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Zendikar Rising Limited Tier List

Zendikar Rising (ZNR) Limited Tier List

MTG Arena Zone's Core Set 2021 (M21) Limited Tier List. Each card is ranked according to their value for sealed and draft formats.

Our Zendikar Rising Limited List ranks all the cards from the set to assist with picking cards for your sealed or draft deck. We have ratings for each card separated by color for Drifter (D) and Compulsion (C), who are both Mythic ranked drafters, and you can read their comprehensive pre-release set reviews using the links below the table. Full written updates will be recorded in the changelog at the bottom, but minor grade changes will be made on the fly too.

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Legend

  • S: Ridiculous bomb: has a huge immediate impact on the game and threatens to dominate it if unanswered. (Baneslayer Angel, Elder Gargaroth, Sublime Epiphany)
  • A: Very powerful card: approaches bomb status, pulls you strongly into its colour. (A+: Chandra, Heart of Fire, A: Scavenging Ooze, A-: Mangara, the Diplomat)
  • B: Great playable: happy to pick early, pulls you into its colour. (B+: Soul Sear, B: Roaming Ghostlight B-: Hunter’s Edge)
  • C+: Good playable that rarely gets cut. (Deathbloom Thallid, Selfless Savior, Quirion Dryad)
  • C: Fine playable, sometimes gets cut. (Alpine Watchdog, Fetid Imp, Hobblefiend)
  • C-: Mediocre playable or decent filler, gets cut around half the time. (Caged Zombie, Legion’s Judgment, Short Sword)
  • D: Medium to bad filler, gets cut a lot. (D+: Titanic Growth, D: Silent Dart, D-: Burn Bright)
  • F: Mostly to totally unplayable cards. (Miscast, Necromentia, Tormod’s Crypt)
WhiteDC
Tazeem Raptor99
Smite the Monstrous1010
Squad Commander43
Skyclave Cleric87
Skyclave Apparition56
Shepherd of Heroes77
Sejiri Shelter77
Sea Gate Banneret1010
Resolute Strike1111
Prowling Felidar1110
Pressure Point1110
Practiced Tactics108
Paired Tactician99
Ondu Inversion99
Nahiri’s Binding66
Mesa Lynx119
Maul of the Skyclaves22
Makindi Stampede88
Makindi Ox910
Luminarch Aspirant32
Legion Angel55
Kor Celebrant89
Kor Blademaster88
Kitesail Cleric109
Kabira Takedown87
Kabira Outrider1010
Journey to Oblivion54
Felidar Retreat32
Fearless Fledgling65
Farsight Adept98
Expedition Healer98
Emeria’s Call11
Emeria Captain66
Disenchant1313
Dauntless Unity1110
Cliffhaven Sell-Sword1110
Canyon Jerboa99
Attended Healer68
Archpriest of Iona76
Archon of Emeria88
Angelheart Protector1010
Angel of Destiny56
Allied Assault119
Tazri, Beacon of Unity42
GreenDC
Veteran Adventurer75
Vastwood Surge89
Vastwood Fortification86
Turntimber Symbiosis56
Turntimber Ascetic910
Territorial Scythecat77
Taunting Arbormage87
Tangled Florahedron76
Tajuru Snarecaster1110
Tajuru Paragon64
Tajuru Blightblade99
Swarm Shambler76
Strength of Solidarity1212
Springmantle Cleric118
Skyclave Pick-Axe118
Scute Swarm32
Scale the Heights108
Roiling Regrowth97
Reclaim the Wastes1012
Rabid Bite77
Oran-Rief Ooze53
Nissa’s Zendikon119
Murasa Sproutling66
Murasa Brute109
Might of Murasa1112
Lotus Cobra75
Khalni Ambush65
Kazandu Stomper109
Kazandu Nectarpot1010
Kazandu Mammoth42
Joraga Visionary76
Iridescent Hornbeetle89
Inscription of Abundance33
Gnarlid Colony89
Dauntless Survivor910
Cragplate Baloth93
Canopy Baloth76
Broken Wings1113
Bala Ged Recovery76
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild22
Ancient Greenwarden64
Adventure Awaits1213
Vine Gecko78
BlueDC
Umara Wizard65
Thieving Skydiver53
Tazeem Roilmage88
Sure-Footed Infiltrator67
Skyclave Squid1011
Skyclave Plunder88
Silundi Vision88
Shell Shield1210
Seafloor Stalker97
Sea Gate Stormcaller88
Sea Gate Restoration86
Ruin Crab86
Roost of Drakes45
Risen Riptide1010
Nimble Trapfinder78
Negate1414
Merfolk Windrobber98
Merfolk Falconer65
Master of Winds65
Maddening Cacophony1312
Lullmage’s Domination58
Living Tempest1011
Jwari Disruption88
Jace, Mirror Mage41
Into the Roil88
Inscription of Insight63
Glasspool Mimic53
Glacial Grasp1112
Field Research89
Expedition Diviner88
Deliberate1110
Cunning Geysermage89
Coralhelm Chronicler77
Confounding Conundrum1412
Concerted Defense1412
Cleric of Chill Depths1110
Chilling Trap911
Charix, the Raging Isle74
Cascade Seer119
Bubble Snare67
Beyeen Veil88
Anticognition118
Windrider Wizard86
Zulaport Duelist109
MulticoloredDC
Omnath, Locus of Creation1210
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs73
Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients51
Murasa Rootgrazer65
Moss-Pit Skeleton78
Lullmage’s Familiar77
Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate64
Kaza, Roil Chaser107
Kargan Warleader66
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager53
Cleric of Life’s Bond56
Brushfire Elemental88
Akiri, Fearless Voyager74
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant64
Phylath, World Sculptor33
Ravager’s Mace88
Soaring Thought-Thief76
Spoils of Adventure75
Umara Mystic76
Verazol, the Split Current44
Yasharn, Implacable Earth65
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats22
Zareth San, the Trickster21
BlackDC
Vanquish the Weak87
Thwart the Grave65
Taborax, Hope’s Demise34
Subtle Strike88
Soul Shatter54
Skyclave Shadowcat87
Skyclave Shade55
Shadows’ Verdict87
Shadow Stinger99
Scourge of the Skyclaves67
Scion of the Swarm66
Pelakka Predation86
Oblivion’s Hunger1112
Nullpriest of Oblivion44
Nimana Skydancer89
Nimana Skitter-Sneak1011
Nighthawk Scavenger32
Mind Drain118
Mind Carver97
Marauding Blight-Priest88
Malakir Rebirth77
Malakir Blood-Priest89
Lithoform Blight1112
Inscription of Ruin54
Highborn Vampire1112
Hagra Mauling43
Hagra Constrictor119
Guul Draz Mucklord119
Ghastly Gloomhunter910
Feed the Swarm75
Expedition Skulker1010
Dreadwurm89
Drana’s Silencer1011
Drana, the Last Bloodchief22
Demon’s Disciple1011
Deadly Alliance64
Coveted Prize1213
Bloodchief’s Thirst54
Blood Price1010
Blood Beckoning1011
Blackbloom Rogue66
Agadeem’s Awakening22
Acquisitions Expert77
Zof Consumption88
ArtifactsDC
Utility Knife1212
Stonework Packbeast99
Spare Supplies119
Skyclave Sentinel1112
Skyclave Relic1112
Sea Gate Colossus1010
Relic Vial89
Relic Golem109
Relic Axe99
Relic Amulet911
Lithoform Engine1010
Forsaken Monument1414
Cliffhaven Kitesail1110
Myriad Construct54
RedDC
Valakut Exploration64
Valakut Awakening65
Tuktuk Rubblefort1312
Tormenting Voice1212
Thundering Sparkmage86
Thundering Rebuke65
Teeterpeak Ambusher1110
Synchronized Spellcraft99
Spitfire Lagac1010
Spikefield Hazard86
Song-Mad Treachery77
Sneaking Guide1212
Skyclave Geopede76
Sizzling Barrage1312
Shatterskull Smashing34
Shatterskull Minotaur77
Shatterskull Charger75
Scorch Rider1110
Scavenged Blade98
Roiling Vortex1413
Roil Eruption65
Rockslide Sorcerer76
Relic Robber96
Pyroclastic Hellion99
Nahiri’s Lithoforming139
Moraug, Fury of Akoum22
Molten Blast911
Magmatic Channeler64
Leyline Tyrant22
Kazuul’s Fury77
Kargan Intimidator75
Inordinate Rage1112
Grotag Night-Runner87
Grotag Bug-Catcher89
Goma Fada Vanguard88
Fissure Wizard1010
Fireblade Charger87
Expedition Champion88
Cleansing Wildfire119
Cinderclasm76
Ardent Electromancer99
Akoum Warrior77
Akoum Hellhound1010
Wayward Guide-Beast1313
LandsDC
Throne of Makindi1313
Crawling Barrens86
Base Camp1212
Riverglide Pathway99
Needleverge Pathway99
Cragcrown Pathway99
Clearwater Pathway99
Brightclimb Pathway99
Branchloft Pathway99
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Drifter

I’ve been enthralled by Limited ever since I began playing in New Phyrexia. With a particular fondness for flashback and cube drafts, I’ve drafted more sets than I can count on every platform through wildly different eras. On Arena I draft infinitely, having profited 30k or so gems from it at this point, and have made top 100 mythic many times. Self-reflection and forming good habits are paramount to Limited improvement, and those themes feature in many of my articles and in each session of the Limited coaching service I provide; consider booking a session today if you’d like feedback tailored to you that you can really put into practice!

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Compulsion

I’ve played Magic off and on for the last 20 years. I just checked to confirm that and it blew my mind a little bit. I started with 6th edition and began playing ‘competitively’ with Odyssey. My handle is actually a really good Limited card from the Odyssey block. Anyway, Magic Arena got me back into the game, and I have been drafting infinitely since closed beta and have finished top 1000 Mythic nearly every ranked season.

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Changelog

  • September 17, 2020: First version posted, on the release day of Zendikar Rising.

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