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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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Erode
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Overgrown Battlement
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
87%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
84%synergy
Axebane Guardian
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
84%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
91%inclusion49 decks54 decks
83%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
82%synergy
Wall of Denial
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
81%synergy
Wall of Omens
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
81%synergy
High Alert
85%inclusion46 decks54 decks
79%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
85%inclusion46 decks54 decks
78%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
83%inclusion45 decks54 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Sylvan Caryatid
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
74%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
74%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
80%inclusion43 decks54 decks
73%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
72%inclusion39 decks54 decks
66%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
66%synergy
Vine Trellis
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
64%synergy
Wall of Junk
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
62%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Shield Sphere
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
63%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Teferi's Protection
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Crystal Barricade
66%inclusion33 decks50 decks
61%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
60%synergy
Hover Barrier
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
59%synergy
Tree of Redemption
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
59%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
61%inclusion33 decks54 decks
57%synergy
Perimeter Captain
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Wall of Frost
56%inclusion30 decks54 decks
50%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Walking Bulwark
50%inclusion27 decks54 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Runes
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
40%synergy
Wall of Glare
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Roots
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
41%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Flumph
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
40%inclusion21 decks53 decks
36%synergy
Carven Caryatid
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Shards
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Wall of Mulch
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
33%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
34%inclusion17 decks50 decks
32%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Towering Titan
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
31%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Angelic Wall
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Fog Bank
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
23%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Steel Wall
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Fortified Rampart
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Wall
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Jungle Barrier
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Turtle
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Kelp
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Nets
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Birds of Paradise
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-20%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
10%synergy
Rampart Architect
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Floriferous Vinewall
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Noble Hierarch
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-15%synergy
Wall of Vines
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Tears
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Tower Defense
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
59%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion25 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Eerie Interlude
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Path to Exile
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
-7%synergy
Akroma's Will
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Beast Within
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Dovin's Veto
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Bar the Door
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Ghostway
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Eladamri's Call
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Nature's Claim
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Bant Charm
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Growth Spiral
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Ephemerate
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Get Lost
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Pongify
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Return to Dust
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Solidarity
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Congregation at Dawn
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fell the Mighty
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Farseek
48%inclusion26 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Nature's Lore
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Last March of the Ents
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Three Visits
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Rampant Growth
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Cultivate
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
23%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
22%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Destined Confrontation
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Raise the Past
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Wargate
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Shared Roots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Reunion of the House
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
61%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
54%inclusion29 decks54 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
21%synergy
Panharmonicon
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Robe of Stars
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Assault Formation
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
59%synergy
Brave the Sands
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
52%synergy
Stoneskin
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Guardian Project
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Angelic Chorus
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Primal Rage
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Growth
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
True Conviction
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Exploration
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Serra's Blessing
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Smile at Death
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Shield
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Assemble the Players
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Rolling Stones
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Teleportation Circle
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion31 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Access Tunnel
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
19%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
28%inclusion15 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Unity
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Simic Signet
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Selesnya Signet
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Signet
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Plains
96%inclusion52 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Forest
94%inclusion51 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Island
89%inclusion48 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Breeding Pool
87%inclusion47 decks54 decks
42%synergy
Temple Garden
87%inclusion47 decks54 decks
43%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
87%inclusion47 decks54 decks
43%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
83%inclusion45 decks54 decks
44%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
70%inclusion38 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Misty Rainforest
69%inclusion37 decks54 decks
38%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
37%synergy
Flooded Strand
67%inclusion36 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Sea of Clouds
65%inclusion35 decks54 decks
35%synergy
Windswept Heath
63%inclusion34 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Tundra
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
32%synergy
Seaside Citadel
44%inclusion24 decks54 decks
-8%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Tropical Island
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
28%synergy
Deserted Beach
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
-20%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Savannah
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Glacial Fortress
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
-12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Brushland
31%inclusion17 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Canopy Vista
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
-22%synergy
Hushwood Verge
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Urban Retreat
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
16%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Willowrush Verge
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Prairie Stream
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-25%synergy
Hedge Maze
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Lush Portico
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Fabled Passage
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Meticulous Archive
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Chancery
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Bastion
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
-9%synergy
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