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Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Price tag $0.54

Legendary CreatureVampire Rogue

Magic color symbol for U Magic color symbol for B
Dimir

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

Popularity

Format Staple Extremely popular, see it regularly at tables.

Ranking

#309 Current Rank
#304 Last Week
#279 Last Month

Videos

Commander gameplay videos featuring Anowon, the Ruin Thief.

New Cards

Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Anowon, the Ruin Thief decks.

Black Cat, Cunning Thief Black Cat, Cunning Thief
+2% Synergy $0.56
Bitterbloom Bearer Bitterbloom Bearer
+1% Synergy $49.99
Secret Tunnel Secret Tunnel
+1% Synergy $17.00
Impostor Syndrome Impostor Syndrome
-1% Synergy $8.45
Spider-Sense Spider-Sense
-1% Synergy $1.33

High Synergy Cards

Cards that work exceptionally well with Anowon, the Ruin Thief's abilities and overall game plan.

Soaring Thought-Thief Soaring Thought-Thief
+92% Synergy $0.09
Oona's Blackguard Oona's Blackguard
+83% Synergy $0.42
Frogtosser Banneret Frogtosser Banneret
+80% Synergy $0.26
Notorious Throng Notorious Throng
+76% Synergy $2.04
Invisible Stalker Invisible Stalker
+75% Synergy $0.90
Sygg, River Cutthroat Sygg, River Cutthroat
+75% Synergy $9.13
Stinkdrinker Bandit Stinkdrinker Bandit
+74% Synergy $0.14
Merfolk Windrobber Merfolk Windrobber
+74% Synergy $0.07
Thieves' Guild Enforcer Thieves' Guild Enforcer
+74% Synergy $0.16
Slither Blade Slither Blade
+73% Synergy $0.28

Top Cards

The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Anowon, the Ruin Thief decks.

Triton Shorestalker Triton Shorestalker
+67% Synergy $0.26
Zareth San, the Trickster Zareth San, the Trickster
+67% Synergy $0.11
Nighthawk Scavenger Nighthawk Scavenger
+62% Synergy $0.21
Faerie Vandal Faerie Vandal
+55% Synergy $0.09
Marang River Prowler Marang River Prowler
+55% Synergy $0.13
Changeling Outcast Changeling Outcast
+54% Synergy $2.51
Thieving Skydiver Thieving Skydiver
+53% Synergy $0.19
Krydle of Baldur's Gate Krydle of Baldur's Gate
+50% Synergy $0.24
Drown in the Loch Drown in the Loch
+38% Synergy $1.27
Counterspell Counterspell
-3% Synergy $1.61

Game Changers

Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.

Notion Thief Notion Thief
+63% Synergy $0.95
Opposition Agent Opposition Agent
+17% Synergy $19.38
Cyclonic Rift Cyclonic Rift
-3% Synergy $43.59
Force of Will Force of Will
-6% Synergy $64.58
Fierce Guardianship Fierce Guardianship
-8% Synergy $43.48
Mystical Tutor Mystical Tutor
-8% Synergy $13.29
Rhystic Study Rhystic Study
-9% Synergy $51.17
Demonic Tutor Demonic Tutor
-9% Synergy $48.01
Vampiric Tutor Vampiric Tutor
-9% Synergy $54.04

Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Anowon, the Ruin Thief's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Enigma Thief Enigma Thief
+48% Synergy $0.20
Gonti, Lord of Luxury Gonti, Lord of Luxury
+45% Synergy $0.23
Ghostly Pilferer Ghostly Pilferer
+45% Synergy $6.68
Sure-Footed Infiltrator Sure-Footed Infiltrator
+38% Synergy $0.04
Blackbloom Rogue Blackbloom Bog Blackbloom Rogue
+36% Synergy $0.17
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
+35% Synergy $0.67
Consuming Aberration Consuming Aberration
+34% Synergy $0.18
Syr Konrad, the Grim Syr Konrad, the Grim
+34% Synergy $0.40
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
+34% Synergy $3.04
Oona, Queen of the Fae Oona, Queen of the Fae
+33% Synergy $0.32
Grim Hireling Grim Hireling
+32% Synergy $13.59
Glasspool Mimic Glasspool Shore Glasspool Mimic
+30% Synergy $4.62
Looter il-Kor Looter il-Kor
+30% Synergy $0.08
Nightveil Sprite Nightveil Sprite
+28% Synergy $0.06
Master Thief Master Thief
+28% Synergy $0.11
Azure Beastbinder Azure Beastbinder
+27% Synergy $2.06
Mercurial Spelldancer Mercurial Spelldancer
+27% Synergy $0.19
Rankle, Master of Pranks Rankle, Master of Pranks
+26% Synergy $1.22
Dauthi Voidwalker Dauthi Voidwalker
+25% Synergy $5.66
Shoreline Looter Shoreline Looter
+25% Synergy $0.16
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
+23% Synergy $0.12
Inkfathom Infiltrator Inkfathom Infiltrator
+22% Synergy $0.57
Faerie Mastermind Faerie Mastermind
+21% Synergy $11.81
Latchkey Faerie Latchkey Faerie
+21% Synergy $0.09
Marsh Flitter Marsh Flitter
+21% Synergy $0.07
Whirler Rogue Whirler Rogue
+20% Synergy $0.04
Tinybones, the Pickpocket Tinybones, the Pickpocket
+19% Synergy $4.35
Halo Forager Halo Forager
+18% Synergy $0.15
Emrakul's Messenger Emrakul's Messenger
+18% Synergy $0.19
Cephalid Facetaker Cephalid Facetaker
+18% Synergy $3.79
Brazen Borrower Brazen Borrower
+17% Synergy $3.38
Nighthowler Nighthowler
+17% Synergy $0.27
Sepulchral Primordial Sepulchral Primordial
+16% Synergy $0.29
Thada Adel, Acquisitor Thada Adel, Acquisitor
+16% Synergy $8.43
True-Name Nemesis True-Name Nemesis
+15% Synergy $2.27
Zulaport Cutthroat Zulaport Cutthroat
+14% Synergy $2.55
Prosperous Thief Prosperous Thief
+13% Synergy $0.19
Mari, the Killing Quill Mari, the Killing Quill
+13% Synergy $3.40
Blighted Agent Blighted Agent
+13% Synergy $0.97
Locke Cole Locke Cole
+12% Synergy $0.07
Morbid Opportunist Morbid Opportunist
+11% Synergy $0.16
Rev, Tithe Extractor Rev, Tithe Extractor
+11% Synergy $27.55
Deathcult Rogue Deathcult Rogue
+11% Synergy $0.09
Inkfathom Witch Inkfathom Witch
+11% Synergy $0.10
Adaptive Automaton Adaptive Automaton
+10% Synergy $0.88
Bruvac the Grandiloquent Bruvac the Grandiloquent
+9% Synergy $44.00
Duskmantle Guildmage Duskmantle Guildmage
+9% Synergy $0.58
Ogre Slumlord Ogre Slumlord
+9% Synergy $0.25
Roaming Throne Roaming Throne
+2% Synergy $28.34
Silver-Fur Master Silver-Fur Master
+2% Synergy $0.24

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Anowon, the Ruin Thief safe.

Aetherize Aetherize
+37% Synergy $0.36
Soul Manipulation Soul Manipulation
+37% Synergy $0.20
Price of Fame Price of Fame
+28% Synergy $0.10
Murder Murder
+24% Synergy $0.03
Silumgar's Command Silumgar's Command
+16% Synergy $0.11
Didn't Say Please Didn't Say Please
+13% Synergy $0.21
Spinal Embrace Spinal Embrace
+10% Synergy $0.08
Fact or Fiction Fact or Fiction
+9% Synergy $0.13
Fated Return Fated Return
+9% Synergy $0.60
Thieves' Fortune Thieves' Fortune
+8% Synergy $0.22
Memory Plunder Memory Plunder
+6% Synergy $1.23
Thought Collapse Thought Collapse
+6% Synergy $0.32
Into the Story Into the Story
+5% Synergy $0.15
Anticognition Anticognition
+5% Synergy $0.09
Countersquall Countersquall
+2% Synergy $0.43
Go for the Throat Go for the Throat
+1% Synergy $0.74
Soul Shatter Soul Shatter
+1% Synergy $3.08
Baleful Mastery Baleful Mastery
+1% Synergy $2.46
Infernal Grasp Infernal Grasp
-1% Synergy $0.26
Negate Negate
-2% Synergy $0.26
Reality Shift Reality Shift
-2% Synergy $0.24
Rapid Hybridization Rapid Hybridization
-3% Synergy $1.41
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
-3% Synergy $8.06
Withering Torment Withering Torment
-4% Synergy $2.38
Pongify Pongify
-4% Synergy $1.79
Waterlogged Teachings Inundated Archive Waterlogged Teachings
-4% Synergy $0.79
Mana Drain Mana Drain
-5% Synergy $46.95
Sink into Stupor Soporific Springs Sink into Stupor
-6% Synergy $7.65
Deadly Rollick Deadly Rollick
-7% Synergy $19.02
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-7% Synergy $4.11
Swan Song Swan Song
-8% Synergy $8.33
Arcane Denial Arcane Denial
-9% Synergy $1.86
An Offer You Can't Refuse An Offer You Can't Refuse
-11% Synergy $1.43
Dark Ritual Dark Ritual
-20% Synergy $3.46
Brainstorm Brainstorm
-21% Synergy $1.25

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Anowon, the Ruin Thief's game plan and control the board.

Distant Melody Distant Melody
+33% Synergy $0.46
Extract from Darkness Extract from Darkness
+26% Synergy $0.18
In Garruk's Wake In Garruk's Wake
+24% Synergy $1.13
Stolen Identity Stolen Identity
+23% Synergy $0.27
Open into Wonder Open into Wonder
+23% Synergy $0.20
Maddening Cacophony Maddening Cacophony
+22% Synergy $6.95
Knowledge Exploitation Knowledge Exploitation
+22% Synergy $4.83
Necromantic Selection Necromantic Selection
+18% Synergy $1.10
Endless Obedience Endless Obedience
+12% Synergy $0.12
Singularity Rupture Singularity Rupture
+10% Synergy $0.53
Rise from the Grave Rise from the Grave
+10% Synergy $0.07
Back in Town Back in Town
+9% Synergy $0.72
Fractured Sanity Fractured Sanity
+8% Synergy $3.16
Scheming Symmetry Scheming Symmetry
+8% Synergy $7.00
Raise the Palisade Raise the Palisade
+7% Synergy $11.98
Arcane Heist Arcane Heist
+6% Synergy $0.54
Cut Your Losses Cut Your Losses
+5% Synergy $0.98
Kindred Dominance Kindred Dominance
+4% Synergy $8.97
Crippling Fear Crippling Fear
+3% Synergy $2.16
Tasha's Hideous Laughter Tasha's Hideous Laughter
+3% Synergy $2.87
Traumatize Traumatize
+3% Synergy $3.91
Whispering Madness Whispering Madness
+3% Synergy $1.42
Rise of the Dark Realms Rise of the Dark Realms
+2% Synergy $3.35
Mind Grind Mind Grind
+2% Synergy $3.30
Breach the Multiverse Breach the Multiverse
+1% Synergy $5.87
Agadeem's Awakening Agadeem, the Undercrypt Agadeem's Awakening
+1% Synergy $23.18
Glimpse the Unthinkable Glimpse the Unthinkable
+1% Synergy $2.76
Feed the Swarm Feed the Swarm
-3% Synergy $0.21
Damnation Damnation
-4% Synergy $18.91
Windfall Windfall
-5% Synergy $3.98
Reanimate Reanimate
-8% Synergy $5.37
Ponder Ponder
-11% Synergy $1.62
Toxic Deluge Toxic Deluge
-13% Synergy $5.70

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Mindcrank Mindcrank
+34% Synergy $15.58
Obelisk of Urd Obelisk of Urd
+33% Synergy $2.59
Cloak and Dagger Cloak and Dagger
+28% Synergy $1.09
Bonehoard Bonehoard
+26% Synergy $0.31
Bident of Thassa Bident of Thassa
+24% Synergy $1.16
Whispersteel Dagger Whispersteel Dagger
+24% Synergy $0.54
The Water Crystal The Water Crystal
+20% Synergy $2.64
Heirloom Blade Heirloom Blade
+17% Synergy $0.15
Vorpal Sword Vorpal Sword
+14% Synergy $1.11
Scytheclaw Scytheclaw
+13% Synergy $0.14
Blackblade Reforged Blackblade Reforged
+12% Synergy $2.00
Sword of the Animist Sword of the Animist
+11% Synergy $5.21
Mask of Memory Mask of Memory
+8% Synergy $0.33
Vanquisher's Banner Vanquisher's Banner
+7% Synergy $2.95
Coat of Arms Coat of Arms
+7% Synergy $16.00
Quietus Spike Quietus Spike
+7% Synergy $0.83
Trepanation Blade Trepanation Blade
+7% Synergy $0.24
Door of Destinies Door of Destinies
+6% Synergy $7.34
Dowsing Dagger Lost Vale Dowsing Dagger
+6% Synergy $6.52
Herald's Horn Herald's Horn
+5% Synergy $3.60
Banner of Kinship Banner of Kinship
+5% Synergy $5.30
Sword of Body and Mind Sword of Body and Mind
+5% Synergy $16.79
Icon of Ancestry Icon of Ancestry
+5% Synergy $0.29
Whispersilk Cloak Whispersilk Cloak
+4% Synergy $2.08
Riverchurn Monument Riverchurn Monument
+3% Synergy $0.97
Altar of the Brood Altar of the Brood
+1% Synergy $8.94
Mesmeric Orb Mesmeric Orb
0% Synergy $22.09
Lightning Greaves Lightning Greaves
-5% Synergy $4.07
Wayfarer's Bauble Wayfarer's Bauble
-6% Synergy $0.21
Swiftfoot Boots Swiftfoot Boots
-7% Synergy $1.05

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Anowon, the Ruin Thief's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Military Intelligence Military Intelligence
+43% Synergy $0.20
Double Down Double Down
+33% Synergy $0.64
Reconnaissance Mission Reconnaissance Mission
+28% Synergy $1.03
Bitterblossom Bitterblossom
+28% Synergy $22.79
Rogue Class Rogue Class
+26% Synergy $0.78
Bloodchief Ascension Bloodchief Ascension
+20% Synergy $20.04
Psychic Corrosion Psychic Corrosion
+11% Synergy $4.45
Reflections of Littjara Reflections of Littjara
+10% Synergy $1.01
Kindred Discovery Kindred Discovery
+8% Synergy $4.93
Coastal Piracy Coastal Piracy
+8% Synergy $0.65
Teferi's Tutelage Teferi's Tutelage
+7% Synergy $0.32
Court of Cunning Court of Cunning
+6% Synergy $2.62
Memory Erosion Memory Erosion
+5% Synergy $7.05
Sphinx's Tutelage Sphinx's Tutelage
+5% Synergy $1.51
Fraying Sanity Fraying Sanity
+4% Synergy $0.39
Teferi's Ageless Insight Teferi's Ageless Insight
+3% Synergy $1.89
Cover of Darkness Cover of Darkness
+2% Synergy $10.90
Black Market Connections Black Market Connections
-1% Synergy $11.64
Aqueous Form Aqueous Form
-1% Synergy $0.25
Propaganda Propaganda
-2% Synergy $2.29
Animate Dead Animate Dead
-4% Synergy $7.30
Phyrexian Arena Phyrexian Arena
-7% Synergy $2.33
Mystic Remora Mystic Remora
-9% Synergy $10.52

Planeswalkers

Planeswalkers that work alongside Anowon, the Ruin Thief to provide ongoing value and board presence.

Ashiok, Dream Render Ashiok, Dream Render
+6% Synergy $1.69

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Rogue's Passage Rogue's Passage
+46% Synergy $0.32
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
+8% Synergy $0.99
Reliquary Tower Reliquary Tower
+7% Synergy $2.07
Access Tunnel Access Tunnel
+5% Synergy $0.35
Three Tree City Three Tree City
+3% Synergy $17.71
Restless Reef Restless Reef
+3% Synergy $1.02
Castle Vantress Castle Vantress
+3% Synergy $0.65
Castle Locthwain Castle Locthwain
+3% Synergy $3.59
Scavenger Grounds Scavenger Grounds
+3% Synergy $0.39
Shizo, Death's Storehouse Shizo, Death's Storehouse
+1% Synergy $25.21
Nephalia Drownyard Nephalia Drownyard
-1% Synergy $0.14
Creeping Tar Pit Creeping Tar Pit
-2% Synergy $0.28
Bojuka Bog Bojuka Bog
-4% Synergy $0.98
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
-5% Synergy $7.06
Mystic Sanctuary Mystic Sanctuary
-6% Synergy $1.69
Otawara, Soaring City Otawara, Soaring City
-7% Synergy $18.45
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
-10% Synergy $48.25

Mana Artifacts

Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.

Commander's Sphere Commander's Sphere
+18% Synergy $0.17
Dimir Locket Dimir Locket
+14% Synergy $0.20
Mind Stone Mind Stone
+12% Synergy $0.13
Patchwork Banner Patchwork Banner
+12% Synergy $4.67
Dimir Keyrune Dimir Keyrune
+9% Synergy $0.27
Dimir Signet Dimir Signet
+8% Synergy $0.50
Strixhaven Stadium Strixhaven Stadium
+5% Synergy $0.45
Arcane Signet Arcane Signet
+4% Synergy $0.48
Sol Ring Sol Ring
+3% Synergy $1.45
Thought Vessel Thought Vessel
-2% Synergy $1.02
Fellwar Stone Fellwar Stone
-13% Synergy $1.01
Talisman of Dominance Talisman of Dominance
-17% Synergy $0.98

Lands

The mana base foundation for Anowon, the Ruin Thief decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Blackbloom Rogue Blackbloom Bog Blackbloom Rogue
+36% Synergy $0.17
Glasspool Mimic Glasspool Shore Glasspool Mimic
+30% Synergy $4.62
Jwar Isle Refuge Jwar Isle Refuge
+28% Synergy $0.26
Dismal Backwater Dismal Backwater
+24% Synergy $0.06
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+20% Synergy $0.16
Path of Ancestry Path of Ancestry
+19% Synergy $0.16
Submerged Boneyard Submerged Boneyard
+19% Synergy $0.07
Dimir Aqueduct Dimir Aqueduct
+18% Synergy $0.20
Dimir Guildgate Dimir Guildgate
+18% Synergy $0.17
Unclaimed Territory Unclaimed Territory
+12% Synergy $0.19
Secluded Courtyard Secluded Courtyard
+12% Synergy $0.17
Command Tower Command Tower
+5% Synergy $0.27
Cavern of Souls Cavern of Souls
+5% Synergy $35.21
Clearwater Pathway Murkwater Pathway Clearwater Pathway
+4% Synergy $3.84
Island Island
+3% Synergy $0.06
Swamp Swamp
+2% Synergy $0.06
Agadeem's Awakening Agadeem, the Undercrypt Agadeem's Awakening
+1% Synergy $23.18
Sunken Ruins Sunken Ruins
0% Synergy $8.16
Fabled Passage Fabled Passage
0% Synergy $4.90
Darkslick Shores Darkslick Shores
-1% Synergy $1.79
Contaminated Aquifer Contaminated Aquifer
-1% Synergy $0.13
River of Tears River of Tears
-2% Synergy $0.15
Evolving Wilds Evolving Wilds
-3% Synergy $0.12
Terramorphic Expanse Terramorphic Expanse
-3% Synergy $0.16
Malakir Rebirth Malakir Mire Malakir Rebirth
-3% Synergy $8.06
Waterlogged Teachings Inundated Archive Waterlogged Teachings
-4% Synergy $0.79
Shipwreck Marsh Shipwreck Marsh
-5% Synergy $4.31
Gloomlake Verge Gloomlake Verge
-5% Synergy $7.98
Fetid Pools Fetid Pools
-5% Synergy $0.19
Underground Sea Underground Sea
-5% Synergy
Drowned Catacomb Drowned Catacomb
-6% Synergy $1.38
Darkwater Catacombs Darkwater Catacombs
-6% Synergy $1.06
Sink into Stupor Soporific Springs Sink into Stupor
-6% Synergy $7.65
Temple of Deceit Temple of Deceit
-7% Synergy $0.26
Fell the Profane Fell Mire Fell the Profane
-7% Synergy $4.11
Sunken Hollow Sunken Hollow
-8% Synergy $0.27
Watery Grave Watery Grave
-8% Synergy $7.11
Underground River Underground River
-9% Synergy $0.83
Polluted Delta Polluted Delta
-9% Synergy $14.94
Morphic Pool Morphic Pool
-10% Synergy $18.66
Undercity Sewers Undercity Sewers
-10% Synergy $19.91
Choked Estuary Choked Estuary
-12% Synergy $0.18
Exotic Orchard Exotic Orchard
-15% Synergy $0.23
Tainted Isle Tainted Isle
-16% Synergy $0.25

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