Anowon, the Ruin Sage
$2.65
$2.65Legendary 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
#2580
Current Rank
#2368
Last Week
#2270
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.
Unliving Legionnaire+6% Synergy
$0.14
Ninja of the Hand+2% Synergy
$0.10
Bloodline Recollector+1% Synergy
$89.99
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Anowon, the Ruin Sage's abilities and overall game plan.
Captivating Vampire+68% Synergy
$3.26
Cordial Vampire+65% Synergy
$2.27
Vampire Nighthawk+65% Synergy
$0.25
Bloodline Keeper+63% Synergy
$9.01
Malakir Bloodwitch+59% Synergy
$5.48
Vampire Nocturnus+57% Synergy
$6.06
Butcher of Malakir+56% Synergy
$0.35
Blood Seeker+53% Synergy
$0.39
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth+52% Synergy
$0.61
Sanctum Seeker+52% Synergy
$0.34
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Anowon, the Ruin Sage decks.
Blade of the Bloodchief+51% Synergy
$5.04
Patron of the Vein+50% Synergy
$0.35
Necropolis Regent+50% Synergy
$0.52
Crossway Troublemakers+48% Synergy
$0.33
Falkenrath Noble+47% Synergy
$0.35
Gatekeeper of Malakir+47% Synergy
$0.27
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+46% Synergy
$0.73
Sangromancer+43% Synergy
$0.84
Blood Artist+39% Synergy
$2.33
Dark Ritual-6% Synergy
$8.66
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Vampiric Tutor+1% Synergy
$58.03
Mana Vault-1% Synergy
$116.03
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$72.36
The One Ring-4% Synergy
$105.67
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$134.88
Necropotence-7% Synergy
$37.70
Bolas's Citadel-13% Synergy
$15.92
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Anowon, the Ruin Sage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Indulgent Aristocrat+39% Synergy
$0.35
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+37% Synergy
$11.16
Markov Baron+37% Synergy
$0.34
Nirkana Revenant+36% Synergy
$7.08
Champion of Dusk+35% Synergy
$0.29
Dark Impostor+34% Synergy
$0.45
Marauding Blight-Priest+33% Synergy
$0.29
Nighthawk Scavenger+32% Synergy
$0.39
Vampire of the Dire Moon+31% Synergy
$1.21
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief+31% Synergy
$0.54
Kalastria Highborn+31% Synergy
$0.25
Gifted Aetherborn+30% Synergy
$0.51
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+30% Synergy
$0.61
Bloodline Necromancer+27% Synergy
$0.32
Ascendant Evincar+27% Synergy
$3.01
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet+27% Synergy
$6.39
Vampire Hexmage+25% Synergy
$0.29
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+24% Synergy
$38.70
Twilight Prophet+23% Synergy
$2.46
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+22% Synergy
$0.37
Defiant Bloodlord+21% Synergy
$0.41
Malakir Cullblade+20% Synergy
$0.15
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+19% Synergy
$1.59
Vein Ripper+19% Synergy
$6.37
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+19% Synergy
$36.16
Creeping Bloodsucker+19% Synergy
$4.69
High-Society Hunter+18% Synergy
$0.36
Qarsi Revenant+18% Synergy
$2.36
Guul Draz Assassin+17% Synergy
$2.66
Bloodhusk Ritualist+17% Synergy
$0.27
Shadow Alley Denizen+17% Synergy
$0.23
Bloodbond Vampire+16% Synergy
$0.33
Mirri the Cursed+16% Synergy
$0.46
Pulse Tracker+15% Synergy
$0.50
Thirsting Bloodlord+15% Synergy
$0.51
Nullpriest of Oblivion+15% Synergy
$0.22
Henrika Domnathi+15% Synergy
$1.27
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet+15% Synergy
$4.99
Child of Night+14% Synergy
$0.13
Sengir, the Dark Baron+14% Synergy
$0.31
Master of Dark Rites+14% Synergy
$3.64
Timothar, Baron of Bats+13% Synergy
$0.22
Knight of the Ebon Legion+13% Synergy
$2.14
Scheming Silvertongue+13% Synergy
$1.19
Dusk Legion Zealot+12% Synergy
$0.33
Vampire Cutthroat+12% Synergy
$0.53
Emeritus of Woe+9% Synergy
$12.58
Vengeful Bloodwitch+9% Synergy
$0.28
Bloodghast+7% Synergy
$0.74
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-36% Synergy
$5.07
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Anowon, the Ruin Sage safe.
Urge to Feed+41% Synergy
$0.29
Doom Blade+27% Synergy
$0.35
Murder+23% Synergy
$0.18
Go for the Throat+19% Synergy
$0.59
Hero's Downfall+15% Synergy
$0.29
Tendrils of Corruption+14% Synergy
$0.26
Victim of Night+14% Synergy
$0.40
Tragic Slip+13% Synergy
$0.23
Breathe Your Last+6% Synergy
$0.15
Tribute to Hunger+6% Synergy
$0.19
Malicious Affliction+6% Synergy
$3.04
Bleed Dry+5% Synergy
$0.15
Raise the Draugr+4% Synergy
$0.17
Blood Pact+3% Synergy
$0.39
Grasp of Darkness+3% Synergy
$0.15
Archenemy's Charm-1% Synergy
$0.69
Dismember-5% Synergy
$5.04
Soul Shatter-6% Synergy
$3.85
Infernal Grasp-6% Synergy
$0.35
Sheoldred's Edict-8% Synergy
$1.34
Cabal Ritual-9% Synergy
$13.80
Consuming Corruption-9% Synergy
$0.32
Defile-10% Synergy
$1.39
Village Rites-10% Synergy
$0.56
Culling the Weak-11% Synergy
$7.32
Deadly Rollick-13% Synergy
$25.73
Malakir Rebirth-13% Synergy
$12.73
Withering Torment-18% Synergy
$0.74
Imp's Mischief-19% Synergy
$6.77
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Anowon, the Ruin Sage's game plan and control the board.
Blood Tribute+43% Synergy
$5.57
Feast of Blood+38% Synergy
$0.31
Olivia's Wrath+37% Synergy
$0.47
New Blood+23% Synergy
$0.36
Kindred Dominance+20% Synergy
$3.39
Diabolic Tutor+19% Synergy
$2.27
Exsanguinate+17% Synergy
$0.38
Arterial Flow+11% Synergy
$0.36
Read the Bones+9% Synergy
$0.28
Sign in Blood+9% Synergy
$4.06
In Garruk's Wake+8% Synergy
$3.25
Sorin's Vengeance+7% Synergy
$1.10
Corrupt+7% Synergy
$0.11
Mind Sludge+7% Synergy
$0.21
Drain Life+6% Synergy
$0.34
Blood Tithe+6% Synergy
$0.28
Distress+5% Synergy
$0.19
Consume Spirit+4% Synergy
$0.38
Decree of Pain+4% Synergy
$0.35
Ancient Craving+3% Synergy
$0.36
Night's Whisper+3% Synergy
$0.26
Crippling Fear+3% Synergy
$3.55
Ambition's Cost+2% Synergy
$0.34
Patriarch's Bidding+2% Synergy
$4.09
Decorum Dissertation+0% Synergy
$6.16
Duress0% Synergy
$0.12
Mutilate-1% Synergy
$1.99
Damnation-3% Synergy
$20.60
Rise of the Dark Realms-3% Synergy
$6.09
Torment of Hailfire-4% Synergy
$37.86
Grim Tutor-5% Synergy
$25.60
Syphon Mind-5% Synergy
$0.22
Diabolic Intent-8% Synergy
$17.29
Bubbling Muck-10% Synergy
$3.04
Feed the Swarm-12% Synergy
$0.19
Victimize-13% Synergy
$1.60
Reanimate-22% Synergy
$9.04
Toxic Deluge-24% Synergy
$3.44
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Door of Destinies+17% Synergy
$1.92
Urza's Incubator+14% Synergy
$19.07
Herald's Horn+14% Synergy
$5.21
Glass-Cast Heart+12% Synergy
$0.35
Vanquisher's Banner+9% Synergy
$4.86
Elixir of Immortality+7% Synergy
$0.88
Whip of Erebos+6% Synergy
$8.23
Darksteel Plate+6% Synergy
$6.71
Bontu's Monument+6% Synergy
$7.53
Lashwrithe+6% Synergy
$0.82
Staff of the Death Magus+4% Synergy
$0.35
Demon's Horn+3% Synergy
$1.20
Whispersilk Cloak+0% Synergy
$1.46
Expedition Map-1% Synergy
$0.84
Swiftfoot Boots-4% Synergy
$1.93
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.35
Lightning Greaves-7% Synergy
$4.15
The Darkness Crystal-8% Synergy
$5.33
Jet Medallion-19% Synergy
$11.88
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Anowon, the Ruin Sage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sanguine Bond+35% Synergy
$6.16
Exquisite Blood+27% Synergy
$35.39
Bad Moon+17% Synergy
$2.94
Painful Quandary+14% Synergy
$1.57
Gift of Fangs+10% Synergy
$0.18
Dictate of Erebos+9% Synergy
$18.09
Vampiric Link+7% Synergy
$4.12
Bloodchief Ascension+6% Synergy
$20.42
Underworld Connections+6% Synergy
$0.63
Call the Bloodline+4% Synergy
$0.21
Eternal Thirst+4% Synergy
$0.32
Cover of Darkness+3% Synergy
$21.42
Attrition+3% Synergy
$19.84
Grievous Wound+3% Synergy
$0.48
Greed+3% Synergy
$0.29
Black Market+3% Synergy
$6.05
Grave Pact+1% Synergy
$32.94
Vampiric Rites0% Synergy
$0.13
Oversold Cemetery0% Synergy
$2.82
Underworld Dreams0% Synergy
$1.98
Phyrexian Arena-1% Synergy
$3.96
No Mercy-2% Synergy
$26.44
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$2.76
Animate Dead-10% Synergy
$5.86
The Meathook Massacre-11% Synergy
$26.77
Black Market Connections-11% Synergy
$9.70
Bastion of Remembrance-11% Synergy
$0.28
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Anowon, the Ruin Sage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+34% Synergy
$5.85
Sorin Markov+28% Synergy
$9.80
Sorin the Mirthless+12% Synergy
$2.39
Liliana of the Dark Realms+2% Synergy
$8.86
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Crypt of Agadeem+8% Synergy
$3.06
Leechridden Swamp+8% Synergy
$0.81
Polluted Mire+7% Synergy
$0.21
Rogue's Passage+6% Synergy
$0.40
Temple of the False God+6% Synergy
$0.31
Mortuary Mire+6% Synergy
$0.41
Arcane Lighthouse+6% Synergy
$1.78
Piranha Marsh+5% Synergy
$0.27
Barren Moor+5% Synergy
$0.35
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.94
Accursed Duneyard+4% Synergy
$0.61
Three Tree City+0% Synergy
$26.77
Thespian's Stage+0% Synergy
$0.46
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$1.21
Castle Locthwain-3% Synergy
$4.53
Cabal Stronghold-4% Synergy
$11.96
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$34.17
War Room-6% Synergy
$4.43
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-6% Synergy
$53.55
Witch's Cottage-7% Synergy
$1.01
Reliquary Tower-10% Synergy
$4.25
Cabal Coffers-12% Synergy
$28.93
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-16% Synergy
$63.16
Phyrexian Tower-18% Synergy
$28.61
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Patchwork Banner+8% Synergy
$1.93
Caged Sun+7% Synergy
$3.65
Heraldic Banner+4% Synergy
$0.39
Commander's Sphere+3% Synergy
$0.29
Gauntlet of Power+2% Synergy
$4.09
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.35
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.36
Nyx Lotus0% Synergy
$5.37
Sol Ring-4% Synergy
$1.42
Fellwar Stone-6% Synergy
$0.86
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.35
The Soul Stone-7% Synergy
$115.35
Thought Vessel-15% Synergy
$2.45
Arcane Signet-21% Synergy
$0.43
Lands
The mana base foundation for Anowon, the Ruin Sage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry+23% Synergy
$0.29
Voldaren Estate+19% Synergy
$0.38
Cavern of Souls+6% Synergy
$48.19
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.28
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.34
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.09
Myriad Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth-13% Synergy
$12.73
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
Henrika Domnathi
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Edgar, Charmed Groom
Evelyn, the Covetous
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Olivia, Crimson Bride
Astarion, the Decadent
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Olivia Voldaren
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Edgar Markov
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
Burakos, Party Leader // Cultist of the Absolute
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Gwenom, Remorseless
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Kokusho, the Evening Star
Asmodeus the Archfiend
Erebos, God of the Dead
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Szarekh, the Silent King
Kuon, Ogre Ascendant
Rankle, Master of Pranks