Anowon, the Ruin Sage
$2.45
$2.45Legendary 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
#2343
Current Rank
#2027
Last Week
#2310
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.
Giant's Boulder+4% Synergy
$0.21
Supper for Spiders+3% Synergy
$0.35
Dreaded Bat-Cloud+1% Synergy
$0.18
Bloodline Recollector+1% Synergy
$47.53
The Master of Lake-town-1% Synergy
$0.69
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Anowon, the Ruin Sage's abilities and overall game plan.
Captivating Vampire+68% Synergy
$3.84
Cordial Vampire+66% Synergy
$2.26
Vampire Nighthawk+65% Synergy
$0.20
Bloodline Keeper+63% Synergy
$8.89
Malakir Bloodwitch+59% Synergy
$4.60
Vampire Nocturnus+56% Synergy
$6.03
Butcher of Malakir+55% Synergy
$0.35
Blood Seeker+54% Synergy
$0.40
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth+52% Synergy
$0.65
Sanctum Seeker+52% Synergy
$0.35
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
$7.27
Patron of the Vein+50% Synergy
$0.30
Necropolis Regent+50% Synergy
$0.57
Crossway Troublemakers+49% Synergy
$0.26
Falkenrath Noble+47% Synergy
$0.28
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+46% Synergy
$0.85
Sangromancer+44% Synergy
$0.89
Blood Artist+40% Synergy
$2.97
Nirkana Revenant+37% Synergy
$7.45
Dark Ritual-6% Synergy
$6.31
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Vampiric Tutor+1% Synergy
$54.51
Mana Vault-1% Synergy
$120.43
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$66.72
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$132.61
Necropotence-7% Synergy
$37.53
Bolas's Citadel-12% Synergy
$16.23
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Anowon, the Ruin Sage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gatekeeper of Malakir+46% Synergy
$0.27
Indulgent Aristocrat+40% Synergy
$0.35
Markov Baron+38% Synergy
$0.38
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+36% Synergy
$11.42
Champion of Dusk+36% Synergy
$0.24
Dark Impostor+33% Synergy
$0.43
Marauding Blight-Priest+32% Synergy
$0.29
Nighthawk Scavenger+32% Synergy
$0.46
Vampire of the Dire Moon+31% Synergy
$1.23
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+31% Synergy
$0.34
Kalastria Highborn+31% Synergy
$0.26
Gifted Aetherborn+31% Synergy
$0.46
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief+30% Synergy
$0.55
Ascendant Evincar+28% Synergy
$2.96
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet+27% Synergy
$6.09
Bloodline Necromancer+27% Synergy
$0.32
Vampire Hexmage+25% Synergy
$0.27
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+25% Synergy
$34.80
Twilight Prophet+23% Synergy
$3.51
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+21% Synergy
$0.37
Defiant Bloodlord+20% Synergy
$0.36
Vein Ripper+20% Synergy
$7.22
Creeping Bloodsucker+19% Synergy
$5.03
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+19% Synergy
$1.70
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+19% Synergy
$38.13
Malakir Cullblade+19% Synergy
$0.17
High-Society Hunter+18% Synergy
$0.39
Qarsi Revenant+18% Synergy
$2.52
Guul Draz Assassin+17% Synergy
$2.90
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet+16% Synergy
$4.72
Mirri the Cursed+16% Synergy
$0.59
Bloodhusk Ritualist+16% Synergy
$0.27
Pulse Tracker+16% Synergy
$0.41
Shadow Alley Denizen+15% Synergy
$0.28
Thirsting Bloodlord+15% Synergy
$0.45
Henrika Domnathi+15% Synergy
$1.20
Nullpriest of Oblivion+15% Synergy
$0.21
Bloodbond Vampire+15% Synergy
$0.32
Sengir, the Dark Baron+14% Synergy
$0.28
Knight of the Ebon Legion+13% Synergy
$1.63
Master of Dark Rites+13% Synergy
$4.04
Timothar, Baron of Bats+13% Synergy
$0.24
Vampire Cutthroat+13% Synergy
$0.59
Child of Night+13% Synergy
$0.17
Dusk Legion Zealot+12% Synergy
$0.30
Scheming Silvertongue+10% Synergy
$1.08
Vengeful Bloodwitch+8% Synergy
$0.28
Emeritus of Woe+8% Synergy
$12.32
Bloodghast+8% Synergy
$0.91
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-35% Synergy
$4.71
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Anowon, the Ruin Sage safe.
Urge to Feed+40% Synergy
$0.33
Doom Blade+25% Synergy
$0.33
Murder+23% Synergy
$0.30
Go for the Throat+19% Synergy
$0.62
Hero's Downfall+16% Synergy
$0.30
Victim of Night+13% Synergy
$0.37
Tendrils of Corruption+13% Synergy
$0.26
Tragic Slip+13% Synergy
$0.32
Malicious Affliction+5% Synergy
$3.03
Breathe Your Last+5% Synergy
$0.17
Tribute to Hunger+5% Synergy
$0.09
Bleed Dry+4% Synergy
$0.18
Raise the Draugr+4% Synergy
$0.29
Blood Pact+3% Synergy
$0.30
Grasp of Darkness+3% Synergy
$0.16
Archenemy's Charm-1% Synergy
$0.81
Dismember-5% Synergy
$4.73
Infernal Grasp-6% Synergy
$0.34
Sheoldred's Edict-7% Synergy
$1.51
Village Rites-8% Synergy
$0.76
Cabal Ritual-9% Synergy
$14.66
Defile-9% Synergy
$1.47
Consuming Corruption-10% Synergy
$0.35
Culling the Weak-12% Synergy
$7.29
Malakir Rebirth-12% Synergy
$15.04
Deadly Rollick-13% Synergy
$30.53
Withering Torment-18% Synergy
$1.52
Imp's Mischief-19% Synergy
$9.60
Deadly Dispute-21% Synergy
$0.34
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Anowon, the Ruin Sage's game plan and control the board.
Blood Tribute+41% Synergy
$4.76
Feast of Blood+38% Synergy
$0.33
Olivia's Wrath+36% Synergy
$0.42
New Blood+22% Synergy
$0.36
Kindred Dominance+20% Synergy
$5.17
Diabolic Tutor+19% Synergy
$2.30
Exsanguinate+17% Synergy
$0.42
Sign in Blood+10% Synergy
$3.34
Arterial Flow+10% Synergy
$0.39
Read the Bones+10% Synergy
$0.31
In Garruk's Wake+7% Synergy
$3.16
Corrupt+7% Synergy
$0.11
Sorin's Vengeance+7% Synergy
$1.83
Mind Sludge+6% Synergy
$0.19
Drain Life+6% Synergy
$0.35
Blood Tithe+6% Synergy
$0.33
Consume Spirit+5% Synergy
$0.42
Distress+5% Synergy
$0.20
Decree of Pain+4% Synergy
$0.34
Night's Whisper+3% Synergy
$5.45
Crippling Fear+2% Synergy
$2.70
Ambition's Cost+2% Synergy
$0.36
Patriarch's Bidding+2% Synergy
$3.63
Decorum Dissertation0% Synergy
$5.19
Duress0% Synergy
$0.10
Mutilate-1% Synergy
$2.04
Damnation-2% Synergy
$21.24
Torment of Hailfire-4% Synergy
$36.95
Rise of the Dark Realms-4% Synergy
$6.80
Grim Tutor-5% Synergy
$24.51
Syphon Mind-5% Synergy
$0.29
Diabolic Intent-8% Synergy
$17.27
Bubbling Muck-10% Synergy
$3.44
Feed the Swarm-11% Synergy
$0.21
Victimize-13% Synergy
$1.25
Reanimate-23% Synergy
$9.23
Toxic Deluge-23% Synergy
$4.26
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Door of Destinies+16% Synergy
$3.41
Herald's Horn+15% Synergy
$5.70
Urza's Incubator+13% Synergy
$20.90
Glass-Cast Heart+13% Synergy
$0.28
Vanquisher's Banner+9% Synergy
$5.67
Bontu's Monument+6% Synergy
$4.76
Elixir of Immortality+6% Synergy
$1.00
Darksteel Plate+6% Synergy
$7.19
Lashwrithe+5% Synergy
$0.71
Whip of Erebos+5% Synergy
$11.28
Demon's Horn+4% Synergy
$1.13
Staff of the Death Magus+3% Synergy
$0.42
Whispersilk Cloak+0% Synergy
$2.20
Expedition Map-2% Synergy
$1.04
Swiftfoot Boots-4% Synergy
$2.30
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$5.04
Lightning Greaves-6% Synergy
$4.55
The Darkness Crystal-8% Synergy
$4.45
Skullclamp-15% Synergy
$5.84
Jet Medallion-18% Synergy
$13.02
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Anowon, the Ruin Sage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Sanguine Bond+34% Synergy
$7.31
Exquisite Blood+28% Synergy
$37.09
Bad Moon+16% Synergy
$3.36
Painful Quandary+14% Synergy
$1.82
Gift of Fangs+9% Synergy
$0.23
Dictate of Erebos+8% Synergy
$15.39
Bloodchief Ascension+6% Synergy
$20.50
Vampiric Link+5% Synergy
$3.47
Underworld Connections+5% Synergy
$0.49
Cover of Darkness+4% Synergy
$22.71
Eternal Thirst+4% Synergy
$0.37
Black Market+3% Synergy
$6.25
Greed+3% Synergy
$0.34
Grievous Wound+3% Synergy
$0.63
Attrition+2% Synergy
$19.10
Grave Pact+2% Synergy
$33.45
Vampiric Rites0% Synergy
$0.11
Phyrexian Arena0% Synergy
$4.56
Underworld Dreams0% Synergy
$1.94
No Mercy-1% Synergy
$26.54
Phyrexian Reclamation-3% Synergy
$3.01
Animate Dead-11% Synergy
$8.10
The Meathook Massacre-11% Synergy
$25.10
Bastion of Remembrance-11% Synergy
$0.39
Black Market Connections-11% Synergy
$9.09
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Anowon, the Ruin Sage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+35% Synergy
$6.18
Sorin Markov+29% Synergy
$9.83
Sorin the Mirthless+12% Synergy
$2.29
Liliana of the Dark Realms+2% Synergy
$9.11
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Crypt of Agadeem+8% Synergy
$4.13
Leechridden Swamp+7% Synergy
$1.04
Mortuary Mire+6% Synergy
$0.40
Polluted Mire+6% Synergy
$0.25
Temple of the False God+6% Synergy
$0.27
Arcane Lighthouse+5% Synergy
$1.81
Rogue's Passage+5% Synergy
$0.43
Piranha Marsh+5% Synergy
$0.28
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.95
Accursed Duneyard+5% Synergy
$0.42
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.30
Three Tree City+0% Synergy
$29.63
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$1.46
Castle Locthwain-2% Synergy
$4.32
Cabal Stronghold-4% Synergy
$12.12
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-4% Synergy
$34.57
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-6% Synergy
$53.40
War Room-7% Synergy
$5.35
Witch's Cottage-7% Synergy
$1.05
Reliquary Tower-8% Synergy
$3.85
Cabal Coffers-10% Synergy
$32.75
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-17% Synergy
$58.36
Phyrexian Tower-18% Synergy
$27.88
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Patchwork Banner+9% Synergy
$3.31
Caged Sun+7% Synergy
$3.73
Heraldic Banner+5% Synergy
$0.35
Gauntlet of Power+2% Synergy
$4.19
Worn Powerstone+2% Synergy
$0.37
Commander's Sphere+2% Synergy
$0.26
Charcoal Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.36
Nyx Lotus+0% Synergy
$5.02
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.56
Fellwar Stone-6% Synergy
$0.90
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.25
The Soul Stone-8% Synergy
$94.39
Thought Vessel-14% Synergy
$2.38
Arcane Signet-20% Synergy
$0.64
Lands
The mana base foundation for Anowon, the Ruin Sage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry+23% Synergy
$0.26
Voldaren Estate+19% Synergy
$0.25
Cavern of Souls+5% Synergy
$51.27
Evolving Wilds+1% Synergy
$0.25
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.09
Command Tower+1% Synergy
$0.30
Myriad Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.22
Malakir Rebirth-12% Synergy
$15.04
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
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Henrika Domnathi
Edgar, Charmed Groom
Evelyn, the Covetous
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Astarion, the Decadent
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Burakos, Party Leader // Cultist of the Absolute
Olivia, Crimson Bride
Olivia Voldaren
Edgar Markov
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Gwenom, Remorseless
Kokusho, the Evening Star
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Licia, Sanguine Tribune
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Asmodeus the Archfiend
Erebos, God of the Dead
Szarekh, the Silent King
Kuon, Ogre Ascendant
Rankle, Master of Pranks