Best meta decks for Disney Lorcana: Top 4 decks for competitive play Disney\/RavensburgerDisney Lorcana is a fantastic TCG to cut your teeth on and can be a great game for casual play. If you\u2019re looking for more than that, we\u2019ve got you sorted with the top four meta decks in the competitive Lorcana scene. The game has exploded onto the TCG scene and has been picking up steam at an astonishing rate. In part due to its fast-paced release schedule but there\u2019s also the nostalgic allure of a massive range of beloved IP. Of course, for some players, all that matters is Disney Lorcana\u2019s tight gameplay and interesting mechanics. Most players will start their Lorcana journey with a starter deck but if you want to stay up to date with the competition, you\u2019ll need to build your own. This guide will go over the top four meta decks used in competitive Lorcana so you can figure out what to aim for. We\u2019ll have a full deck list for each of the best meta decks in Disney Lorcana as well as some info on how they play. Disney Lorcana meta decks: Emerald\/Steel Discard The dreaded Emerald\/Steel Discard deck is considered by many of Disney Lorcana\u2019s top players to be the strongest meta deck in the game right now. It\u2019s been seen placing in a ton of unofficial tournaments and even took the top spot at the Disney Lorcana Challenge (DLC) in Chicago. The deck we have here is from DLC Chicago winner Brian Courtade, known in the community as \u2018Th3RaT\u2019. This deck can feel very oppressive to play against thanks to its centerpiece Bucky \u2013 Squirrel Squeak Tutor. Bucky forces your opponent to discard every time you play a Floodborn character and his Ward makes him troublesome to remove. It\u2019s why you\u2019ll see so many in this deck. Diablo \u2013 Devoted Herald functions as a fantastic draw engine, even if they\u2019re only available briefly. They Trigger Bucky\u2019s discard and opponents are forced to answer them. Aladdin \u2013 Brave Rescuer can disrupt opponents who rely on items while Robin Hood \u2013 Champion of Sherwood helps remove threats and gains Lore for doing so. Each time you play one of these cards, your opponent is losing tools as you gain them meaning they\u2019re forced to rely on luck. Flynn Rider \u2013 His own Biggest fan can quest for a hefty four Lore as a closer, provided your opponent\u2019s hand is empty, which it usually is. Tech options like Ursula \u2013 Deceiver allow you to see your opponent\u2019s hand and remove threatening Songs while Hidden Cove \u2013 Tranquil Haven safeguards your weaker cards from various removal tools. The deck is relatively easy to pilot thanks to the near-automatic synergy of many pieces but there is still an element of knowing what to play against who. In our own experience, there are few easier ways to pick up a win than by playing this Disney Lorcana meta deck. Update: Starting from August 9, 2024, Bucky \u2013 Squirrel Squeak Tutor has become the first Disney Lorcana card to receive an errata. He\u2019s been subject to a massive nerf that has increased his Ink cost, removed his Ward keyword, and altered his ability so that players must Shift Floodborn characters to trigger his discard. The change has drastically altered Bucky\u2019s competitive viability and it\u2019s very likely he will not be included in Emerald\/Steel Discard decks from this point on. As such, the shape of the entire deck will change as Floodborn characters become less important to its makeup. Emerald\/Steel Discard did have a previous iteration that found a place in the Into the Inklands meta for Disney Lorcana but it remains to be seen if it will return. Once more data is available from competitive events in the Shimmering Skies era, we\u2019ll be sure to update this list. Disney Lorcana meta decks: Ruby\/Amethyst Bounce Control A staple since the very first set of Disney Lorcana, Ruby\/Amethyst Bounce Control (though it\u2019s sliding towards mid-range) has consistently evolved with each iteration of the game. It places consistently in the top eight of the major DLCs and even took the crown at DLC Bochum. The decklist we have here belongs to DLC Bochum winner Th\u00e9otime Buchot who played in a mirror match against another Ruby\/Amethyst deck in the finals. Hopefully, that\u2019s an indicator of just how strong this color combo is. As with most Amethyst decks, we see the Merlin\/Mim bounce package which offers a range of situational tools along with the ever-present threat of a Fox rush. This will see you through the earlier part of the game as you build out your Inkwell. At the tail end you have hard removal threats like Lady Tremaine \u2013 Imperious Ruler, Madam Medusa \u2013 The Boss, and Maui \u2013 Hero to All. What differentiates Buchot\u2019s deck is the inclusion of Ji Hawkins \u2013 Space Farer. The Queen\u2019s Castle Location card has become a core part of the Ruby\/Amethyst strategy but playing it can feel like a struggle at four ink when you have options like Merlin\u2019s Goat or Rabbit form. Fortunately, Jim Hawkins allows you to play it for free and move him there. This frees up your inkwell to move other characters there giving you a massive card draw advantage and two Lore a turn. This Disney Lorcana meta deck does require some focus and situational awareness to pilot. If you know what you\u2019re doing and play the correct lines, it\u2019s hard to beat. Disney Lorcana meta decks: Ruby\/Sapphire Control Remember when we said that many of the top Lorcana players consider Emerald\/Steel Discard to be the strongest competitive deck? Well, the rest of them think it\u2019s Ruby\/Sapphire Control. Ideally, you\u2019ll want to aggressively mulligan to fill your hand with low-cost items and the numerous ramp tools on offer. When playing this deck, it\u2019s not unusual to see no characters on your board until your fourth turn. Depending on how your luck pans out, however, you could have 7 or more ink by that point. Items like Pawpsicle replace themselves early on while Iceblock softens targets for certain removal plays. Both give fuel to Hiram Flaversham \u2013 Toymaker who can banish items on play and Questing which allows you to draw two cards. Ideally, many of the cards you draw will be Songs like One Jump Ahead and How Far I\u2019ll Go to give you a massive Inkwell. With all that Ink, you can easily play Ruby\u2019s suite of hard removal options including the infamous Be Prepared or Sisu \u2013 Empowered Sibling to annihilate your opponent\u2019s board. If you can flood your own board with cheap items in the late game, Tamatoa \u2013 So Shiny becomes a Lore machine, particularly when paired with Lucky Dime. If you feel like getting your opponent\u2019s hopes up and then winning the game in two or three turns, this Disney Lorcana meta deck is for you. Disney Lorcana meta decks: Sapphire\/Steel Item Ramp Very similar to our previous deck, Sapphire\/Steel Item ramp has a slightly slower early game before producing 10 Lore a turn. It is often found among the top-cut of organised play events though we have yet to see it take the crown. The strategy is very similar to Ruby\/Sapphire Control including Hiram\u2019s draw engine via Pawpsicle and Fortisphere. It has the same ramp package with One Jump Ahead, How Far I\u2019ll Go, and Fishbone Quill. Even Tamatoa makes an appearance as a potential closer with Lucky Dime. Where this deck differs is in a wider suite of Characters. Fielding more characters like Robin Hood \u2013 Champion of Sherwood early allows you to slow down aggro decks with favorable Challenges. Cogsworth \u2013 Grandfather Clock also adds some survivability to your key pieces. Rather than the hard removal of Ruby, you get Steel\u2019s direct damage which can play a similar role. The Tinkerbell \u2013 Giant Fairy with Grab Your Sword combo is basically a Be Prepared. Along Came Zeus and Rise of the Titans allow tech for Locations that have made a bit of a comeback. As an alternative game ender, we see Belle \u2013 Strange But Special who quests for five Lore if you have 10 ink or more (you will). Pair her with Lucky Dime and it\u2019s game over. Those are Disney Lorcana\u2019s Top 4 meta decks. Known colloquially as the Big Four. Of course, every player has their own variations and different tech options which will vary depending on their local meta. We\u2019ve also seen various off-meta dark horses clinch major tournaments as well. Still, they\u2019re a great place to start when building for competitive play. If you\u2019re looking for more tips for your early Lorcana journey, check out our guide on the six Ink Colors and their possible combos, or how to upgrade one of Ursula\u2019s Return\u2019s Starter Decks into a potential meta contender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Best meta decks for Disney Lorcana: Top 4 decks for competitive play Disney\/RavensburgerDisney Lorcana is a fantastic TCG to cut your teeth on and can be a great game for casual play. If you\u2019re looking for more than that, we\u2019ve got you sorted with the top four meta decks in the competitive Lorcana scene. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79091\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}