Anowon, the Ruin Sage

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Anowon, the Ruin Sage: Legendary Creature - Vampire Shaman, Crimson Vow Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Vampire Shaman
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
4/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC)
Released
2021-11-19
Collector number
118
Artist
Dan Murayama Scott
Commander rank
5,103 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Anowon, the Ruin Sage

Anowon, the Ruin Sage is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary creature from Crimson Vow Commander (VOC), a Commander product released in November 2021. It is collector number 118 in that set, with art by Dan Murayama Scott. It costs {3}{B}{B} (three generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/3 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Worldwake (2010) to Crimson Vow Commander (2021). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.61 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

At the beginning of your upkeep, each player sacrifices a non-Vampire creature of their choice.

"So many have died in search of that map. And now it appears in the hands of the arrogant child Chandra Nalaar."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.61 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Anowon, the Ruin Sage by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Anowon, the Ruin Sage

Anowon, the Ruin Sage has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Commander 2017 (C17) #96Rare2017
Worldwake (WWK) #49Rare2010

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Anowon, the Ruin Sage, newest first.

  • When the triggered ability resolves, first you choose which creature you'll sacrifice (if you control any non-Vampire creatures), then each other player in turn order does the same, then all chosen creatures are sacrificed at the same time.
  • If a player controls no creatures, or if all creatures a player controls are Vampires, that player simply doesn't sacrifice anything.

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