A guide to all the ‘House of the Dragon’ dragons, from Syrax to Sheepstealer

Queen Rhaenyra’s supporters command some of the most powerful dragons in Westeros. Their ranks include battle-tested veterans with decades of flying and combat experience, alongside younger dragons still growing into their strength. Together, they give the Blacks a formidable advantage and pose a serious threat to King’s Landing throughout the Dance of the Dragons.

Syrax: Rhaenyra Targaryen’s personal mount. A large, yellow-scaled female dragon named after a goddess of Old Valyria. She has spent much of her life kept in chains and comfort, making her less battle-hardened than others.

Caraxes: Ridden by Daemon Targaryen. Distinctive for his abnormally long, serpentine neck and blood-red scales, he is also known as the Blood Wyrm. Caraxes is aggressive, savage and highly experienced in combat.

Meleys: Ridden by Princess Rhaenys. A magnificent scarlet-and-pink dragon known as the Red Queen. She was one of the swiftest beasts in Westeros and met her end fighting Vhagar and Sunfyre at Rook’s Rest.

Vermax: Ridden by Jacaerys Velaryon. An olive-green dragon with orange accents that grew steadily alongside his rider from a hatchling.

Arrax: Ridden by Lucerys Velaryon. A small, pearlescent white-and-gold dragon. He was swallowed whole alongside Lucerys by Vhagar over Storm’s End, marking the official start of the war.

Tyraxes: Ridden by Joffrey Velaryon. Still a relatively young, small dragon during the war, mostly used for long-distance transport rather than frontline combat.

Stormcloud: Ridden by a very young Aegon III. A young fledgling that plays a brief but crucial role in saving Aegon III’s life during an ambush at sea.

King Aegon II’s supporters may have fewer dragons than the Blacks, but they make up for it with some of the most fearsome beasts in Westeros. Their greatest advantage is Vhagar, the largest living dragon, whose immense size and decades of battle experience make her one of the most powerful weapons in the Dance of the Dragons. Even when outnumbered, the Greens remain a formidable force in the skies.

Vhagar: Ridden by Aemond Targaryen. A true relic of the Targaryen dynasty, she is the last surviving dragon from Aegon the Conqueror’s original trio. Vhagar is a lumbering, hoary, colossal war machine whose sheer size makes her the Green faction’s greatest asset.

Sunfyre: Ridden by King Aegon II. Universally described as the Golden, he boasts shimmering golden scales and pink wing membranes. He is fierce and resilient in combat.

Dreamfyre: Ridden by Queen Helaena Targaryen. A slender, pale blue and silver dragon who is among the oldest and largest alive. Helaena rarely flies her, leaving Dreamfyre resting deep within the Dragonpit.

Tessarion: Ridden by Daeron Targaryen, Aegon’s youngest brother. A younger, agile female dragon known as the Blue Queen, beautiful for her dark cobalt scales and shiny bronze belly.

The plot of House of the Dragon shifts when Rhaenyra recruits bastard Targaryen descendants to claim riderless dragons.

Vermithor: Ridden by Hugh Hammer and previously bound to King Jaehaerys I. A massive bronze-and-tan dragon known as the Bronze Fury, he is the second-largest living dragon after Vhagar and packs immense raw power.

Silverwing: Ridden by Ulf White and formerly bound to Queen Alysanne. A silvery-grey female dragon known for being unusually docile and friendly toward humans compared to her fierce counterpart, Vermithor.

Seasmoke: Ridden by Addam of Hull and formerly bound to Laenor Velaryon. A swift, pale silver-grey dragon that spent years riderless on Dragonstone before actively choosing Addam as his new companion.

Sheepstealer: A wild, mud-brown dragon that lived on Dragonstone and earned its name by hunting smallfolk livestock. In the book, Sheepstealer is claimed by a wild girl named Nettles, but the television series House of the Dragon alters this, showing Rhaena Targaryen tracking down and claiming the beast in the Vale.

The Cannibal: The oldest and largest of Dragonstone’s wild dragons. A terrifying, coal-black beast with piercing green eyes, he earned his name because he actively hunts and eats younger dragons, hatchlings and dragon eggs. No human has ever successfully claimed or ridden him.

Grey Ghost: A pale, misty-grey wild dragon that hides in the volcanic smoking vents of Dragonstone. He is incredibly shy, avoids humans entirely and survives primarily by hunting fish over the Narrow Sea.

These dragons exist in the timeline of the text but have either been excluded from the show, have not hatched yet or were kept off-screen due to their lack of active riders.

Morning: A dragon with translucent pink scales and black horns. In the book, she hatches late in the war to Rhaena Targaryen, serving as a symbol of hope. Because the television iteration of House of the Dragon gave Rhaena Sheepstealer, Morning’s inclusion remains uncertain.

Shrykos: A young hatchling bound to Prince Jaehaerys, Aegon II’s young son. She is kept locked in the Dragonpit of King’s Landing and is never ridden before meeting a tragic fate during the Storming of the Dragonpit.

Morghul: Another young hatchling bound to Princess Jaehaera, Aegon II’s daughter. Like Shrykos, Morghul remains chained within the Dragonpit throughout her brief life and is slain by the angry smallfolk mob.

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