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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)
White | D | C |
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Tazeem Raptor | 9 | 9 |
Smite the Monstrous | 10 | 10 |
Squad Commander | 4 | 3 |
Skyclave Cleric | 8 | 7 |
Skyclave Apparition | 5 | 6 |
Shepherd of Heroes | 7 | 7 |
Sejiri Shelter | 7 | 7 |
Sea Gate Banneret | 10 | 10 |
Resolute Strike | 11 | 11 |
Prowling Felidar | 11 | 10 |
Pressure Point | 11 | 10 |
Practiced Tactics | 10 | 8 |
Paired Tactician | 9 | 9 |
Ondu Inversion | 9 | 9 |
Nahiri’s Binding | 6 | 6 |
Mesa Lynx | 11 | 9 |
Maul of the Skyclaves | 2 | 2 |
Makindi Stampede | 8 | 8 |
Makindi Ox | 9 | 10 |
Luminarch Aspirant | 3 | 2 |
Legion Angel | 5 | 5 |
Kor Celebrant | 8 | 9 |
Kor Blademaster | 8 | 8 |
Kitesail Cleric | 10 | 9 |
Kabira Takedown | 8 | 7 |
Kabira Outrider | 10 | 10 |
Journey to Oblivion | 5 | 4 |
Felidar Retreat | 3 | 2 |
Fearless Fledgling | 6 | 5 |
Farsight Adept | 9 | 8 |
Expedition Healer | 9 | 8 |
Emeria’s Call | 1 | 1 |
Emeria Captain | 6 | 6 |
Disenchant | 13 | 13 |
Dauntless Unity | 11 | 10 |
Cliffhaven Sell-Sword | 11 | 10 |
Canyon Jerboa | 9 | 9 |
Attended Healer | 6 | 8 |
Archpriest of Iona | 7 | 6 |
Archon of Emeria | 8 | 8 |
Angelheart Protector | 10 | 10 |
Angel of Destiny | 5 | 6 |
Allied Assault | 11 | 9 |
Tazri, Beacon of Unity | 4 | 2 |
Green | D | C |
---|---|---|
Veteran Adventurer | 7 | 5 |
Vastwood Surge | 8 | 9 |
Vastwood Fortification | 8 | 6 |
Turntimber Symbiosis | 5 | 6 |
Turntimber Ascetic | 9 | 10 |
Territorial Scythecat | 7 | 7 |
Taunting Arbormage | 8 | 7 |
Tangled Florahedron | 7 | 6 |
Tajuru Snarecaster | 11 | 10 |
Tajuru Paragon | 6 | 4 |
Tajuru Blightblade | 9 | 9 |
Swarm Shambler | 7 | 6 |
Strength of Solidarity | 12 | 12 |
Springmantle Cleric | 11 | 8 |
Skyclave Pick-Axe | 11 | 8 |
Scute Swarm | 3 | 2 |
Scale the Heights | 10 | 8 |
Roiling Regrowth | 9 | 7 |
Reclaim the Wastes | 10 | 12 |
Rabid Bite | 7 | 7 |
Oran-Rief Ooze | 5 | 3 |
Nissa’s Zendikon | 11 | 9 |
Murasa Sproutling | 6 | 6 |
Murasa Brute | 10 | 9 |
Might of Murasa | 11 | 12 |
Lotus Cobra | 7 | 5 |
Khalni Ambush | 6 | 5 |
Kazandu Stomper | 10 | 9 |
Kazandu Nectarpot | 10 | 10 |
Kazandu Mammoth | 4 | 2 |
Joraga Visionary | 7 | 6 |
Iridescent Hornbeetle | 8 | 9 |
Inscription of Abundance | 3 | 3 |
Gnarlid Colony | 8 | 9 |
Dauntless Survivor | 9 | 10 |
Cragplate Baloth | 9 | 3 |
Canopy Baloth | 7 | 6 |
Broken Wings | 11 | 13 |
Bala Ged Recovery | 7 | 6 |
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild | 2 | 2 |
Ancient Greenwarden | 6 | 4 |
Adventure Awaits | 12 | 13 |
Vine Gecko | 7 | 8 |
Blue | D | C |
---|---|---|
Umara Wizard | 6 | 5 |
Thieving Skydiver | 5 | 3 |
Tazeem Roilmage | 8 | 8 |
Sure-Footed Infiltrator | 6 | 7 |
Skyclave Squid | 10 | 11 |
Skyclave Plunder | 8 | 8 |
Silundi Vision | 8 | 8 |
Shell Shield | 12 | 10 |
Seafloor Stalker | 9 | 7 |
Sea Gate Stormcaller | 8 | 8 |
Sea Gate Restoration | 8 | 6 |
Ruin Crab | 8 | 6 |
Roost of Drakes | 4 | 5 |
Risen Riptide | 10 | 10 |
Nimble Trapfinder | 7 | 8 |
Negate | 14 | 14 |
Merfolk Windrobber | 9 | 8 |
Merfolk Falconer | 6 | 5 |
Master of Winds | 6 | 5 |
Maddening Cacophony | 13 | 12 |
Lullmage’s Domination | 5 | 8 |
Living Tempest | 10 | 11 |
Jwari Disruption | 8 | 8 |
Jace, Mirror Mage | 4 | 1 |
Into the Roil | 8 | 8 |
Inscription of Insight | 6 | 3 |
Glasspool Mimic | 5 | 3 |
Glacial Grasp | 11 | 12 |
Field Research | 8 | 9 |
Expedition Diviner | 8 | 8 |
Deliberate | 11 | 10 |
Cunning Geysermage | 8 | 9 |
Coralhelm Chronicler | 7 | 7 |
Confounding Conundrum | 14 | 12 |
Concerted Defense | 14 | 12 |
Cleric of Chill Depths | 11 | 10 |
Chilling Trap | 9 | 11 |
Charix, the Raging Isle | 7 | 4 |
Cascade Seer | 11 | 9 |
Bubble Snare | 6 | 7 |
Beyeen Veil | 8 | 8 |
Anticognition | 11 | 8 |
Windrider Wizard | 8 | 6 |
Zulaport Duelist | 10 | 9 |
Multicolored | D | C |
---|---|---|
Omnath, Locus of Creation | 12 | 10 |
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs | 7 | 3 |
Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients | 5 | 1 |
Murasa Rootgrazer | 6 | 5 |
Moss-Pit Skeleton | 7 | 8 |
Lullmage’s Familiar | 7 | 7 |
Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate | 6 | 4 |
Kaza, Roil Chaser | 10 | 7 |
Kargan Warleader | 6 | 6 |
Grakmaw, Skyclave Ravager | 5 | 3 |
Cleric of Life’s Bond | 5 | 6 |
Brushfire Elemental | 8 | 8 |
Akiri, Fearless Voyager | 7 | 4 |
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant | 6 | 4 |
Phylath, World Sculptor | 3 | 3 |
Ravager’s Mace | 8 | 8 |
Soaring Thought-Thief | 7 | 6 |
Spoils of Adventure | 7 | 5 |
Umara Mystic | 7 | 6 |
Verazol, the Split Current | 4 | 4 |
Yasharn, Implacable Earth | 6 | 5 |
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats | 2 | 2 |
Zareth San, the Trickster | 2 | 1 |
Black | D | C |
---|---|---|
Vanquish the Weak | 8 | 7 |
Thwart the Grave | 6 | 5 |
Taborax, Hope’s Demise | 3 | 4 |
Subtle Strike | 8 | 8 |
Soul Shatter | 5 | 4 |
Skyclave Shadowcat | 8 | 7 |
Skyclave Shade | 5 | 5 |
Shadows’ Verdict | 8 | 7 |
Shadow Stinger | 9 | 9 |
Scourge of the Skyclaves | 6 | 7 |
Scion of the Swarm | 6 | 6 |
Pelakka Predation | 8 | 6 |
Oblivion’s Hunger | 11 | 12 |
Nullpriest of Oblivion | 4 | 4 |
Nimana Skydancer | 8 | 9 |
Nimana Skitter-Sneak | 10 | 11 |
Nighthawk Scavenger | 3 | 2 |
Mind Drain | 11 | 8 |
Mind Carver | 9 | 7 |
Marauding Blight-Priest | 8 | 8 |
Malakir Rebirth | 7 | 7 |
Malakir Blood-Priest | 8 | 9 |
Lithoform Blight | 11 | 12 |
Inscription of Ruin | 5 | 4 |
Highborn Vampire | 11 | 12 |
Hagra Mauling | 4 | 3 |
Hagra Constrictor | 11 | 9 |
Guul Draz Mucklord | 11 | 9 |
Ghastly Gloomhunter | 9 | 10 |
Feed the Swarm | 7 | 5 |
Expedition Skulker | 10 | 10 |
Dreadwurm | 8 | 9 |
Drana’s Silencer | 10 | 11 |
Drana, the Last Bloodchief | 2 | 2 |
Demon’s Disciple | 10 | 11 |
Deadly Alliance | 6 | 4 |
Coveted Prize | 12 | 13 |
Bloodchief’s Thirst | 5 | 4 |
Blood Price | 10 | 10 |
Blood Beckoning | 10 | 11 |
Blackbloom Rogue | 6 | 6 |
Agadeem’s Awakening | 2 | 2 |
Acquisitions Expert | 7 | 7 |
Zof Consumption | 8 | 8 |
Artifacts | D | C |
---|---|---|
Utility Knife | 12 | 12 |
Stonework Packbeast | 9 | 9 |
Spare Supplies | 11 | 9 |
Skyclave Sentinel | 11 | 12 |
Skyclave Relic | 11 | 12 |
Sea Gate Colossus | 10 | 10 |
Relic Vial | 8 | 9 |
Relic Golem | 10 | 9 |
Relic Axe | 9 | 9 |
Relic Amulet | 9 | 11 |
Lithoform Engine | 10 | 10 |
Forsaken Monument | 14 | 14 |
Cliffhaven Kitesail | 11 | 10 |
Myriad Construct | 5 | 4 |
Red | D | C |
---|---|---|
Valakut Exploration | 6 | 4 |
Valakut Awakening | 6 | 5 |
Tuktuk Rubblefort | 13 | 12 |
Tormenting Voice | 12 | 12 |
Thundering Sparkmage | 8 | 6 |
Thundering Rebuke | 6 | 5 |
Teeterpeak Ambusher | 11 | 10 |
Synchronized Spellcraft | 9 | 9 |
Spitfire Lagac | 10 | 10 |
Spikefield Hazard | 8 | 6 |
Song-Mad Treachery | 7 | 7 |
Sneaking Guide | 12 | 12 |
Skyclave Geopede | 7 | 6 |
Sizzling Barrage | 13 | 12 |
Shatterskull Smashing | 3 | 4 |
Shatterskull Minotaur | 7 | 7 |
Shatterskull Charger | 7 | 5 |
Scorch Rider | 11 | 10 |
Scavenged Blade | 9 | 8 |
Roiling Vortex | 14 | 13 |
Roil Eruption | 6 | 5 |
Rockslide Sorcerer | 7 | 6 |
Relic Robber | 9 | 6 |
Pyroclastic Hellion | 9 | 9 |
Nahiri’s Lithoforming | 13 | 9 |
Moraug, Fury of Akoum | 2 | 2 |
Molten Blast | 9 | 11 |
Magmatic Channeler | 6 | 4 |
Leyline Tyrant | 2 | 2 |
Kazuul’s Fury | 7 | 7 |
Kargan Intimidator | 7 | 5 |
Inordinate Rage | 11 | 12 |
Grotag Night-Runner | 8 | 7 |
Grotag Bug-Catcher | 8 | 9 |
Goma Fada Vanguard | 8 | 8 |
Fissure Wizard | 10 | 10 |
Fireblade Charger | 8 | 7 |
Expedition Champion | 8 | 8 |
Cleansing Wildfire | 11 | 9 |
Cinderclasm | 7 | 6 |
Ardent Electromancer | 9 | 9 |
Akoum Warrior | 7 | 7 |
Akoum Hellhound | 10 | 10 |
Wayward Guide-Beast | 13 | 13 |
Lands | D | C |
---|---|---|
Throne of Makindi | 13 | 13 |
Crawling Barrens | 8 | 6 |
Base Camp | 12 | 12 |
Riverglide Pathway | 9 | 9 |
Needleverge Pathway | 9 | 9 |
Cragcrown Pathway | 9 | 9 |
Clearwater Pathway | 9 | 9 |
Brightclimb Pathway | 9 | 9 |
Branchloft Pathway | 9 | 9 |
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.