The dendrite coherency point is an important characteristic governing the castability of an alloy. In this study, the effect of Al-5Ti-1B additions on the grain size and dendrite coherency point of AZ91E magnesium alloy was investigated. It was observed that additions of 0?005 wt-%Ti led to a decrease in the grain size and the porosity level of AZ91E. This was accompanied by a significant increase in the coherency fraction of solid. However, with further additions of titanium up to 0?30 wt-%, the grain size increased and the coherency fraction of solid decreased. This was ascribed to increased growth rate, resulting from a change in the dendritic morphology from equiaxed to a lancet structure.