House of the Dragon season 4: who survives The Blacks vs The Greens—dragons and riders?

At Tumbleton, Ulf White turned his dragon on everyone, Caraxes tore after the deserter, and Daeron’s storyline cut to black mid-chaos — one finale that scrambled the board for every surviving dragon on House of the Dragon . After a season that already claimed Meleys, Arrax and Vermax, the few mounts left are a mix of wounded veterans, shaky recruits and unpredictable free agents.

The Season 3 finale ends amid the chaos at Tumbleton.

Team Black

Rhaenyra’s side is battered but still has firepower — and headaches. Here’s what’s left and how steady each pairing really is.

• Syrax — Rhaenyra Targaryen — The queen’s yellow dragon is intact as a symbol and bond, but she was injured in a Season 3 clash with Sheepstealer. Her readiness for major combat is now a real question.
• Caraxes — Daemon Targaryen — The Blood Wyrm remains the Blacks’ most battle-tested weapon. In the finale he’s seen pursuing Silverwing after Ulf’s turncoat moment, a chase that underlines how unpredictable the skies have become.
• Moondancer — Baela Targaryen — Smaller than the war monsters, but agile and lethal in the right hands. Baela and Moondancer survived the Battle of the Gullet and give Rhaenyra another proven rider in the air.
• Seasmoke — Addam of Hull — Once Laenor’s mount, Seasmoke chose Addam and the pair has stuck with Rhaenyra. With other dragonseeds wobbling, Addam’s loyalty makes this a rare steady asset.
• Vermithor — Hugh Hammer — The Bronze Fury is enormous, but Hugh’s world collapsed at Tumbleton when he learned what happened to his wife, Kat. He didn’t openly betray the Blacks, yet his faith in the cause — and his future as a Black rider — looks badly shaken.
• Tyraxes — Joffrey Velaryon — Too young to matter on a battlefield today, but the bond keeps the Targaryen line alive for tomorrow.
• Sheepstealer — Rhaena Targaryen — Claimed by Rhaena on the show (a break from Fire & Blood), then thrown into the Gullet, where the inexperienced pair helped create the chaos that ended with Jacaerys and Vermax dead. Later, Sheepstealer was badly hurt in a tangle with Syrax, Caraxes and Seasmoke; Rhaenyra ordered Daemon to kill the dragon, but it escaped into the wild and Rhaena was separated from her mount.
• Stormcloud — Aegon the Younger — Another youngster too small for open war, more meaningful as a glimmer of the family ’s future than a current weapon.

Team Green

The Greens have fewer riders, but the ones left include some of the most terrifying creatures in Westeros.

• Vhagar — Aemond Targaryen — Oldest, largest, and still the nuclear option. Vhagar has already killed multiple Black riders and remains the Greens’ biggest advantage while Aemond pushes harder and darker.
• Sunfyre — Aegon II Targaryen — The Golden isn’t dead after all. Left for lost at Rook’s Rest, Sunfyre ultimately survived and reunited with Aegon; both are battered, but the pair’s return keeps Aegon in the game and pressure squarely on Rhaenyra.
• Tessarion — Daeron Targaryen — The Blue Queen’s status is a cliffhanger. Daeron was trapped in the Tumbleton bedlam and the episode cuts away before confirming anything, leaving this duo in the “maybe” column.

The wild cards

Not every living dragon fits neatly under a Black or Green banner anymore — and that’s the real danger headed into the endgame.

• Silverwing — Ulf White — Claimed as a Black dragonseed, then used to burn Black troops — and eventually both sides — at Tumbleton. By the end, Ulf and Silverwing have broken from any faction; Caraxes is last seen giving chase as Silverwing flees.
• Dreamfyre — riderless — Helaena’s death in the Season 3 finale leaves this ancient dragon without a Targaryen in the saddle. She’s no longer an active Green weapon, but her presence — especially with tensions around the Dragonpit — looms over what’s coming.

The scoreboard heading into Season 4 looks like this: the Blacks still field Syrax, Caraxes, Moondancer, Seasmoke and Vermithor, with younger bonds in Tyraxes and Stormcloud and a wounded, unmounted Sheepstealer on the loose. The Greens retain Vhagar and the newly returned Sunfyre, while Tessarion and Daeron remain unconfirmed. Silverwing has gone rogue, and Dreamfyre waits without a rider.

With loyalties fraying and several dragons injured, separated or independent, the “Black vs. Green” map no longer tells the whole story — which is exactly why the last moves of the Dance are set to be the deadliest.