The 5 Best Disney Lorcana Decks Right Now (2025)
What are the best Lorcana meta decks right now?
A ton has changed in the Lorcana metagame since the last time I updated this guide, including several new sets, an entire rotation, new mechanics, and a brand new set that should be absolutely huge for Lorcana. But after all of this change, what’s still topping tournaments? Below, we’ll be diving into the top tier decks based on data from our friends over at Inkdecks!
#1 Amethyst/Steel
It’s nice to see Amethyst Steel doing so well post Whispers in the Well. And it’s not hard to see why. Despite lacking the Madam Mim bounce package that once made the archetype great, Amethyst/Steel just has so many handy tools available to it to make it strong, and the latest set gave the deck even more to work with. This first place deck by EC_Sergent Tibs leans heavily into the brand new Hades card. Although the deck list above pictures this card in its Iconic form, luckily you won’t have to purchase one of the most expensive Whispers in the Well cards to build this deck, as this guy is relatively affordable via my partners at TCGPlayer.
Hades forces your opponent to make an impossible choice: let you get vital resources to your hand in the form of drawing two cards, or send their precious character to the bottom of their deck. Meanwhile, Demona makes for an excellent one-of in this deck, forcing opposing characters into resting, acting as superior draw, and letting you swing for an incredible board removal turn.
Amethyst/Steel has long been a reliable deck in the Disney Lorcana competitive scene, and it’s good to still see it doing work today.
#2 Sapphire/Steel
Sapphire/Steel is Amethyst/Steel’s main competitor to the top spot in the Lorcana meta right now, with some pretty insane cards that are capable of putting a ton of pressure on your opponent. First, though, I have to highlight this top four deck by ShanersEdict deck due to the fact that it runs the legendary Headless Horseman!
Not only do I have a recent love for the Headless Horseman (just a coincidence that has nothing to do with Whispers in the Well) but this card is also just a beast of a card. A 5/7 Inkable character like this is incredibly tanky, while the Witching Hour is such a strong effect letting you and your opponent draw three, discard three, and then punishing your opponent for letting them dare to draw as many cards as you.
It’s a wonderfully devious mechanic that makes Sapphire/Steel feel like a ton more fun than it ever used to.
Meanwhile, Sapphire/Steel feels stronger than ever with almost unparalleled capabilities to dish out damage while also benefiting from solid ramp and straight up card removal.
#3 Emerald/Sapphire
Another deck that’s showing some early promise is the Emerald/Sapphire Control deck. A deck that combines the ramping magic of Sapphire with Emerald’s dastardly trickier, players will also benefit from some pretty insane draw support thanks to the likes of the Floodborn Donald Duck, Sail the Azurite Sea, and Clarabelle, and especially the solid new Cinderella that’s making waves in many Sapphire decks right now.
While Cinderella works especially well in decks that focus more heavily on princess characters, she also does let you trigger her effect by just playing her, making her a solid draw/ink engine in-and-of-herself. This deck does also run four copies of another princess character in the form of Kida, and you could probably stretch your strategy a little to go even heavier into princesses if you so desired.
With pretty insane draw capabilities, a ton of tricky ways to work around your opponent by bouncing cards to the hand, granting them reckless, or sending multiple foes to the Inkwell via Spooky Sight, Emerald/Sapphire is a welcome alternative to the more meta-hardened Steel decks that will likely dominate the meta this time around.
#4 Sapphire/Amethyst
In the words of one Michael Scott from The Office, “Oh how the turntables.” That’s all I can think about when I see Sapphire/Amethyst decks dominating major events and smaller tournaments alike. After all, there was a time when “Blurple” was considered a meme deck, and now it’s a bonafide top Lorcana deck.
Thanks to Whispers in the Well and powerful cards like Demona and Hades, that’s unlikely to change anytime soon, and Blurple continues to be a meta relavent choice in the Whispers in the Well format.
And while not new to the latest set, I do just have to call out two powerful cards that really make this deck sing, and those are Dumbo and a little song card called “Into the Unknown.”
Dumbo has been an absolute killer in the competitive Lorcana scene since he came out in Fabled, unlocking an insane draw/lore gaining combo that’s not really been seen in the same way before. What’s more, “Making History” stands out as an even stronger ability that extends the Dumbo trick to other Evasives on the field, essentially granting you even more bang for your buck.
Meanwhile, I adore “Into the Unknown.” Not only is that a killer song from Frozen 2, it’s an excellent low-end removal tool that Sapphire/Amethyst really does need to keep up the pace, preventing foes from getting too far ahead before you have a chance to ramp up to your bigger plays.
#5 Amber/Steel
Somewhere along the line, Amber/Steel switched from a midrange deck to a hyper aggro one, and it’s remained in that camp virtually ever since. And why not? It’s got more tools than ever to utterly dominate the early game, paired with just the right amount of low-cost damage dealing cards to offset your opponent while you race to 20 lore in the blink of an eye.
To help you achieve that honorable end, set 10 grants Amber a helpful protectorate in the form of Rapunzel – Ready for Adventure.
Rapunzel works well in any aggro deck, but especially in this Amber/Steel build by allowing you to subvert this strategy’s main weakness: pesky steal decks that specialize in dealing lots of damage fast. Use your support characters to add damage while also granting full immunity to damage, and you are able to much more easily protect your characters through those early turns that are so vital to the success of hyper aggro builds like this.
Clearly, the Lorcana meta looks very, very different after both rotation and the latest Whispers in the Well set. However, it’s a welcome change that has ultimately created a highly balanced meta where many different kinds of strategies and Ink combinations can thrive! So whether you are prepping for your next big event, or just looking for some ideas to dominate a local tournament, share your experiences using these strategies in the comments below!
