquifer$0.30
  5. Darkslick Shores1Darkslick Shores$1.70
  6. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  7. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  8. Dimir Guildgate1Dimir Guildgate$0.13
  9. Dismal Backwater1Dismal Backwater$0.13
  10. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  2. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  3. Fetid Pools1Fetid Pools$0.27
  4. Island×33Island$0.21
  5. Lilypad Village1Lilypad Village$0.29
  6. Mudflat Village1Mudflat Village$0.33
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  9. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  10. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  11. Secluded Courtyard1Secluded Courtyard$0.30

Lands continued

  1. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42
  2. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  4. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  5. Sunken Ruins1Sunken Ruins$0.50
  6. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  7. Tainted Isle1Tainted Isle$1.76
  8. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. Underground River1Underground River$0.53
  11. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Vren, the Relentless deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Vren, the Relentless, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $47.27 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Vren, the Relentless decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Piper of the Swarm, Ogre Slumlord and Karumonix, the Rat King. The picks most particular to this commander are Persistent Marshstalker, Sheoldred's Edict and Azure Beastbinder, which turn up here far more often than in other Dimir decks.

Its average mana value is 2.81. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Piper of the Swarm ($1.80), Bontu's Monument ($1.75) and Patchwork Banner ($1.58); 46 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $30.17, and with no limit $353.01; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.81
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match60%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 7 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 23 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 18 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 8 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 4 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 0 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Vren, the Relentless and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3024-6

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 5 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Vren, the Relentless at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Vren, the Relentless decks usually play.

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