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Alejandro Fuentes
Apr 7, 2026
Alejandro Fuentes
Ranking Every Elder Dragon On a Tier List
Alejandro ranks every Elder Dragon printed in Magic since 1994, including the five new Elder Dragons from Secrets of Strixhaven.
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Sylvan Caryatid
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
95%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
93%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
88%synergy
High Alert
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
86%synergy
Axebane Guardian
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
86%synergy
Wall of Omens
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
85%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
79%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
78%synergy
Wall of Roots
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
75%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
69%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
68%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
64%synergy
Crystal Barricade
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
59%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
58%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Shield Sphere
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
61%synergy
Swan Song
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
59%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Teferi's Protection
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Worldly Tutor
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Aura Shards
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Force of Will
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Chrome Mox
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Vine Trellis
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Kelp
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Wall of Denial
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Carven Caryatid
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Fog Bank
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Secret Door
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Tree of Redemption
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Junk
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Walking Bulwark
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Shards
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Noble Hierarch
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Perimeter Captain
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Wall of Runes
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Esper Sentinel
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Coral Colony
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Wall of Mulch
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Birds of Paradise
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Arbor Adherent
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Soulsworn Jury
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Bloom Tender
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Witness
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Doorkeeper
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Enduring Innocence
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Hover Barrier
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Glare
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Towering Titan
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Sporocyst
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Ulvenwald Captive
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Excavated Wall
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Ice
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Angelic Wall
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Walking Ballista
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Eerie Interlude
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Ghostway
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Dovin's Veto
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Heroic Intervention
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Eladamri's Call
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Tower Defense
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Silence
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Veil of Summer
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Mental Misstep
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Nature's Claim
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Flusterstorm
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Permission Denied
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Noxious Revival
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Akroma's Will
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Chain of Vapor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Everybody Lives!
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Force of Vigor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Angel's Grace
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Chord of Calling
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Force of Negation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Autumn's Veil
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Argivian Find
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Kabira Takedown
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Crop Rotation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Return to Dust
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Bant Charm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Return to Nature
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Solidarity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Thunderheads
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Commandeer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Misdirection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Slaughter the Strong
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Farseek
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-16%synergy
Finale of Devastation
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Mighty
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Wargate
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Last March of the Ents
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Three Visits
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Fabricate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Cultivate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-23%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Destined Confrontation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Road of Return
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enter the Infinite
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Wrath of God
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Neoform
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Paradigm Shift
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Ancestral Vision
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Past
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Seasons Past
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Time Warp
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Meekstone
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Panharmonicon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Guidelight Pathmaker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Prowler's Helm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Scroll Rack
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Peregrine Mask
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Domination
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Assault Formation
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Freed from the Real
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Aluren
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Intruder Alarm
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Blind Obedience
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Smothering Tithe
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Guardian Project
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Unnatural Growth
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Counterbalance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Builder's Talent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Assemble the Players
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sterling Grove
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Renewal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Words of Wind
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Food Chain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Sun and Moon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Stoneskin
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Instill Energy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Library
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Gossip's Talent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Chorus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Oath of Teferi
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Venser, the Sojourner
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Access Tunnel
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Wasteland
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Bloom
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Selesnya Signet
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Simic Signet
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Tantalite
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Misty Rainforest
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Breeding Pool
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Brushland
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Flooded Strand
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Temple Garden
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Sea of Clouds
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Windswept Heath
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Glacial Fortress
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
-14%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Tundra
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Seaside Citadel
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-24%synergy
Wooded Foothills
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Tropical Island
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Prairie Stream
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-24%synergy
Savannah
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Canopy Vista
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-25%synergy
Deserted Beach
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Horizon Canopy
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Blossoming Sands
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Razorverge Thicket
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
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