Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Core

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Joshua Wood
Jul 28, 2025
Why You Should Have an Elevator Pitch for Your Commander Decks
Having an elevator pitch for your Commander decks can streamline your pre-game discussions, and help to make sure you have a fun game.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Tunnel
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
3.2%inclusion2 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.3%inclusion2 decks86 decks
1%synergy
The Blue Spirit
1.8%inclusion1 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Octopus Form
1.7%inclusion1 decks59 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
93%inclusion410 decks443 decks
90%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
84%inclusion370 decks443 decks
78%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
75%inclusion334 decks443 decks
73%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
72%inclusion321 decks443 decks
70%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
72%inclusion321 decks443 decks
70%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
70%inclusion312 decks443 decks
69%synergy
Invisible Stalker
75%inclusion334 decks443 decks
68%synergy
Slither Blade
80%inclusion355 decks443 decks
68%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
67%inclusion295 decks443 decks
64%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
68%inclusion300 decks443 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Triton Shorestalker
70%inclusion311 decks443 decks
60%synergy
Changeling Outcast
67%inclusion295 decks443 decks
47%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
62%inclusion274 decks443 decks
60%synergy
Marang River Prowler
56%inclusion247 decks443 decks
54%synergy
Faerie Vandal
56%inclusion247 decks443 decks
53%synergy
Notorious Throng
55%inclusion242 decks443 decks
49%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
52%inclusion229 decks443 decks
48%synergy
Drown in the Loch
51%inclusion227 decks443 decks
33%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
50%inclusion223 decks443 decks
47%synergy
Enigma Thief
48%inclusion211 decks443 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
43%inclusion190 decks443 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Ghostly Pilferer
47%inclusion209 decks443 decks
44%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
46%inclusion205 decks443 decks
45%synergy
Consuming Aberration
45%inclusion198 decks443 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion186 decks443 decks
29%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
41%inclusion181 decks443 decks
37%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
39%inclusion172 decks443 decks
38%synergy
Looter il-Kor
38%inclusion167 decks443 decks
36%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
37%inclusion163 decks443 decks
33%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
36%inclusion160 decks443 decks
31%synergy
Shoreline Looter
33%inclusion124 decks375 decks
29%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
32%inclusion120 decks374 decks
28%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
31%inclusion139 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
31%inclusion137 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
30%inclusion133 decks443 decks
26%synergy
Master Thief
28%inclusion126 decks443 decks
28%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
28%inclusion120 decks423 decks
28%synergy
Grim Hireling
28%inclusion124 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
27%inclusion121 decks443 decks
26%synergy
Prosperous Thief
26%inclusion117 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Halo Forager
26%inclusion116 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
26%inclusion114 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
26%inclusion113 decks443 decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion109 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
24%inclusion105 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Nighthowler
23%inclusion103 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Whirler Rogue
23%inclusion103 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
22%inclusion89 decks399 decks
20%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
22%inclusion97 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion89 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Brazen Borrower
20%inclusion88 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flitter
19%inclusion84 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
18%inclusion78 decks423 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion80 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
18%inclusion79 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion78 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
16%inclusion71 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
16%inclusion70 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
15%inclusion68 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Locke Cole
15%inclusion26 decks177 decks
13%synergy
Blighted Agent
14%inclusion62 decks443 decks
11%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
14%inclusion61 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
13%inclusion59 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Ruin Crab
13%inclusion56 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Shadow Stinger
12%inclusion52 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
12%inclusion48 decks409 decks
9%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
10%inclusion46 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
10%inclusion46 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Schema Thief
10%inclusion43 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion202 decks443 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
43%inclusion191 decks443 decks
33%synergy
Soul Manipulation
39%inclusion173 decks443 decks
36%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion149 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Price of Fame
30%inclusion132 decks443 decks
24%synergy
Murder
30%inclusion132 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion89 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion84 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Silumgar's Command
18%inclusion81 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion79 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion75 decks443 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion68 decks443 decks
-15%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion63 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion48 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion60 decks443 decks
-12%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion56 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion49 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Spinal Embrace
11%inclusion47 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion47 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion44 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Countersquall
9.5%inclusion42 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
9.0%inclusion40 decks443 decks
-22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.8%inclusion39 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Fated Return
8.8%inclusion39 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion35 decks399 decks
-7%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
-27%synergy
Anticognition
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion32 decks399 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.4%inclusion33 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.3%inclusion29 decks399 decks
-8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Thought Scour
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.6%inclusion25 decks443 decks
3%synergy
See Double
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
44%inclusion193 decks443 decks
31%synergy
Extract from Darkness
33%inclusion146 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion141 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
29%inclusion128 decks443 decks
24%synergy
Stolen Identity
24%inclusion106 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
23%inclusion104 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Open into Wonder
23%inclusion103 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Necromantic Selection
21%inclusion91 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Sanity
19%inclusion86 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Singularity Rupture
17%inclusion25 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
15%inclusion67 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Endless Obedience
14%inclusion62 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Crippling Fear
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Grave
12%inclusion53 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Back in Town
11%inclusion46 decks409 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion48 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion46 decks443 decks
-14%synergy
Kindred Dominance
10%inclusion46 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Heist
10%inclusion41 decks409 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion44 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.0%inclusion40 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
-18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.4%inclusion33 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.8%inclusion30 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Mind Grind
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
-11%synergy
Traumatize
5.4%inclusion24 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Obelisk of Urd
33%inclusion148 decks443 decks
32%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
31%inclusion137 decks443 decks
30%synergy
Mindcrank
30%inclusion135 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Bident of Thassa
30%inclusion133 decks443 decks
20%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion124 decks443 decks
26%synergy
The Water Crystal
23%inclusion42 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
23%inclusion101 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Vorpal Sword
19%inclusion86 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion85 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
19%inclusion83 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion68 decks443 decks
-12%synergy
Scytheclaw
15%inclusion68 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
15%inclusion66 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion54 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Mask of Memory
12%inclusion54 decks443 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion53 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion53 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
12%inclusion39 decks334 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
11%inclusion48 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion48 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion45 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Trepanation Blade
8.8%inclusion39 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.6%inclusion38 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
7.4%inclusion33 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.9%inclusion26 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Military Intelligence
43%inclusion189 decks443 decks
41%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion167 decks443 decks
28%synergy
Rogue Class
28%inclusion123 decks443 decks
23%synergy
Double Down
27%inclusion112 decks414 decks
25%synergy
Bitterblossom
22%inclusion96 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
17%inclusion74 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Discovery
16%inclusion72 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Coastal Piracy
15%inclusion68 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
15%inclusion65 decks443 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion64 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion53 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion49 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion49 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion45 decks443 decks
7%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.1%inclusion36 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.4%inclusion33 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Memory Erosion
7.2%inclusion32 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Curiosity
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
9.3%inclusion41 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
70%inclusion309 decks443 decks
42%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion153 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
30%inclusion135 decks443 decks
-9%synergy
Access Tunnel
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
13%inclusion25 decks189 decks
8%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion50 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion48 decks443 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.4%inclusion37 decks443 decks
-9%synergy
Three Tree City
8.0%inclusion30 decks376 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.9%inclusion35 decks443 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.7%inclusion34 decks443 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.8%inclusion30 decks443 decks
-12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.1%inclusion27 decks443 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.2%inclusion23 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion364 decks443 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion354 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion297 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion169 decks443 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion164 decks443 decks
19%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion151 decks443 decks
-25%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion105 decks443 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Locket
21%inclusion94 decks443 decks
18%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion75 decks374 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion70 decks443 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion442 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion442 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion390 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
60%inclusion267 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion249 decks443 decks
-10%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
46%inclusion205 decks443 decks
45%synergy
Dismal Backwater
44%inclusion195 decks443 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion192 decks443 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion179 decks443 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
40%inclusion179 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion171 decks443 decks
-9%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
37%inclusion166 decks443 decks
-15%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
37%inclusion162 decks443 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion144 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
31%inclusion137 decks443 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Isle
30%inclusion133 decks443 decks
-14%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
28%inclusion125 decks443 decks
-11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
28%inclusion123 decks443 decks
21%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
27%inclusion120 decks443 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
25%inclusion111 decks443 decks
-14%synergy
Watery Grave
25%inclusion109 decks443 decks
-22%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion95 decks443 decks
-4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
20%inclusion89 decks443 decks
13%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
19%inclusion86 decks443 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion85 decks443 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion74 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Morphic Pool
16%inclusion69 decks443 decks
-21%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion52 decks355 decks
-9%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion64 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion57 decks443 decks
-18%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion55 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion51 decks443 decks
0%synergy
River of Tears
11%inclusion50 decks443 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
10%inclusion45 decks443 decks
-5%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.0%inclusion40 decks443 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion35 decks399 decks
-7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.5%inclusion37 decks435 decks
-11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.0%inclusion32 decks399 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.4%inclusion33 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.3%inclusion29 decks399 decks
-8%synergy
Waterfront District
7.0%inclusion31 decks443 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.5%inclusion29 decks443 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion28 decks443 decks
3%synergy