How to Play Every Dragon in TFT Set 7
TFT Set 7: Dragonlands has been around for a while now, and players have found the most powerful comps for each Dragon.
One of the signature mechanics of the set is the introduction of 8-cost and 10 -cost dragons that offer powerful abilities and +3 synergy bonuses.
In this article, we’ll break down examples of how to play each dragon with links to more detailed guides.
If you’d like to build your own team comp guide, head to our Team Builder. To explore more guides created by other TFT players, check out our Community Comps section.
Set 7 Dragon Team Comps
- Sy’Fen – Corki Whispers
- Daeja – Mirage
- Shi Oh Yu – Mystic Jades
- Idas – Corki / Shimmer
- Shyvana – Ragewing
- Aurelion Sol / Ao Shin – Mage
- Multi-Dragon Alliance
The 8-Cost Dragons
1. Sy’Fen – Corki Cannon
Team Comp Description:
Take your LP to the moon with Cannoneers! This comp is a typical 4-cost carry comp revolving around Corki. You have lots of damage from Revel and Cannoneer and combined with the resistance shredding from Whispers 4 a backline that’s insanely fast at making enemy teams disappear.
[See Sy’Fen guide]
When to Make:
Go for this comp if you get a Trainer start with Tristana and Heimerdinger, then it’s very easy to move into this with Jinx afterwards. Having good items for Corki and Sy’fen is a must with this comp as they’ll be dealing all of your damage.
2. Daeja – Mirage
Team Comp Description:
This comp focuses around the Mirage trait, the new Mutant comp of Set 7. Unlike Mutants, you have decent carries throughout the entire course of the game with the Dragon Daeja being our main damage carry. Nunu will form most of our frontline if he is 3 starred, and Yasuo with a Cavalier spat is the perfect unit to put all remaining items on while also providing the CC needed.
[See Daeja guide]
When to Make:
If you have lots of Bows and Needlessly Large Rods to get the right itemization on your Mirage carry – Daeja. Finding a Yone or Nunu will also help activating Mirage early into the game.
3. Shi Oh Yu – Jade
Team Comp Description:
This comp revolves around the 6 Jade trait and uses Shi Oh Yu, Neeko, and Anivia as the AD Carry, the tank, and the AP carry respectively. Shi Oh Yu is the main carry of this comp and runs strong AD items. Lulu, Nami and Bard are there to provide some Magic Resistance in the current meta.
[See Shi Oh Yu guide]
When to Make:
Go for this comp if you have good Shi Oh Yu items and a decent start with Jade units.
4. Idas – Corki /Shimmer
Team Comp Description:
For the most part, Idas can simply be used as a straight up replacement for Sy’fen as a frontline unit. While Sy’fen is usually better, you can go for this comp if you were planning on playing Shimmerscale, but need to pivot, or if you don’t find Sy’fen.
When to Make:
Go for this comp if you can’t find Sy’fen along with Corki, or if you were going for Shimmerscale but decided to pivot out into Corki.
The 10-Cost Dragons
5. Shyvana – Ragewing
Team Comp Description:
This comp is all about burning down enemy team comps by focusing on the Ragewing Dragon – Shyvana. Since she’s a 10-cost Dragon you have to have a strong early and midgame with the help of other Ragewing carries like Xayah.
[See Shyana guide]
When to Make:
You can move into this comp if you have a strong opener that can get you on a win streak ideally. Since Shyvana is pretty flexible in her itemization, you only need to make sure you’re playing your strongest board until you reach the late game to find your red Dragon.
6/7. Aurelion Sol / Ao Shin – Mage
For these two comps, they are basically the same, just replace Asol with Ao Shin or vice versa.
Team Comp Description:
You can’t get a Mage Spatula every game but if you do get one this is a great comp to play. The mage bonus on the 10-cost Dragon Aurelion Sol means 2 black holes with every cast – increasing the teams damage by a ton!
[See Aurelion Sol guide]
[See Ao Shin guide]
When to Make:
If you get a Spatula this should be your first thought. Aside from that any Mage augments can push you in this direction as well as a lot of rod or tear components.
Multiple Dragons
8. Dragon Alliance
Team Comp Description:
Run this comp ONLY when you see one of the specific Dragon Augments. The Dragons in play are Idas, Shi Oh Yu and Daeja with Idas being your main tank. Daeja will be your ranged source of damage while higher cost units like Bard and Yasuo provide the needed crowd control.
[See Dragon Alliance guide]
When to Make:
Go for this comp ONLY if you have the Tier 2 “Dragon Alliance” or “Dragon Horde” Augment. Both these Augments are mandatory to run this comp as they’ll allow you to play multiple Dragons without losing the Dragon trait.
If you’d like to build your own team comp guide, head to our Team Builder. To explore more guides created by other TFT players, check out our Community Comps section.
