Vren, the Relentless

Commander
UBVren, the Relentless
4.5±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(306 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (62% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks3
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Dimir Signet+4
Other acceleration1
2BBThe Darkness Crystal+2
Treasure generators1
1BFake Your Own Death+3
Low Land Count (30/34)+-10ⓘ
Draw engines1
3UCuriosity Crafter+5
Cantrips & burst draw5
BVillage Rites+5
1UKeep Safe+3
1UThink Twice+1
1BCostly Plunder+1
7UTreasure Cruise+7
Recursion1
2BBThe Darkness Crystal+2
Value engines2
2BVoracious Vermin+2
3UWonder+1
Counterspells13
USpell Snare+6
UTurn Aside+6
UDispel+5
UMiscast+5
1UChange the Equation+6
1UDisdainful Stroke+6
UULong River's Pull+6
1UMana Leak+6
1UMemory Lapse+6
1UNegate+6
1UKeep Safe+3
1UEssence Scatter+1
+1 more
Spot removal8
BSpark Harvest+7
UPongify+5
URapid Hybridization+5
1BDoom Blade+5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BLiliana's Triumph+1
1BSheoldred's Edict+1
4UURiver's Rebuke+6
Board wipes1
2BBCrippling Fear+1
Stax & hate3
2UPropaganda+4
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
3BBPainful Quandary+1
Protection6
BNot Dead After All+4
UMagic Damper+1
UShore Up+1
BSupernatural Stamina+1
BUndying Malice+1
1BFake Your Own Death+3
Other1
2UConvolute+3
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+38ⓘ
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+1ⓘ
Low Land Count (30/34)+-10ⓘ
Premium utility lands2
Path of Ancestry+6
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands2
Reliquary Tower+2
Murky Sewer+2
Taplands6
Choked Estuary+2
Dimir Aqueduct+2
Dimir Guildgate+2
Soured Springs+2
Submerged Boneyard+2
Waterfront District+2
Basic lands2
Island+6
Swamp+14
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+15.2ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+11ⓘ
Synergy pieces5
1BPiper of the Swarm+9
1BFake Your Own Death+3
2BRise of the Dread Marn+4
2BVoracious Vermin+2
3BBOgre Slumlord+4
Win conditions1
1BBlood Artist+5
Sacrifice outlets1
1BCostly Plunder+1
Drain effects1
BBBUnderworld Dreams+1
Reanimation1
2BBThe Darkness Crystal+2

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.5 → Bracket 3
Interaction92Mana base75Threats59

Right at the Bracket 3 threshold

2.0 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

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Game changers 1
Braids, Cabal Minion
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes5 total

Counter Control18 cards

18 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.

Annul,Change the Equation,Convolute,Disdainful Stroke,Dispel
Aristocrats13 cards

13 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

Accursed Marauder,Blood Artist,Braids, Cabal Minion,Chain Devil,Fake Your Own Death
Token Strategy8 cards

8 token producers. Go-wide strategies can overwhelm opponents with numbers.

Pongify,Rapid Hybridization,Fake Your Own Death,Not Dead After All,Ogre Slumlord

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.