Anowon, the Ruin Sage
$1.78
$1.78Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#2025
Current Rank
#1952
Last Week
#2022
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Anowon, the Ruin Sage decks.
Archenemy's Charm0% Synergy
$1.04
Sothera, the Supervoid-2% Synergy
$4.46
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Anowon, the Ruin Sage's abilities and overall game plan.
Vampire Nighthawk+68% Synergy
$0.33
Cordial Vampire+68% Synergy
$1.05
Captivating Vampire+65% Synergy
$2.02
Malakir Bloodwitch+64% Synergy
$3.42
Bloodline Keeper+62% Synergy
$4.40
Vampire Nocturnus+61% Synergy
$6.85
Butcher of Malakir+61% Synergy
$0.27
Blade of the Bloodchief+55% Synergy
$1.75
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth+55% Synergy
$0.53
Sanctum Seeker+55% Synergy
$0.23
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Anowon, the Ruin Sage decks.
Necropolis Regent+54% Synergy
$0.61
Blood Seeker+54% Synergy
$0.30
Patron of the Vein+51% Synergy
$0.15
Crossway Troublemakers+51% Synergy
$0.16
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+50% Synergy
$0.57
Sangromancer+47% Synergy
$0.90
Falkenrath Noble+47% Synergy
$0.12
Blood Artist+43% Synergy
$1.86
Sanguine Bond+40% Synergy
$3.00
Dark Ritual-5% Synergy
$3.59
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$59.87
Demonic Tutor-6% Synergy
$52.72
Necropotence-10% Synergy
$16.11
Bolas's Citadel-16% Synergy
$12.28
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Anowon, the Ruin Sage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gatekeeper of Malakir+48% Synergy
$0.20
Indulgent Aristocrat+42% Synergy
$0.20
Markov Baron+41% Synergy
$0.25
Nirkana Revenant+39% Synergy
$5.21
Champion of Dusk+37% Synergy
$0.13
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+36% Synergy
$7.09
Gifted Aetherborn+35% Synergy
$0.25
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief+35% Synergy
$0.45
Dark Impostor+35% Synergy
$0.28
Ascendant Evincar+33% Synergy
$3.01
Marauding Blight-Priest+32% Synergy
$0.15
Nighthawk Scavenger+32% Synergy
$0.18
Bloodline Necromancer+31% Synergy
$0.14
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet+31% Synergy
$6.82
Vampire of the Dire Moon+30% Synergy
$1.06
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+28% Synergy
$0.26
Kalastria Highborn+28% Synergy
$0.52
Vampire Hexmage+25% Synergy
$0.32
Creeping Bloodsucker+24% Synergy
$3.57
Twilight Prophet+23% Synergy
$0.88
Malakir Cullblade+23% Synergy
$0.19
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+22% Synergy
$30.94
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+22% Synergy
$1.31
Defiant Bloodlord+21% Synergy
$0.38
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+21% Synergy
$0.39
Guul Draz Assassin+21% Synergy
$1.74
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+19% Synergy
$27.95
Shadow Alley Denizen+19% Synergy
$0.16
High-Society Hunter+18% Synergy
$0.37
Mirri the Cursed+18% Synergy
$0.36
Vein Ripper+17% Synergy
$7.85
Bloodhusk Ritualist+17% Synergy
$0.20
Knight of the Ebon Legion+17% Synergy
$1.24
Child of Night+17% Synergy
$0.07
Bloodbond Vampire+17% Synergy
$0.10
Thirsting Bloodlord+17% Synergy
$0.54
Sengir, the Dark Baron+15% Synergy
$0.24
Bishop of the Bloodstained+15% Synergy
$0.12
Qarsi Revenant+14% Synergy
$1.79
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet+14% Synergy
$4.43
Nullpriest of Oblivion+14% Synergy
$0.33
Timothar, Baron of Bats+14% Synergy
$0.18
Pulse Tracker+14% Synergy
$0.16
Dusk Legion Zealot+13% Synergy
$0.12
Vampire Cutthroat+13% Synergy
$0.53
Henrika Domnathi+12% Synergy
$1.19
Bloodtracker+12% Synergy
$0.18
Bloodghast+9% Synergy
$1.27
Vengeful Bloodwitch+8% Synergy
$0.23
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-39% Synergy
$1.22
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Anowon, the Ruin Sage safe.
Urge to Feed+43% Synergy
$0.18
Doom Blade+28% Synergy
$0.19
Murder+24% Synergy
$0.04
Go for the Throat+21% Synergy
$0.76
Victim of Night+17% Synergy
$0.33
Hero's Downfall+15% Synergy
$0.15
Tendrils of Corruption+13% Synergy
$0.13
Tragic Slip+12% Synergy
$0.14
Malicious Affliction+9% Synergy
$1.55
Breathe Your Last+7% Synergy
$0.07
Tribute to Hunger+7% Synergy
$0.11
Raise the Draugr+5% Synergy
$0.15
Blood Pact+2% Synergy
$0.14
Sudden Spoiling-3% Synergy
$4.33
Overkill-3% Synergy
$0.21
Soul Shatter-5% Synergy
$2.99
Bitter Triumph-5% Synergy
$2.92
Sheoldred's Edict-6% Synergy
$0.98
Consuming Corruption-8% Synergy
$0.18
Infernal Grasp-9% Synergy
$0.29
Village Rites-10% Synergy
$0.24
Cabal Ritual-11% Synergy
$12.66
Defile-12% Synergy
$0.62
Malakir Rebirth-13% Synergy
$8.35
Deadly Rollick-14% Synergy
$18.91
Withering Torment-17% Synergy
$2.64
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Anowon, the Ruin Sage's game plan and control the board.
Blood Tribute+45% Synergy
$3.96
Feast of Blood+43% Synergy
$0.21
Olivia's Wrath+38% Synergy
$0.29
New Blood+26% Synergy
$0.22
Diabolic Tutor+21% Synergy
$1.72
Kindred Dominance+20% Synergy
$8.16
Exsanguinate+17% Synergy
$0.31
Arterial Flow+14% Synergy
$0.50
Corrupt+10% Synergy
$0.08
Sign in Blood+9% Synergy
$0.40
Read the Bones+9% Synergy
$0.25
Sorin's Vengeance+9% Synergy
$1.02
In Garruk's Wake+8% Synergy
$1.36
Blood Tithe+8% Synergy
$0.26
Ancient Craving+7% Synergy
$0.26
Drain Life+7% Synergy
$0.27
Mind Sludge+7% Synergy
$0.10
Consume Spirit+6% Synergy
$0.52
Vampire's Kiss+6% Synergy
$0.39
Distress+5% Synergy
$0.10
Decree of Pain+4% Synergy
$0.23
Patriarch's Bidding+3% Synergy
$2.79
Night's Whisper+2% Synergy
$0.43
Crippling Fear+2% Synergy
$3.28
Ambition's Cost+2% Synergy
$0.18
Damnation-5% Synergy
$20.12
Mutilate-5% Synergy
$1.70
Torment of Hailfire-5% Synergy
$20.32
Grim Tutor-6% Synergy
$20.09
Rise of the Dark Realms-6% Synergy
$3.53
Insatiable Avarice-7% Synergy
$1.91
Syphon Mind-8% Synergy
$0.48
Diabolic Intent-9% Synergy
$10.83
Bubbling Muck-10% Synergy
$2.61
Feed the Swarm-11% Synergy
$0.20
Victimize-12% Synergy
$0.44
Blasphemous Edict-13% Synergy
$4.51
Reanimate-25% Synergy
$5.14
Toxic Deluge-26% Synergy
$5.54
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Door of Destinies+21% Synergy
$6.08
Herald's Horn+17% Synergy
$3.27
Glass-Cast Heart+15% Synergy
$0.16
Urza's Incubator+13% Synergy
$12.39
Bontu's Monument+12% Synergy
$4.86
Vanquisher's Banner+11% Synergy
$3.26
Elixir of Immortality+10% Synergy
$0.81
Lashwrithe+8% Synergy
$0.68
Whip of Erebos+7% Synergy
$6.89
Staff of the Death Magus+6% Synergy
$0.24
Darksteel Plate+6% Synergy
$5.90
Heirloom Blade+6% Synergy
$0.11
Icon of Ancestry+5% Synergy
$0.42
Obelisk of Urd+5% Synergy
$2.11
Demon's Horn+4% Synergy
$0.94
Whispersilk Cloak+2% Synergy
$2.11
Coat of Arms+2% Synergy
$15.13
Expedition Map-1% Synergy
$0.85
Swiftfoot Boots-4% Synergy
$1.32
Lightning Greaves-6% Synergy
$4.54
Wayfarer's Bauble-6% Synergy
$0.26
Skullclamp-16% Synergy
$4.87
Jet Medallion-19% Synergy
$8.53
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Anowon, the Ruin Sage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Exquisite Blood+32% Synergy
$21.86
Bad Moon+23% Synergy
$1.98
Dictate of Erebos+14% Synergy
$15.38
Painful Quandary+11% Synergy
$0.97
Gift of Fangs+10% Synergy
$0.05
Eternal Thirst+8% Synergy
$0.16
Underworld Connections+7% Synergy
$0.45
Vampiric Link+6% Synergy
$1.13
Call the Bloodline+6% Synergy
$0.15
Black Market+5% Synergy
$3.70
Grave Pact+4% Synergy
$20.40
Bloodchief Ascension+4% Synergy
$18.15
Greed+4% Synergy
$0.27
Grave Betrayal+3% Synergy
$2.56
Attrition+3% Synergy
$19.82
The Eldest Reborn+2% Synergy
$0.29
Wound Reflection+2% Synergy
$8.63
Vampiric Rites+1% Synergy
$0.17
Underworld Dreams-1% Synergy
$2.22
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$3.56
Phyrexian Arena-7% Synergy
$2.62
Black Market Connections-10% Synergy
$12.32
The Meathook Massacre-12% Synergy
$21.30
Animate Dead-13% Synergy
$6.56
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Anowon, the Ruin Sage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin Markov+31% Synergy
$10.95
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+30% Synergy
$4.19
Sorin the Mirthless+13% Synergy
$2.30
Sorin, Vampire Lord+5% Synergy
$7.54
Liliana of the Dark Realms+4% Synergy
$5.14
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+11% Synergy
$0.32
Crypt of Agadeem+11% Synergy
$3.07
Leechridden Swamp+11% Synergy
$0.43
Mortuary Mire+6% Synergy
$0.30
Polluted Mire+6% Synergy
$0.11
Ghost Quarter+6% Synergy
$0.64
Piranha Marsh+6% Synergy
$0.20
Temple of the False God+5% Synergy
$0.15
Arcane Lighthouse+5% Synergy
$9.12
Everglades+5% Synergy
$0.79
Barren Moor+3% Synergy
$0.14
Memorial to Folly+3% Synergy
$0.15
Thespian's Stage0% Synergy
$0.51
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.89
Cabal Stronghold-2% Synergy
$12.42
Castle Locthwain-4% Synergy
$3.74
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$23.29
Witch's Cottage-5% Synergy
$1.62
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-6% Synergy
$35.89
War Room-7% Synergy
$2.85
Cabal Coffers-14% Synergy
$25.71
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$2.59
Phyrexian Tower-18% Synergy
$19.45
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-19% Synergy
$49.13
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+10% Synergy
$3.60
Patchwork Banner+8% Synergy
$4.22
Gauntlet of Power+5% Synergy
$4.19
Heraldic Banner+4% Synergy
$0.23
Pristine Talisman+3% Synergy
$0.28
Commander's Sphere+2% Synergy
$0.17
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.24
Nyx Lotus0% Synergy
$4.92
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.24
Mind Stone-8% Synergy
$0.21
Thought Vessel-21% Synergy
$1.15
Arcane Signet-22% Synergy
$0.52
Lands
The mana base foundation for Anowon, the Ruin Sage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry+25% Synergy
$0.15
Voldaren Estate+17% Synergy
$0.12
Cavern of Souls+7% Synergy
$34.92
Command Tower+5% Synergy
$0.30
Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.07
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.07
Myriad Landscape-6% Synergy
$0.21
Malakir Rebirth-13% Synergy
$8.35
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Anowon, the Ruin Sage.
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Henrika Domnathi
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Edgar, Charmed Groom
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Baron Sengir
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Olivia Voldaren
Edgar Markov
Timothar, Baron of Bats
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Olivia, Crimson Bride
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Evelyn, the Covetous
Lorcan, Warlock Collector
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Astarion, the Decadent
Karlov of the Ghost Council
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Burakos, Party Leader // Cultist of the Absolute
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
Rankle, Master of Pranks
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // The Prismatic Piper
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // Tormod, the Desecrator
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
Tinybones, Trinket Thief