---
name: "Anowon, the Ruin Sage"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "VOC"
set_name: "Crimson Vow Commander"
collector_number: "118"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "0c201f79-9eca-48c8-88ba-a20fa6918a07"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/anowon-the-ruin-sage-voc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Anowon, the Ruin Sage
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3

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

> *« Tant de gens sont morts pour trouver cette satanée carte... Et tout ça pour apparaître maintenant entre les mains de Chandra Nalaàr, cette môme arrogante ! »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ruthless Lawbringer](/printing/ruthless-lawbringer-otj.md) — Creature — Vampire Assassin
2. [Vampire Aristocrat](/printing/vampire-aristocrat-mm3.md) — Creature — Vampire Rogue Noble
3. [Vampire Hexmage](/printing/vampire-hexmage-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire Shaman
4. [Blood Bairn](/printing/blood-bairn-cma.md) — Creature — Vampire
5. [Bloodthrone Vampire](/printing/bloodthrone-vampire-mm2.md) — Creature — Vampire
6. [Vampire Gourmand](/printing/vampire-gourmand-plst.md) — Creature — Vampire

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #118
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`