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Disney Lorcana Tier List

Our editorial ranking of every Disney Lorcana ink-pair archetype for the current meta — what's actually winning matches right now, what's slipping, and what to avoid if you want a serious deck. Independent take from InkSight; no scraped tournament feeds, no copied text.

Updated June 2026 · 15 ink pairs ranked · Written by InkSight editorial

How we rank

Tier placement is a weighted call across five criteria. We re-evaluate each set release and at the end of every month.

Power ceilingBest-case turn-by-turn output and the lethal lines available to a piloted-well version.
ConsistencyHow often the deck draws its plan vs. bricking — cantrip density, redundancy, mulligan tolerance.
Matchup spreadHow it scores against the rest of this list — not just one bracket, but the whole field.
Ease of playLower is better here for the player; we account for it when ranking accessibility-friendly builds.
CostSticker price to assemble a tournament-grade 60. Cheaper at the same power tier is a tiebreaker up.

The tiers

SMeta-defining

The decks shaping every matchup. Bring a counter-plan or expect to lose Game 1.

Amber · Steel Amber/Steel Control Heal-and-remove shell that stabilizes by turn 5 and grinds out late-game lore. Read the pair guide → Amethyst · Ruby Amethyst/Ruby Tempo Bounce, burn, and re-deploy — closes faster than any other pair in the format. Read the pair guide → Amber · Amethyst Amber/Amethyst Songs The classic song shell. Massive consistency floor and almost no bad matchup. Read the pair guide →
ATournament-ready

A clear step below S, but absolutely winning events in the right hands. Pick from this row if you want to play your way.

Amethyst · Sapphire Amethyst/Sapphire Evasive Card-draw engines feeding hard-to-block threats. Punishes slow openers. Read the pair guide → Emerald · Ruby Emerald/Ruby Aggro Discard + rush. Wants the game to be over by turn 6 — and often is. Read the pair guide → Amber · Sapphire Amber/Sapphire Ramp Item-based ramp into big questing turns. Strong vs. removal, soft to fast aggro. Read the pair guide → Sapphire · Steel Sapphire/Steel Lock Items + banishes. Slow to start but devastating once it gets to turn 7. Read the pair guide →
BPlayable

Solid decks that beat the rest of B and split with A on a good day. Great for locals and online ladder.

Amber · Ruby Amber/Ruby Midrange Heal + challenge package. Sneaky-good vs. evasive lists. Read the pair guide → Amethyst · Steel Amethyst/Steel Removal Wall of answers. Wins on attrition; punished by repeatable card draw. Read the pair guide → Emerald · Sapphire Emerald/Sapphire Ramp Card advantage + ramp. A meta call — great when control is hot. Read the pair guide → Ruby · Steel Ruby/Steel Beatdown Big bodies + removal. Straightforward to pilot, slightly thin on draw. Read the pair guide →
CFringe

Need a specific meta or a specialist pilot to compete. Fun, brewable, but not what we'd register for a $5k.

Amethyst · Emerald Amethyst/Emerald Disruption Discard + bounce. Cute, hard to pilot, falls off vs. recursion. Read the pair guide → Amber · Emerald Amber/Emerald Stall Heal + ramp without a real finisher. Time pressure is its enemy. Read the pair guide → Emerald · Steel Emerald/Steel Grind Removal-heavy attrition without enough closer power right now. Read the pair guide → Ruby · Sapphire Ruby/Sapphire Burn Flashy and underbuilt. Wants a few more printed pieces to break through. Read the pair guide →

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