Commander

Anowon, the Ruin Thief

Global commander stats

All Dimir commanders

761 Wins

2379 Losses

Overview

Summary

Anowon, the Ruin Thief is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,150 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (761–2379) at an Elo of 1,441, ranking #5023 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.47 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 14 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Anowon, the Ruin Thief's win rate?

Anowon, the Ruin Thief has a 24% win rate across 3150 recorded Playgroup games (761 wins, 2379 losses).

How long do winning games with Anowon, the Ruin Thief take?

Wins with Anowon, the Ruin Thief take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.

How many decks use Anowon, the Ruin Thief?

1,191 decks list Anowon, the Ruin Thief as their commander on Playgroup, of which 656 have played at least one recorded game.

Anowon, the Ruin Thief Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

5023

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1441

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.47

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1191

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 656

No. games played with this commander 3150

Total hours played about 1 month

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1568	Aequa	3	2	67 %
2	1543	Rodscastilho	3	2	67 %
3	1541	Khgww	17	5	29 %
4	1538	Moreirahmix	17	4	24 %
5	1528	BebasNeue	4	2	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Anowon, the Ruin Thief wins, 68.05% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

68.05%

Mill

15.98%

Non Combat Damage

6.39%

Alternative

5.64%

Combo

2.26%

Commander Damage

1.5%

Poison

0.19%

Avg win turn 9.1 based on 786 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Anowon, the Ruin Thief

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Anowon, the Ruin Thief decks that leave them out.

+4.8 pp

Top card: Feed the Swarm

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Feed the Swarm 65 games	+4.8 pp	65
2	Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft Signature build 45 games · Signature build	+3.9 pp	45
3	Underground River 89 games	+2.9 pp	89
4	An Offer You Can't Refuse 72 games	+2.9 pp	72
5	Raise the Palisade Signature build 54 games · Signature build	+2.6 pp	54
6	Mercurial Spelldancer 109 games	+1.7 pp	109
7	Tainted Isle 108 games	+1.5 pp	108
8	Coastal Piracy 56 games	+1.3 pp	56
9	Unclaimed Territory Signature build 59 games · Signature build	+0.6 pp	59
10	Double Down 166 games	+0.5 pp	166

Show 2 more (ranks 11-12)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Confidence	Games
11	Bitterblossom 111 games	+0.4 pp		111
12	Shipwreck Marsh 80 games	+0.4 pp		80

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Anowon, the Ruin Thief wins 31.04% of games from position 1 and 6.56% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

31.04% n=936

Seat 2

25.64% n=944

Seat 3

20.09% n=702

Seat 4

15.53% n=425

Seat 5

6.56% n=61

Seat 6

12.5% n=8

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Anowon, the Ruin Thief wins 24.48% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

24.48% n=1442

1 mulligan

24.44% n=360

2 mulligans

18.29% n=123

3 mulligans

27.78% n=18

4 mulligans

33.33% n=6

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Anowon, the Ruin Thief 3.74/5 on average, across 2195 self-reports.

3.74 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Anowon, the Ruin Thief wins, opponents flag the game as salty 40.9% of the time across 792 tracked wins.

40.9 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Anowon, the Ruin Thief. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.