Anowon+ by MediumMcLarge

Format: Commander

Commander: Anowon, the Ruin Thief

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

Led by Anowon, the Ruin Thief, this Dimir Rogue deck plays an aggro-control strategy combining cheap, unblockable creatures with incidental mill and card draw. In the opening turns, you deploy low-mana Rogues such as Changeling Outcast and Slither Blade to establish early board presence. Casting Anowon on Turn 4 buffs your attackers and converts combat damage into mill, drawing extra cards whenever an opponent bins a creature. As the game develops, the deck transitions from chip damage into a decisive clock using heavy multipliers like Stinkdrinker Bandit, Obelisk of Urd, and Notorious Throng. Secondary win conditions include Syr Konrad, the Grim and Consuming Aberration, which turn graveyards into massive damage sources. The interactive suite features versatile cards like Drown in the Loch and Aetherize to protect life totals and disrupt opponents. The deck wins by maintaining evasive board pressure, refilling through combat triggers, and overwhelming opponents with unblockable strikes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Anowon, the Ruin Thief
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archenemy's Charm
  • 1 Blackbloom Rogue // Blackbloom Bog
  • 1 Bonehoard
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Consuming Aberration
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Drown in the Loch
  • 1 Enigma Thief
  • 1 Extract from Darkness
  • 1 Faerie Vandal
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
  • 1 Harmonized Crescendo
  • 1 Hidden Cataract
  • 1 In Garruk's Wake
  • 1 Invisible Stalker
  • 12 Island
  • 1 Jwar Isle Refuge
  • 1 Keening Stone
  • 1 Krydle of Baldur's Gate
  • 1 Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
  • 1 Marang River Prowler
  • 1 Marsh Flitter
  • 1 Master Thief
  • 1 Merfolk Windrobber
  • 1 Military Intelligence
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Nethergoyf
  • 1 Nighthawk Scavenger
  • 1 Nightveil Sprite
  • 1 Notion Thief
  • 1 Notorious Throng
  • 1 Obelisk of Urd
  • 1 Oona's Blackguard
  • 1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
  • 1 Open into Wonder
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rankle, Master of Pranks
  • 1 Rogue Class
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Serpent's Pass
  • 1 Slither Blade
  • 1 Soaring Thought-Thief
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Manipulation
  • 1 Stinkdrinker Bandit
  • 1 Stolen Identity
  • 1 Submerged Boneyard
  • 1 Sure-Footed Infiltrator
  • 12 Swamp
  • 1 Sygg, River Cutthroat
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Thieves' Guild Enforcer
  • 1 Thoughtseize
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Triton Shorestalker
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Vault Plunderer
  • 1 Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive
  • 1 Whirler Rogue
  • 1 Whispersteel Dagger
  • 1 Zareth San, the Trickster
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat