Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Tunnel
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
91%inclusion40 decks44 decks
88%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
81%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
80%inclusion35 decks44 decks
75%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
73%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
70%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
69%synergy
Grim Hireling
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
69%synergy
Invisible Stalker
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
68%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
67%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
66%synergy
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Slither Blade
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
65%synergy
Changeling Outcast
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
58%synergy
Notorious Throng
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
65%synergy
Drown in the Loch
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
51%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
62%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Brazen Borrower
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
51%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
51%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
51%synergy
Shoreline Looter
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
46%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Looter il-Kor
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Enigma Thief
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Marang River Prowler
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Roaming Throne
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Prosperous Thief
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Halo Forager
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Faerie Vandal
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Blighted Agent
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Consuming Aberration
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Spark Double
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Metallic Mimic
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Vampire Cutthroat
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Ruin Crab
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Network Disruptor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Stinger
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
20%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherize
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Denial
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Anticognition
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Price of Fame
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-26%synergy
Visions of Beyond
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
See Double
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Archive Trap
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Soul Manipulation
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-24%synergy
Drown in Dreams
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Spider-Sense
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Raise the Palisade
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Kindred Dominance
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Heist
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Distant Melody
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Stolen Identity
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Extract from Darkness
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Sanity
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Open into Wonder
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Back in Town
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Traumatize
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Chart a Course
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Bident of Thassa
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
38%synergy
The Water Crystal
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Sword of the Animist
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Banner of Kinship
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Coat of Arms
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Herald's Horn
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Vorpal Sword
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Mask of Memory
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Bonehoard
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
The Indomitable
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Bitterblossom
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Double Down
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Kindred Discovery
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Military Intelligence
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Cover of Darkness
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Coastal Piracy
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Rogue Class
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Haunted One
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Sanity
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Three Tree City
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Mutavault
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Reef
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
War Room
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion35 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion41 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Morphic Pool
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Sunken Hollow
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
51%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Isle
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Underground River
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Sunken Ruins
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Choked Estuary
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-23%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Pools
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Darkslick Shores
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-10%synergy