The microstructure, phase composition, and mechanical properties of Mg-9Er-6Y-xZn-0.6Zr (x = 1, 3, 5 wt%; nominal chemical composition) series alloys were investigated through optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, transmission electron microscopy, and tensile tests. Numerous granular Mg 24 (Er, Y, Zn) 5 phases were distributed in a discontinuous network mainly along the grain boundaries in the alloy with 1 wt% Zn. With increasing Zn content, the Mg 24 (Er, Y, Zn) 5 phases in the alloys gradually disappeared, the amount of block Mg 12 Zn(Y, Er) phases increased, and the block size became larger. In addition, a few lamellar phases grew parallel with one another from the grain boundaries to the grain interior in the alloys. The crystallographic structures of the Mg 12 Zn(Y, Er) and Mg 24 (Er, Y, Zn) 5 phases were confirmed as 18R-type long-period stacking ordered structures and body-centered cubic structures, respectively. The Mg 12 Zn(Y, Er) phases with long-period stacking ordered structures increased the strength and toughness of the alloys more than the Mg 24 (Er, Y, Zn) 5 phases with body-centered cubic structures.