Anowon, the Ruin Sage
$2.52
$2.52Legendary 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
#2407
Current Rank
#2371
Last Week
#2195
Past 2 Years
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.
Scheming Silvertongue+15% Synergy
$1.22
Emeritus of Woe+10% Synergy
$17.35
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist+6% Synergy
$0.39
Stensian Sanguinist+5% Synergy
$6.51
Decorum Dissertation+4% Synergy
$7.92
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Anowon, the Ruin Sage's abilities and overall game plan.
Captivating Vampire+67% Synergy
$3.49
Vampire Nighthawk+66% Synergy
$0.30
Cordial Vampire+65% Synergy
$1.93
Bloodline Keeper+63% Synergy
$7.37
Malakir Bloodwitch+61% Synergy
$5.32
Vampire Nocturnus+57% Synergy
$7.13
Butcher of Malakir+56% Synergy
$0.33
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth+54% Synergy
$0.78
Blood Seeker+53% Synergy
$0.37
Sanctum Seeker+52% Synergy
$0.40
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Anowon, the Ruin Sage decks.
Blade of the Bloodchief+52% Synergy
$4.02
Necropolis Regent+51% Synergy
$0.54
Patron of the Vein+51% Synergy
$0.34
Falkenrath Noble+48% Synergy
$0.30
Crossway Troublemakers+48% Synergy
$0.31
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+46% Synergy
$0.56
Sangromancer+44% Synergy
$0.90
Blood Artist+40% Synergy
$1.60
Sanguine Bond+37% Synergy
$6.08
Dark Ritual-6% Synergy
$3.90
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Vampiric Tutor0% Synergy
$60.87
Mana Vault-1% Synergy
$109.80
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$72.10
The One Ring-4% Synergy
$108.02
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$129.20
Necropotence-8% Synergy
$37.26
Bolas's Citadel-14% Synergy
$17.94
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Anowon, the Ruin Sage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gatekeeper of Malakir+47% Synergy
$0.19
Indulgent Aristocrat+39% Synergy
$0.22
Nirkana Revenant+37% Synergy
$6.78
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+37% Synergy
$11.94
Markov Baron+37% Synergy
$0.37
Champion of Dusk+36% Synergy
$0.25
Dark Impostor+35% Synergy
$0.44
Marauding Blight-Priest+33% Synergy
$0.27
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief+33% Synergy
$0.58
Kalastria Highborn+32% Synergy
$0.85
Nighthawk Scavenger+31% Synergy
$0.39
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+30% Synergy
$0.27
Gifted Aetherborn+30% Synergy
$0.39
Vampire of the Dire Moon+30% Synergy
$1.03
Ascendant Evincar+30% Synergy
$3.02
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet+28% Synergy
$6.84
Bloodline Necromancer+28% Synergy
$0.35
Vampire Hexmage+26% Synergy
$0.34
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+25% Synergy
$38.00
Twilight Prophet+23% Synergy
$2.68
Defiant Bloodlord+22% Synergy
$0.36
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+22% Synergy
$0.37
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+21% Synergy
$1.29
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+20% Synergy
$35.79
Vein Ripper+20% Synergy
$7.44
High-Society Hunter+20% Synergy
$0.39
Creeping Bloodsucker+19% Synergy
$4.35
Malakir Cullblade+19% Synergy
$0.13
Qarsi Revenant+18% Synergy
$2.17
Shadow Alley Denizen+18% Synergy
$0.31
Bloodhusk Ritualist+18% Synergy
$0.25
Guul Draz Assassin+18% Synergy
$2.14
Mirri the Cursed+18% Synergy
$0.54
Bloodbond Vampire+17% Synergy
$0.32
Nullpriest of Oblivion+16% Synergy
$0.26
Thirsting Bloodlord+16% Synergy
$0.51
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet+15% Synergy
$5.00
Pulse Tracker+15% Synergy
$0.34
Henrika Domnathi+14% Synergy
$1.21
Master of Dark Rites+14% Synergy
$3.53
Sengir, the Dark Baron+14% Synergy
$0.30
Knight of the Ebon Legion+14% Synergy
$2.47
Timothar, Baron of Bats+14% Synergy
$0.27
Child of Night+14% Synergy
$0.07
Dusk Legion Zealot+13% Synergy
$0.29
Vampire Cutthroat+12% Synergy
$0.55
Vengeful Bloodwitch+9% Synergy
$0.32
Bloodghast+7% Synergy
$0.68
Crypt Ghast-34% Synergy
$18.22
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-37% Synergy
$4.12
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Anowon, the Ruin Sage safe.
Urge to Feed+42% Synergy
$0.30
Doom Blade+26% Synergy
$0.18
Murder+23% Synergy
$0.22
Go for the Throat+20% Synergy
$0.57
Tendrils of Corruption+15% Synergy
$0.29
Hero's Downfall+14% Synergy
$0.29
Victim of Night+14% Synergy
$0.37
Tragic Slip+13% Synergy
$0.22
Malicious Affliction+8% Synergy
$2.80
Tribute to Hunger+7% Synergy
$0.12
Breathe Your Last+6% Synergy
$0.19
Bleed Dry+5% Synergy
$0.16
Blood Pact+4% Synergy
$0.29
Raise the Draugr+4% Synergy
$0.20
Grasp of Darkness+3% Synergy
$0.12
Archenemy's Charm-1% Synergy
$0.76
Sudden Spoiling-3% Synergy
$8.36
Dismember-5% Synergy
$5.27
Soul Shatter-6% Synergy
$4.19
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.25
Cabal Ritual-8% Synergy
$14.52
Sheoldred's Edict-8% Synergy
$1.39
Consuming Corruption-10% Synergy
$0.30
Defile-11% Synergy
$1.41
Village Rites-11% Synergy
$0.51
Culling the Weak-12% Synergy
$11.57
Malakir Rebirth-13% Synergy
$14.14
Deadly Rollick-14% Synergy
$28.12
Withering Torment-19% Synergy
$3.47
Imp's Mischief-19% Synergy
$7.33
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Anowon, the Ruin Sage's game plan and control the board.
Blood Tribute+44% Synergy
$6.11
Feast of Blood+39% Synergy
$0.34
Olivia's Wrath+38% Synergy
$0.36
New Blood+24% Synergy
$0.36
Kindred Dominance+22% Synergy
$16.55
Diabolic Tutor+21% Synergy
$2.11
Exsanguinate+18% Synergy
$0.45
Arterial Flow+12% Synergy
$0.40
Read the Bones+10% Synergy
$0.29
Sign in Blood+9% Synergy
$3.67
In Garruk's Wake+9% Synergy
$3.33
Drain Life+8% Synergy
$0.32
Sorin's Vengeance+8% Synergy
$0.79
Mind Sludge+8% Synergy
$0.16
Corrupt+7% Synergy
$0.11
Blood Tithe+7% Synergy
$0.28
Decree of Pain+6% Synergy
$0.38
Distress+6% Synergy
$0.17
Ancient Craving+5% Synergy
$0.33
Consume Spirit+5% Synergy
$0.36
Night's Whisper+4% Synergy
$0.34
Patriarch's Bidding+3% Synergy
$5.08
Ambition's Cost+3% Synergy
$0.32
Crippling Fear+3% Synergy
$2.55
Duress-1% Synergy
$0.13
Mutilate-2% Synergy
$1.95
Damnation-4% Synergy
$20.99
Torment of Hailfire-4% Synergy
$41.92
Rise of the Dark Realms-5% Synergy
$7.39
Syphon Mind-6% Synergy
$0.33
Grim Tutor-6% Synergy
$26.04
Diabolic Intent-9% Synergy
$16.86
Bubbling Muck-9% Synergy
$3.98
Feed the Swarm-12% Synergy
$0.21
Victimize-14% Synergy
$1.70
Reanimate-23% Synergy
$8.19
Toxic Deluge-24% Synergy
$5.05
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Door of Destinies+19% Synergy
$7.54
Urza's Incubator+15% Synergy
$15.83
Herald's Horn+14% Synergy
$5.12
Glass-Cast Heart+12% Synergy
$0.36
Vanquisher's Banner+10% Synergy
$4.20
Elixir of Immortality+8% Synergy
$0.85
Bontu's Monument+7% Synergy
$5.27
Whip of Erebos+7% Synergy
$7.41
Lashwrithe+7% Synergy
$0.82
Darksteel Plate+7% Synergy
$6.54
Staff of the Death Magus+5% Synergy
$0.38
Demon's Horn+4% Synergy
$0.72
Whispersilk Cloak+1% Synergy
$2.25
Expedition Map-1% Synergy
$0.75
Swiftfoot Boots-4% Synergy
$1.95
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.30
Lightning Greaves-8% Synergy
$4.44
The Darkness Crystal-9% Synergy
$5.24
Skullclamp-17% Synergy
$6.25
Jet Medallion-20% Synergy
$11.34
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Anowon, the Ruin Sage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Exquisite Blood+28% Synergy
$39.45
Bad Moon+19% Synergy
$2.06
Painful Quandary+14% Synergy
$1.42
Dictate of Erebos+11% Synergy
$18.86
Gift of Fangs+10% Synergy
$0.20
Bloodchief Ascension+7% Synergy
$20.52
Underworld Connections+7% Synergy
$0.66
Vampiric Link+7% Synergy
$4.53
Eternal Thirst+5% Synergy
$0.34
Greed+4% Synergy
$0.37
Attrition+4% Synergy
$19.42
Black Market+3% Synergy
$5.91
Cover of Darkness+3% Synergy
$19.55
Grave Pact+1% Synergy
$30.39
Vampiric Rites0% Synergy
$0.15
Underworld Dreams-1% Synergy
$1.95
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$4.22
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$2.53
Animate Dead-10% Synergy
$5.00
Bastion of Remembrance-11% Synergy
$0.31
Black Market Connections-12% Synergy
$19.62
The Meathook Massacre-12% Synergy
$25.11
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Anowon, the Ruin Sage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+34% Synergy
$5.39
Sorin Markov+30% Synergy
$9.28
Sorin the Mirthless+12% Synergy
$2.27
Liliana of the Dark Realms+2% Synergy
$9.72
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Crypt of Agadeem+9% Synergy
$2.19
Leechridden Swamp+9% Synergy
$0.55
Rogue's Passage+8% Synergy
$0.38
Polluted Mire+8% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of the False God+7% Synergy
$0.33
Arcane Lighthouse+7% Synergy
$1.21
Mortuary Mire+6% Synergy
$0.46
Barren Moor+6% Synergy
$0.32
Ghost Quarter+6% Synergy
$0.91
Accursed Duneyard+5% Synergy
$0.64
Piranha Marsh+5% Synergy
$0.30
Three Tree City+1% Synergy
$24.17
Thespian's Stage0% Synergy
$0.56
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.70
Cabal Stronghold-3% Synergy
$13.07
Castle Locthwain-4% Synergy
$3.70
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$39.40
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-5% Synergy
$51.37
War Room-7% Synergy
$2.52
Witch's Cottage-8% Synergy
$0.87
Reliquary Tower-11% Synergy
$2.94
Cabal Coffers-12% Synergy
$33.04
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-16% Synergy
$63.55
Phyrexian Tower-18% Synergy
$26.74
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+9% Synergy
$3.59
Patchwork Banner+9% Synergy
$3.17
Commander's Sphere+4% Synergy
$0.33
Heraldic Banner+4% Synergy
$0.34
Charcoal Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.36
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.36
Gauntlet of Power+2% Synergy
$4.25
Nyx Lotus0% Synergy
$5.73
Sol Ring-4% Synergy
$1.13
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.21
The Soul Stone-7% Synergy
$86.21
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$2.20
Thought Vessel-15% Synergy
$2.51
Arcane Signet-21% Synergy
$1.10
Lands
The mana base foundation for Anowon, the Ruin Sage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry+23% Synergy
$0.27
Voldaren Estate+18% Synergy
$0.33
Cavern of Souls+7% Synergy
$49.31
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.12
Swamp+2% Synergy
$2.00
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.25
Myriad Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.33
Malakir Rebirth-13% Synergy
$14.14
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Anowon, the Ruin Sage.
Timothar, Baron of Bats
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Henrika Domnathi
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Edgar, Charmed Groom
Evelyn, the Covetous
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
Olivia, Crimson Bride
Olivia Voldaren
Astarion, the Decadent
Edgar Markov
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Baron Sengir
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
Burakos, Party Leader // Cultist of the Absolute
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Gwenom, Remorseless
Asmodeus the Archfiend
Erebos, God of the Dead
Kokusho, the Evening Star
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Szarekh, the Silent King
Kuon, Ogre Ascendant