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Arcades, the Strategist
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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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Overgrown Battlement
95%inclusion449 decks474 decks
87%synergy
Wall of Denial
92%inclusion438 decks474 decks
85%synergy
Axebane Guardian
91%inclusion432 decks474 decks
84%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
88%inclusion418 decks474 decks
81%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
88%inclusion415 decks474 decks
81%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
82%inclusion389 decks474 decks
76%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
83%inclusion394 decks474 decks
75%synergy
Wall of Omens
81%inclusion386 decks474 decks
74%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
81%inclusion382 decks474 decks
74%synergy
High Alert
79%inclusion376 decks474 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion362 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
76%inclusion361 decks474 decks
71%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
75%inclusion357 decks474 decks
69%synergy
Shield Sphere
68%inclusion324 decks474 decks
65%synergy
Hover Barrier
68%inclusion321 decks474 decks
62%synergy
Crystal Barricade
67%inclusion157 decks233 decks
62%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
66%inclusion311 decks474 decks
60%synergy
Meekstone
65%inclusion308 decks474 decks
61%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
65%inclusion307 decks474 decks
60%synergy
Wall of Frost
64%inclusion305 decks474 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
64%inclusion302 decks474 decks
46%synergy
Rhystic Study
62%inclusion293 decks474 decks
42%synergy
Teferi's Protection
60%inclusion283 decks474 decks
45%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
59%inclusion279 decks474 decks
45%synergy
Aura Shards
45%inclusion211 decks474 decks
38%synergy
Smothering Tithe
41%inclusion193 decks474 decks
25%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
37%inclusion174 decks474 decks
23%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
36%inclusion169 decks474 decks
30%synergy
Worldly Tutor
26%inclusion123 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion101 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Jeskai Barricade
64%inclusion305 decks474 decks
60%synergy
Perimeter Captain
62%inclusion296 decks474 decks
57%synergy
Tree of Redemption
61%inclusion287 decks474 decks
56%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Vine Trellis
58%inclusion274 decks474 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Junk
57%inclusion271 decks474 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
56%inclusion267 decks474 decks
52%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
56%inclusion265 decks474 decks
52%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
56%inclusion264 decks474 decks
51%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
48%inclusion216 decks451 decks
45%synergy
Wall of Glare
45%inclusion214 decks474 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Runes
43%inclusion205 decks474 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Roots
40%inclusion191 decks474 decks
37%synergy
Flumph
40%inclusion191 decks474 decks
36%synergy
Walking Bulwark
39%inclusion183 decks474 decks
35%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
39%inclusion183 decks474 decks
35%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
38%inclusion87 decks226 decks
36%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
37%inclusion175 decks474 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Shards
34%inclusion162 decks474 decks
32%synergy
Carven Caryatid
34%inclusion161 decks474 decks
31%synergy
Angelic Wall
29%inclusion138 decks474 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Mulch
28%inclusion135 decks474 decks
26%synergy
Towering Titan
28%inclusion134 decks474 decks
26%synergy
Riptide Turtle
27%inclusion130 decks474 decks
25%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
27%inclusion127 decks474 decks
24%synergy
Fortified Rampart
26%inclusion124 decks474 decks
23%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
25%inclusion92 decks374 decks
23%synergy
Fog Bank
24%inclusion112 decks474 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Nets
23%inclusion110 decks474 decks
22%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
23%inclusion110 decks474 decks
21%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
22%inclusion102 decks474 decks
20%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
21%inclusion89 decks416 decks
20%synergy
Steel Wall
21%inclusion101 decks474 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Tears
21%inclusion98 decks474 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
20%inclusion45 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Noble Hierarch
19%inclusion90 decks474 decks
-7%synergy
Glacial Wall
18%inclusion87 decks474 decks
17%synergy
Birds of Paradise
18%inclusion86 decks474 decks
-17%synergy
Rampart Architect
18%inclusion7 decks39 decks
16%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
17%inclusion73 decks418 decks
14%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
17%inclusion82 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Jungle Barrier
15%inclusion73 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion70 decks474 decks
-1%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
13%inclusion62 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
13%inclusion61 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
13%inclusion60 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
12%inclusion58 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
12%inclusion57 decks474 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Kelp
11%inclusion52 decks474 decks
10%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
10%inclusion49 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
64%inclusion304 decks474 decks
34%synergy
Tower Defense
61%inclusion291 decks474 decks
56%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion238 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Akroma's Will
50%inclusion237 decks474 decks
42%synergy
Counterspell
45%inclusion212 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
43%inclusion206 decks474 decks
34%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion200 decks474 decks
16%synergy
Eerie Interlude
36%inclusion171 decks474 decks
30%synergy
Dovin's Veto
30%inclusion144 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
26%inclusion121 decks474 decks
18%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion113 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion113 decks474 decks
-1%synergy
Eladamri's Call
19%inclusion92 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
16%inclusion76 decks474 decks
10%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion74 decks474 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion73 decks474 decks
-12%synergy
Bar the Door
15%inclusion70 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Ghostway
15%inclusion69 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion67 decks474 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion61 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion55 decks474 decks
-2%synergy
Nature's Claim
10%inclusion47 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.8%inclusion37 decks474 decks
-6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.8%inclusion37 decks474 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.8%inclusion30 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Solidarity
6.3%inclusion30 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.7%inclusion27 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
5.5%inclusion26 decks474 decks
-3%synergy
Auroral Procession
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
63%inclusion297 decks474 decks
56%synergy
Farseek
50%inclusion238 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Mighty
45%inclusion214 decks474 decks
40%synergy
Nature's Lore
45%inclusion211 decks474 decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
42%inclusion199 decks474 decks
16%synergy
Last March of the Ents
33%inclusion158 decks474 decks
30%synergy
Cultivate
28%inclusion131 decks474 decks
-10%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
21%inclusion99 decks474 decks
19%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion92 decks474 decks
-6%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
19%inclusion88 decks474 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
18%inclusion87 decks474 decks
0%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
18%inclusion83 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Raise the Past
16%inclusion37 decks225 decks
15%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
16%inclusion77 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
14%inclusion67 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion57 decks474 decks
-5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.2%inclusion39 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.8%inclusion37 decks474 decks
0%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.6%inclusion36 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Destined Confrontation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
6.3%inclusion30 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
5.5%inclusion26 decks474 decks
-4%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
5.5%inclusion26 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
54%inclusion254 decks474 decks
49%synergy
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion254 decks474 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion147 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
14%inclusion67 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Panharmonicon
12%inclusion56 decks474 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion53 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Robe of Stars
8.0%inclusion38 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
7.4%inclusion35 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Assault Formation
63%inclusion300 decks474 decks
58%synergy
Brave the Sands
55%inclusion261 decks474 decks
50%synergy
Stoneskin
40%inclusion189 decks474 decks
36%synergy
Guardian Project
19%inclusion89 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
16%inclusion74 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Library
16%inclusion74 decks474 decks
10%synergy
Primal Rage
16%inclusion74 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Angelic Chorus
16%inclusion74 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Unnatural Growth
15%inclusion69 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Smile at Death
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion57 decks474 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion52 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
10%inclusion29 decks292 decks
9%synergy
Aluren
8.0%inclusion38 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Assemble the Players
7.8%inclusion37 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.8%inclusion37 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
7.4%inclusion35 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
7.4%inclusion35 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Angelic Shield
7.2%inclusion34 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Rolling Stones
7.2%inclusion34 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Freed from the Real
7.0%inclusion33 decks474 decks
3%synergy
True Conviction
6.5%inclusion31 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Exploration
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Mirari's Wake
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
0%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
5.9%inclusion28 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Serra's Blessing
5.7%inclusion27 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ardenvale
5.7%inclusion27 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
17%inclusion79 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
15%inclusion72 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
11%inclusion50 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion301 decks474 decks
20%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
54%inclusion256 decks474 decks
36%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
44%inclusion207 decks474 decks
28%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
34%inclusion160 decks474 decks
19%synergy
Access Tunnel
23%inclusion111 decks474 decks
20%synergy
Three Tree City
14%inclusion53 decks388 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion62 decks474 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion52 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion50 decks474 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
9.1%inclusion43 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
8.6%inclusion41 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion31 decks474 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion438 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion394 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion111 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion73 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Mana Crypt
14%inclusion68 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion66 decks474 decks
0%synergy
Azorius Signet
14%inclusion66 decks474 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion62 decks474 decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Signet
12%inclusion58 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion56 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
12%inclusion56 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Unity
11%inclusion54 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion54 decks474 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Progress
11%inclusion53 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion47 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
6.1%inclusion29 decks474 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion453 decks474 decks
5%synergy
Savannah
90%inclusion425 decks474 decks
77%synergy
Tropical Island
90%inclusion425 decks474 decks
77%synergy
Tundra
89%inclusion424 decks474 decks
77%synergy
Forest
89%inclusion424 decks474 decks
-5%synergy
Plains
89%inclusion424 decks474 decks
-4%synergy
Breeding Pool
89%inclusion422 decks474 decks
44%synergy
Island
89%inclusion421 decks474 decks
-5%synergy
Temple Garden
88%inclusion419 decks474 decks
44%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
87%inclusion412 decks474 decks
43%synergy
Flooded Strand
81%inclusion384 decks474 decks
49%synergy
Windswept Heath
80%inclusion379 decks474 decks
47%synergy
Misty Rainforest
79%inclusion376 decks474 decks
49%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
71%inclusion337 decks474 decks
32%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
71%inclusion335 decks474 decks
41%synergy
Sea of Clouds
69%inclusion326 decks474 decks
39%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
68%inclusion321 decks474 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion223 decks474 decks
-10%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
43%inclusion203 decks474 decks
-1%synergy
Seaside Citadel
42%inclusion201 decks474 decks
-10%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
42%inclusion198 decks474 decks
-7%synergy
Glacial Fortress
40%inclusion188 decks474 decks
-7%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
35%inclusion167 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Deserted Beach
32%inclusion152 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
26%inclusion123 decks474 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Confluence
23%inclusion110 decks474 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion109 decks474 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20%inclusion96 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
20%inclusion59 decks299 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
19%inclusion92 decks474 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
19%inclusion91 decks474 decks
-12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion88 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion88 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion88 decks474 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion86 decks474 decks
11%synergy
Brushland
18%inclusion84 decks474 decks
-11%synergy
Arid Mesa
18%inclusion83 decks474 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
16%inclusion77 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
16%inclusion77 decks474 decks
-9%synergy
Hushwood Verge
16%inclusion47 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
15%inclusion73 decks474 decks
-30%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
15%inclusion70 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion69 decks474 decks
10%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
14%inclusion67 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Canopy Vista
14%inclusion66 decks474 decks
-32%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion65 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Lush Portico
13%inclusion62 decks474 decks
3%synergy
Urban Retreat
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Hedge Maze
12%inclusion56 decks474 decks
1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
11%inclusion53 decks474 decks
3%synergy
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