Anowo B3 TI29 by user4625040

Format: Commander

Commander: Anowon, the Ruin Thief

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a Dimir Rogues tempo and combat mill deck commanded by Anowon, the Ruin Thief. The primary strategy focuses on deploying cheap, unblockable Rogues during the early turns to establish an evasive board presence. Once Anowon hits the battlefield, combat damage triggers mill defending players and draws cards whenever creature cards are milled. The deck converts this steady card advantage into explosive finishes using tribal damage multipliers like Stinkdrinker Bandit and Obelisk of Urd, or swarming the table with Notorious Throng. In addition to combat damage, the list includes an alternate win condition in the Bloodchief Ascension and Mindcrank infinite combo, which eliminates opponents whenever cards enter their graveyards. Interaction pieces like Drown in the Loch, Aetherize, and Notion Thief keep opposing strategies in check while you maintain pressure.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Alora, Merry Thief
  • 1 Anowon, the Ruin Thief
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azula, Cunning Usurper
  • 1 Azure Beastbinder
  • 1 Base Camp
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consuming Aberration
  • 1 Crippling Fear
  • 1 Darksteel Ingot
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Detection Tower
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Dream-Thief's Bandana
  • 1 Drown in the Loch
  • 1 Enigma Thief
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Faerie Vandal
  • 1 Fraying Sanity
  • 1 Frogtosser Banneret
  • 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
  • 1 In Garruk's Wake
  • 1 Insatiable Avarice
  • 1 Invisible Stalker
  • 12 Island
  • 1 Jwar Isle Refuge
  • 1 Krydle of Baldur's Gate
  • 1 Latchkey Faerie
  • 1 Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
  • 1 Lazotep Plating
  • 1 Leyline of Transformation
  • 1 Marang River Prowler
  • 1 Merfolk Windrobber
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Mizzium Skin
  • 1 Mocking Sprite
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Necromantic Selection
  • 1 Notion Thief
  • 1 Notorious Throng
  • 1 Obelisk of Urd
  • 1 Oona's Blackguard
  • 1 Open into Wonder
  • 1 Prowler's Helm
  • 1 Raise the Draugr
  • 1 Rilsa Rael, Kingpin
  • 1 Rise from the Grave
  • 1 Riverchurn Monument
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Schema Thief
  • 1 Shoreline Looter
  • 1 Slither Blade
  • 1 Soaring Thought-Thief
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soured Springs
  • 1 Sphinx's Tutelage
  • 1 Stinkdrinker Bandit
  • 1 Stolen Identity
  • 1 Submerged Boneyard
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Sygg, River Cutthroat
  • 1 The Water Crystal
  • 1 Thieves' Guild Enforcer
  • 1 Thieves' Tools
  • 1 Thieving Skydiver
  • 1 Thought Collapse
  • 1 Time Warp
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Triton Shorestalker
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Visage Bandit
  • 1 Vren, the Relentless
  • 1 Whirler Rogue
  • 1 Whispersteel Dagger
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat