Rogues by stixx9899

Format: Commander

Commander: Anowon, the Ruin Thief

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This deck executes an aggressive Dimir Rogue tempo strategy centered on Anowon, the Ruin Thief. Early turns prioritize deploying cheap, unblockable Rogues like Changeling Outcast and Invisible Stalker. Once Anowon lands on Turn 4, combat damage triggers symmetric mill across opposing libraries while drawing cards whenever milled cards include creatures. The milled cards double as fuel for reanimation and scaling payoffs, including Sepulchral Primordial, Zareth San, the Trickster, and Consuming Aberration. While the engine generates steady mid-game advantage, the deck lacks fast mana, dedicated tutors, and free interaction, keeping its operational speed grounded at casual tables. Victory is typically achieved around Turn 9 by swarming opponents with flying tokens generated by a prowled Notorious Throng, draining life via Syr Konrad, the Grim, or swinging with tall reanimated threats. The deck struggles most against early sweepers and graveyard-hate effects.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Anowon, the Ruin Thief
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Bonehoard
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Consuming Aberration
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Dimir Keyrune
  • 1 Dimir Locket
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Endless Obedience
  • 1 Enigma Thief
  • 1 Extract from Darkness
  • 1 Fact or Fiction
  • 1 Faerie Vandal
  • 1 Fated Return
  • 1 Frogtosser Banneret
  • 1 Gonti, Lord of Luxury
  • 1 Heirloom Blade
  • 1 In Garruk's Wake
  • 1 Invisible Stalker
  • 15 Island
  • 1 Jwar Isle Refuge
  • 1 Krydle of Baldur's Gate
  • 1 Latchkey Faerie
  • 1 Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
  • 1 Marang River Prowler
  • 1 Marsh Flitter
  • 1 Merfolk Windrobber
  • 1 Military Intelligence
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Necromantic Selection
  • 1 Network Disruptor
  • 1 Nighthawk Scavenger
  • 1 Nightveil Sprite
  • 1 Nimana Skydancer
  • 1 Notorious Throng
  • 1 Obelisk of Urd
  • 1 Ogre Slumlord
  • 1 Oona's Blackguard
  • 1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
  • 1 Open into Wonder
  • 1 Price of Fame
  • 1 Rise from the Grave
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scytheclaw
  • 1 Sepulchral Primordial
  • 1 Silumgar's Command
  • 1 Soaring Thought-Thief
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Manipulation
  • 1 Spinal Embrace
  • 1 Stolen Identity
  • 1 Submerged Boneyard
  • 15 Swamp
  • 1 Sygg, River Cutthroat
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
  • 1 Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance
  • 1 Triton Shorestalker
  • 1 Whirler Rogue
  • 1 Whispersteel Dagger
  • 1 Zareth San, the Trickster
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat