UPDATED: OCT-25, 2019 (Jaws of Oblivion)

DISCLAIMER: This article is all my (Karakondzhul) opinion and it’s okay if you have a full or nearly full collection and disagree on some of the ratings. This guide is aimed at new players who have no point of reference about what constitutes a good card but want to start building towards a collection. The cards within the tiers are ordered by magicka cost, not power level. This is a crafting guide – I tried to classify all the legendary cards based on how central they are to a deck rather than how overall good they are. That’s why something like Blood Dragon is tier 4 – it’s a very good card but it’s a replaceable one as well. Please consider the tier definitions.

PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE NEW: Please keep in mind that owning a full playset of legendary cards prevents you from unpacking a new copy. Also, you can play dual-color cards and tri-color cards in less decks because they come with a deckbuilding restriction – so it’s natural that they come with higher power level. Personally, I’d try to get cards that can be played in a larger variety of decks if I was to build towards a collection and I’d only craft them once I know I like the particular color combination.

Tier Definitions

To classify the cards, I am using the following tier definitions.

Tier 1: Virtually all or almost all decks with the allowed colors play this card

Virtually all or almost all decks with the allowed colors play this card Tier 2: Central to a lot of competitive decks but not central to the color – i.e. really good in aggro but not playable in control (or the other way around).

Central to a lot of competitive decks but not central to the color – i.e. really good in aggro but not playable in control (or the other way around). Tier 3: Central to exactly 1 or 2 competitive decks – I wouldn’t craft unless I wanted to specifically build towards a certain list.

Central to exactly 1 or 2 competitive decks – I wouldn’t craft unless I wanted to specifically build towards a certain list. Tier 4: Sees competitive play or is played in tier 1 and 2 decks but is replaceable, I wouldn’t prioritize crafting those but I wouldn’t disenchant them either.

Sees competitive play or is played in tier 1 and 2 decks but is replaceable, I wouldn’t prioritize crafting those but I wouldn’t disenchant them either. Tier 5: The vast majority of the cards. The fun tier, playable only if you are looking to build janky decks for the fun factor because those cards haven’t seen any competitive play for a long time. I wouldn’t keep those unless I’m building towards a full collection.

The vast majority of the cards. The fun tier, playable only if you are looking to build janky decks for the fun factor because those cards haven’t seen any competitive play for a long time. I wouldn’t keep those unless I’m building towards a full collection. Tier 6: Will probably never see play because it’s neither good nor particularly original to be fun.

Will probably never see play because it’s neither good nor particularly original to be fun. Tier Adoring Fan: He will never leave your side.

Legendary Crafting Guide for Intelligence (Blue)













The following table shows the crafting tiers for the blue Intelligence attribute. Intelligence has a good number of tier 1 and tier 2 legendaries. Luzrah, Laaneth and Ancano can be acquired with gold through the corresponding story expansions or the theme deck Ancano’s cunning.

Tier Attribute Card Set Comment Deck type 1 Intelligence Abnur Tharn Alliance War All 1 Intelligence Ancano Heroes of Skyrim Use theme deck: Ancanco's Cunning All 2 Intelligence Luzrah gro-Shar Isle of Madness Use gold for story expansion All 2 Intelligence Daggerfall Mage Core Set Mid-range & Control 2 Intelligence Alfiq Conjurer Moons of Elsweyr Mid-range & Control 2 Intelligence Mighty Conjuring Houses of Morrowind Mid-range & Control 2 Intelligence Laaneth Clockwork City Use gold for story expansion Control 3 Intelligence Dremora Adept Jaws of Oblivion Mid-range 3 Intelligence Mentor's Ring Core Set Mid-range & Control 4 Intelligence Hannibal Traven Jaws of Oblivion Control 4 Intelligence Forces of Destruction Jaws of Oblivion Mid-range 4 Intelligence Enamor's Keeper Houses of Morrowind Mid-range 4 Intelligence Sotha Sil Houses of Morrowind Control 5 Intelligence J'zargo Heroes of Skyrim 5 Intelligence College of Winterhold Heroes of Skyrim 5 Intelligence Soul Shred Alliance War 5 Intelligence Therana Houses of Morrowind 5 Intelligence Vastarie Moons of Elsweyr 5 Intelligence Glacial Dragon Moons of Elsweyr 5 Intelligence Staff of Sparks Core Set 5 Intelligence Bringer of Nightmares Heroes of Skyrim 5 Intelligence Genius Pathmage Houses of Morrowind 5 Intelligence Speaker Terenus Dark Brotherhood Use gold for story expansion 5 Intelligence Supreme Atromancer Core Set 5 Intelligence Divayth Fyr Core Set 6 Intelligence Emeric's Warlord Alliance War 6 Intelligence Echo of Akatosh Heroes of Skyrim 6 Intelligence Indoril Archmage Core Set 6 Intelligence Nahkriin, Dragon Priest Core Set

Legendary Crafting Guide for Willpower (Yellow)









The following table shows the crafting tiers for the yellow Willpower attribute. Willpower has a reasonable number of tier 2 legendaries, but nothing on tier 1. Similar to the above the best legendaries in this attribute can be aqcuired with gold from the corresponding story expansions.

Legendary Crafting Guide for Agility (Green) Brynolf

The following table shows the crafting tiers for the green Agility attribute. Agility has only one legendary on tier 2, but nothing on tiers 1 and 3 .

Tier Attribute Card Set Comment Deck type 2 Agility Brynjolf Heroes of Skyrim Use theme deck: Brynjolf's Heist Aggro & Mid-range 3 Agility Bloody Hand Chef Jaws of Oblivion Aggro & Mid-range 4 Agility Astrid Dark Brotherhood Use gold for story expansion Mid-range & Control 4 Agility Morag Tong Aspirant Houses of Morrowind Aggro 4 Agility Razum-Dar Moons of Elsweyr Aggro 4 Agility Rebellion General Moons of Elsweyr Mid-range 4 Agility Sai Sahan Alliance War Mid-range & Control 4 Agility Tazkad the Packmaster Core Set Mid-range 4 Agility The Gray Fox Jaws of Oblivion Control 4 Agility Ungolim the Listener Core Set All 5 Agility Berne Clan Nightstalker Houses of Morrowind 5 Agility Cyriel Isle of Madness Use gold for story expansion 5 Agility Devious Bandit Moons of Elsweyr 5 Agility Gentleman Jim Stacey Houses of Morrowind 5 Agility Invoker of the Hist Alliance War 5 Agility Naryu Virian Houses of Morrowind 5 Agility Necrom Mastermind Core Set 5 Agility Quin'rawl Burglar Core Set 5 Agility Ring of Namira Heroes of Skyrim 5 Agility Sails-Through-Storms Clockwork City Use gold for story expansion 5 Agility Serpentine Stalker Heroes of Skyrim 5 Agility Swims-at-Night Heroes of Skyrim 5 Agility Thieves' Den Core Set 5 Agility Thieves Guild Fence Heroes of Skyrim 5 Agility Unicorn Jaws of Oblivion 5 Agility Unrelenting Siege Alliance War 6 Agility Cliff Racer Onslaught Houses of Morrowind 6 Agility Nest of Vipers Core Set 6 Agility Spider Daedra Core Set

Legendary Crafting Guide for Endurance (Purple)











The following table shows the crafting tiers for the purple Endurance attribute. Endurance has one legendary each on tiers 1 and 2 and a few on 3. Several of these can be acquired with gold through the corresponsind story expansions.

Legendary Crafting Guide for Dual-color Cards







The following table shows the crafting tiers for dual-color legendaries. As said above, dual-color cards generally provide a higher power-level due to the restricted number of decks they can be used for.

Tier Attribute Card Set Comment Deck type 1 Dual-color Monk Ahnassi Core Set All 1 Dual-color Mage Ayrenn Core Set All 1 Dual-color Sorcerer High King Emeric Core Set All 1 Dual-color Assassin Queen Barenziah Core Set All 2 Dual-color Scout Martin Septim Jaws of Oblivion Use theme deck: Martin Septim’s Ascendance Control 2 Dual-color Scout Red Bramman Core Set Control 3 Dual-color Archer Allena Benoch Core Set Control 3 Dual-color Battlemage Mankar Camoran Jaws of Oblivion Use theme deck: Mankar’s Paradise All 4 Dual-color Spellsword Euraxia Tharn Moons of Elsweyr Control 4 Dual-color Crusader Tyr Core Set Aggro 5 Dual-color Spellsword General Tullius Core Set 5 Dual-color Warrior Gortwog gro-Nagorm Core Set 5 Dual-color Monk Khamira Moons of Elsweyr Use theme deck: Khamira's Rebellion 5 Dual-color Battlemage Merric-at-Aswala Core Set 5 Dual-color Sorcerer Tavyar the Knight/ Rayvat the Mage Isle of Madness Use gold for story expansion

Legendary Crafting Guide for Tri-color Cards







All tri-color legendaries can be acquired with gold through the theme decks (each one prized at 1,000 gold). You don’t need to use soul gems to craft these. Also, because of Legendary Protection, it is recommended to get the theme decks prior to opening regular card packs

The following table shows the crafting tiers for tri-color legendaries. The legendaries for Tribunal, Ebonheart, Telvanni and the Empire of Cyrodiil are all worth crafting and will be staple inclusions to your tri-color deck. The legendaries from other factions are not as crucial to own, allowing you to rely on rares or epics to build a valid tri-color deck.

Tier Attribute Card Set Comment 1 Tri-color Tribunal Temple Archcanon Saryoni Houses of Morrowind Use theme deck: Tribunal Glory. All deck archetypes. 1 Tri-color Ebonheart Pact Jorunn the Skald-King Alliance War Use theme deck: Pact Assault. All deck archetypes. 1 Tri-color House Telvanni Sun-in-Shadow Houses of Morrowind Use theme deck: Telvanni Ambition. All deck archetypes. 1 Tri-color Empire of Cyrodiil Clivia Tharn Alliance War Use theme deck: Empire Conquest. All deck archetypes. 4 Tri-color Daggerfall Covenant Emeric, Covenant King Alliance War Use theme deck: Covenant Armaments. Mid-range & Control 5 Tri-color House Redoran Bolvyn Venim Houses of Morrowind Use theme deck: Redoran Onslaught 5 Tri-color House Hlaalu Duke Vedam Dren Houses of Morrowind Use theme deck: Hlaalu's Scheme 5 Tri-color Aldmeri Dominion Ayrenn, Dominion Queen Alliance War Use theme deck: Dominion Dominance 5 Tri-color The Guildsworn Vanus Galerion Alliance War Use theme deck: Guildsworn Prowess 5 Tri-color House Dagoth Dagoth Ur Houses of Morrowind Use theme deck: Dagoth' Might

Legendary Crafting Guide for Neutral Cards Wilds Incarnate





The following table shows the crafting tiers for neutral legendaries. Some of the best neutral legendaries are available through promo or story expansions. This allows you to craft them with gold, instead of using soul gems.

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