Anowon, the Ruin Sage
$2.43
$2.43Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Anowon, the Ruin Sage's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Cordial Vampire+82% Synergy
$2.40
Crossway Troublemakers+77% Synergy
$0.32
Sanctum Seeker+77% Synergy
$0.34
Vampire Nighthawk+72% Synergy
$0.20
Vampire Nocturnus+72% Synergy
$5.95
Patron of the Vein+71% Synergy
$0.64
Captivating Vampire+66% Synergy
$3.76
Malakir Bloodwitch+66% Synergy
$4.28
Butcher of Malakir+63% Synergy
$0.34
Necropolis Regent+63% Synergy
$0.55
Top Cards
The staple cards most Anowon, the Ruin Sage Lifegain decks run as their core.
Sangromancer+62% Synergy
$1.00
Sanguine Bond+57% Synergy
$7.95
Blood Seeker+56% Synergy
$0.38
Nirkana Revenant+56% Synergy
$6.94
Bloodlord of Vaasgoth+55% Synergy
$0.55
Bloodline Keeper+54% Synergy
$9.12
Blood Artist+51% Synergy
$3.83
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+48% Synergy
$10.36
Exquisite Blood+45% Synergy
$40.36
Dark Ritual0% Synergy
$7.28
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Anowon, the Ruin Sage Lifegain game on their own.
Vampiric Tutor+7% Synergy
$54.03
Demonic Tutor+3% Synergy
$69.17
Bolas's Citadel-20% Synergy
$15.83
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Anowon, the Ruin Sage decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Gifted Aetherborn+47% Synergy
$0.37
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+47% Synergy
$0.98
Marauding Blight-Priest+46% Synergy
$0.30
Indulgent Aristocrat+46% Synergy
$0.32
Falkenrath Noble+45% Synergy
$0.29
Nighthawk Scavenger+45% Synergy
$0.59
Markov Baron+44% Synergy
$0.35
Champion of Dusk+41% Synergy
$0.24
Creeping Bloodsucker+40% Synergy
$4.95
Defiant Bloodlord+40% Synergy
$0.36
Vampire of the Dire Moon+37% Synergy
$1.19
Yahenni, Undying Partisan+36% Synergy
$0.35
Bloodthirsty Conqueror+35% Synergy
$36.82
Gatekeeper of Malakir+35% Synergy
$0.27
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet+33% Synergy
$5.75
Bloodthirsty Aerialist+32% Synergy
$0.40
Twilight Prophet+30% Synergy
$3.70
Drana, the Last Bloodchief+30% Synergy
$1.59
Kalastria Highborn+30% Synergy
$0.26
Dark Impostor+30% Synergy
$0.43
Bloodbond Vampire+30% Synergy
$0.32
Vein Ripper+28% Synergy
$7.71
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+28% Synergy
$36.69
Vampire Cutthroat+28% Synergy
$0.52
Ascendant Evincar+28% Synergy
$2.94
High-Society Hunter+27% Synergy
$0.36
Bloodline Necromancer+27% Synergy
$0.35
Knight of the Ebon Legion+24% Synergy
$1.55
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief+24% Synergy
$0.51
Sanguine Syphoner+24% Synergy
$0.23
Malakir Cullblade+22% Synergy
$0.15
Bishop of the Bloodstained+22% Synergy
$0.27
Sengir, the Dark Baron+21% Synergy
$0.29
Shadow Alley Denizen+20% Synergy
$0.25
Dusk Legion Zealot+20% Synergy
$0.29
Child of Night+19% Synergy
$0.16
Vampire Envoy+19% Synergy
$0.12
Vampire Hexmage+19% Synergy
$0.28
Epicure of Blood+18% Synergy
$0.33
Vindictive Vampire+17% Synergy
$0.32
Timothar, Baron of Bats+16% Synergy
$0.27
Veinwitch Coven+15% Synergy
$0.33
Blood Burglar+14% Synergy
$0.24
Thirsting Bloodlord+14% Synergy
$0.42
Master of Dark Rites+13% Synergy
$3.83
Vampire Scrivener+13% Synergy
$0.22
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet+13% Synergy
$4.70
Oathsworn Vampire+13% Synergy
$0.23
Qarsi Revenant+11% Synergy
$2.38
Vengeful Bloodwitch+9% Synergy
$0.28
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Anowon, the Ruin Sage's Lifegain deck ahead.
Urge to Feed+41% Synergy
$0.33
Archenemy's Charm+31% Synergy
$1.02
Murder+26% Synergy
$0.20
Go for the Throat+24% Synergy
$0.62
Doom Blade+21% Synergy
$0.23
Tendrils of Corruption+19% Synergy
$0.32
Hero's Downfall+18% Synergy
$0.29
Alesha's Legacy+15% Synergy
$0.24
Breathe Your Last+15% Synergy
$0.22
Victim of Night+12% Synergy
$0.34
Dash Hopes+10% Synergy
$0.79
Raise the Draugr+10% Synergy
$0.30
Bleed Dry+8% Synergy
$0.21
Tribute to Hunger+8% Synergy
$0.09
Sorin's Thirst+8% Synergy
$0.28
Blood Pact+7% Synergy
$0.32
Cut Down+5% Synergy
$2.86
Vampire's Bite+5% Synergy
$0.28
Coat with Venom+5% Synergy
$0.05
Heartless Act+4% Synergy
$0.27
Professor's Warning+4% Synergy
$0.27
Cast Down+4% Synergy
$0.55
Vona's Hunger+1% Synergy
$6.16
Consuming Corruption-2% Synergy
$0.26
Sudden Spoiling-3% Synergy
$6.95
Undying Malice-4% Synergy
$0.38
Soul Shatter-6% Synergy
$3.62
Corrupted Conviction-7% Synergy
$0.33
Tragic Slip-9% Synergy
$0.26
Sheoldred's Edict-9% Synergy
$1.44
Cabal Ritual-10% Synergy
$14.55
Defile-11% Synergy
$1.43
Withering Torment-11% Synergy
$1.60
Village Rites-14% Synergy
$0.93
Infernal Grasp-14% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Rollick-16% Synergy
$28.68
Imp's Mischief-16% Synergy
$9.18
Malakir Rebirth-17% Synergy
$13.30
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Anowon, the Ruin Sage.
Olivia's Wrath+50% Synergy
$0.45
Blood Tribute+46% Synergy
$5.01
Feast of Blood+38% Synergy
$0.32
Arterial Flow+28% Synergy
$0.35
Kindred Dominance+26% Synergy
$4.92
Exsanguinate+25% Synergy
$0.41
New Blood+25% Synergy
$0.34
Behold the Sinister Six!+24% Synergy
$3.07
Sign in Blood+20% Synergy
$3.14
Read the Bones+20% Synergy
$0.30
In Garruk's Wake+18% Synergy
$3.17
Ambition's Cost+17% Synergy
$0.35
Diabolic Tutor+16% Synergy
$2.21
Blood Tithe+15% Synergy
$0.30
Ancient Craving+12% Synergy
$0.35
Corrupt+11% Synergy
$0.11
Vampire's Kiss+11% Synergy
$0.36
Sorin's Vengeance+8% Synergy
$1.89
Mind Sludge+8% Synergy
$0.18
Drain Life+8% Synergy
$0.37
Night's Whisper+6% Synergy
$6.25
Crippling Fear+5% Synergy
$3.40
Alms of the Vein+5% Synergy
$0.38
Walk the Plank+5% Synergy
$0.27
Flay Essence+5% Synergy
$0.17
Patriarch's Bidding+4% Synergy
$3.60
Pact of the Serpent+4% Synergy
$1.07
Damnation+2% Synergy
$21.01
Rush of Dread+2% Synergy
$0.39
Damnable Pact+2% Synergy
$0.96
Grim Tutor0% Synergy
$23.87
Black Sun's Zenith0% Synergy
$0.38
Beseech the Queen0% Synergy
$8.42
Duress-1% Synergy
$0.07
Agadeem's Awakening-2% Synergy
$29.93
Feed the Swarm-3% Synergy
$0.24
Mutilate-3% Synergy
$2.19
Blasphemous Edict-4% Synergy
$4.24
Torment of Hailfire-4% Synergy
$36.04
Dread Return-4% Synergy
$0.45
Syphon Mind-4% Synergy
$0.31
Insatiable Avarice-6% Synergy
$6.03
Diabolic Intent-7% Synergy
$17.44
Rise of the Dark Realms-7% Synergy
$6.73
Bubbling Muck-10% Synergy
$4.87
Toxic Deluge-20% Synergy
$5.02
Victimize-21% Synergy
$1.25
Reanimate-28% Synergy
$10.10
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Anowon, the Ruin Sage Lifegain decks.
Blade of the Bloodchief+48% Synergy
$6.80
Staff of the Death Magus+27% Synergy
$0.41
Door of Destinies+26% Synergy
$2.45
Urza's Incubator+23% Synergy
$19.77
Herald's Horn+16% Synergy
$5.75
Vanquisher's Banner+15% Synergy
$5.11
Glass-Cast Heart+13% Synergy
$0.35
Bontu's Monument+10% Synergy
$4.60
Lashwrithe+10% Synergy
$0.67
Demon's Horn+10% Synergy
$1.20
Icon of Ancestry+10% Synergy
$0.38
Obelisk of Urd+10% Synergy
$2.82
Whip of Erebos+8% Synergy
$9.52
Heirloom Blade+8% Synergy
$0.30
Alhammarret's Archive+7% Synergy
$10.49
Tithing Blade+6% Synergy
$0.51
Wedding Invitation+5% Synergy
$0.24
Wayfarer's Bauble+4% Synergy
$5.61
Elixir of Immortality+3% Synergy
$1.05
Expedition Map+2% Synergy
$1.43
Shadowspear+2% Synergy
$29.75
Mithril Coat0% Synergy
$29.06
Whispersilk Cloak0% Synergy
$2.18
Commander's Plate0% Synergy
$38.90
Aetherflux Reservoir-1% Synergy
$21.72
The Darkness Crystal-3% Synergy
$4.28
Swiftfoot Boots-6% Synergy
$1.98
Lightning Greaves-14% Synergy
$4.10
Skullclamp-17% Synergy
$5.18
Jet Medallion-18% Synergy
$14.67
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Anowon, the Ruin Sage decks.
Greed+21% Synergy
$0.33
Gift of Fangs+16% Synergy
$0.18
Bad Moon+13% Synergy
$4.20
Underworld Connections+12% Synergy
$0.42
Bloodchief Ascension+10% Synergy
$21.34
Eternal Thirst+9% Synergy
$0.37
The Eldest Reborn+8% Synergy
$0.37
Painful Quandary+7% Synergy
$1.79
Vampiric Link+7% Synergy
$3.01
Palace Siege+7% Synergy
$0.98
Polluted Bonds+6% Synergy
$10.28
Grave Pact+5% Synergy
$30.52
Promise of Aclazotz+5% Synergy
$0.20
Tainted Remedy+5% Synergy
$8.34
Call the Bloodline+5% Synergy
$0.19
Mark of the Vampire+5% Synergy
$0.13
Arguel's Blood Fast+5% Synergy
$0.32
Black Market+4% Synergy
$6.30
Dictate of Erebos+3% Synergy
$16.92
Cover of Darkness+3% Synergy
$21.67
Revenge of Ravens+3% Synergy
$0.38
Wound Reflection+2% Synergy
$14.39
Dark Prophecy+2% Synergy
$5.79
Phyrexian Reclamation+1% Synergy
$2.84
Phyrexian Arena-4% Synergy
$4.16
Animate Dead-6% Synergy
$7.45
Black Market Connections-13% Synergy
$10.53
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Anowon, the Ruin Sage's Lifegain game plan.
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord+38% Synergy
$6.41
Sorin Markov+36% Synergy
$9.55
Sorin the Mirthless+16% Synergy
$2.25
Liliana of the Dark Realms+11% Synergy
$9.67
Sorin, Vampire Lord+8% Synergy
$12.22
Liliana Vess+2% Synergy
$10.34
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Anowon, the Ruin Sage Lifegain decks.
Cabal Stronghold+24% Synergy
$12.37
Leechridden Swamp+22% Synergy
$1.12
Temple of the False God+17% Synergy
$0.32
Mortuary Mire+15% Synergy
$0.44
Thespian's Stage+11% Synergy
$0.45
Crypt of Agadeem+8% Synergy
$3.78
Memorial to Folly+8% Synergy
$0.33
Everglades+7% Synergy
$1.15
Piranha Marsh+5% Synergy
$0.28
Bonders' Enclave+5% Synergy
$0.96
Witch's Clinic+4% Synergy
$14.45
Witch's Cottage+3% Synergy
$0.82
Vesuva+3% Synergy
$3.83
Rogue's Passage0% Synergy
$0.77
Barren Moor-1% Synergy
$0.66
Reliquary Tower-2% Synergy
$4.23
Cabal Coffers-5% Synergy
$28.81
Bojuka Bog-5% Synergy
$1.40
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-5% Synergy
$34.19
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-8% Synergy
$45.74
War Room-10% Synergy
$5.22
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-10% Synergy
$10.64
Castle Locthwain-11% Synergy
$4.31
Phyrexian Tower-20% Synergy
$30.16
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-21% Synergy
$55.48
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Anowon, the Ruin Sage's Lifegain strategy.
Pristine Talisman+12% Synergy
$0.40
Caged Sun+8% Synergy
$3.87
Commander's Sphere+8% Synergy
$0.31
Nyx Lotus+8% Synergy
$4.76
Heraldic Banner+6% Synergy
$0.36
Hedron Archive+5% Synergy
$0.25
Worn Powerstone+4% Synergy
$0.37
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.34
Charcoal Diamond+3% Synergy
$0.35
Patchwork Banner+3% Synergy
$2.89
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.34
Gauntlet of Power+2% Synergy
$4.09
Extraplanar Lens+1% Synergy
$13.30
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.49
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.35
Lands
The mana base behind Anowon, the Ruin Sage's Lifegain decks.
Path of Ancestry+25% Synergy
$0.27
Voldaren Estate+14% Synergy
$0.28
Evolving Wilds+7% Synergy
$0.29
Terramorphic Expanse+6% Synergy
$0.26
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.10
Cavern of Souls+4% Synergy
$51.06
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$0.64
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.34
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.25
Prismatic Vista+3% Synergy
$30.56
Agadeem's Awakening-2% Synergy
$29.93
Malakir Rebirth-17% Synergy
$13.30
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Anowon, the Ruin Sage: Lifegain.
Timothar, Baron of Bats
Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
Henrika Domnathi
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Edgar, Charmed Groom
Evelyn, the Covetous
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Burakos, Party Leader // Cultist of the Absolute
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Astarion, the Decadent
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Olivia Voldaren
Nazar, the Velvet Fang
Edgar Markov
Gwenom, Remorseless
Ravos, Soultender // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Kokusho, the Evening Star
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Olivia, Crimson Bride
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
Szarekh, the Silent King
Kuon, Ogre Ascendant
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Rankle, Master of Pranks
Vislor Turlough
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Asmodeus the Archfiend
Cao Cao, Lord of Wei
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker