Howdy everyone! If you’re here, you’re likely just picking up Lorcana and looking for easy-to-build budget decks.
Trading card games is an expensive hobby to get on, especially if your goal is to play at a highly competitive level. Powerful cards can go up in price, raising the overall price of a deck. A lot of archetypes rely on those powerful cards as part of their game plan.
Luckily for us, there are still budget decks in Lorcana that can and have performed in different tournaments.
Ruby Amethyst
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If you’re searching for a serious competitive deck that has a close matchup against the majority of the meta, then look no further! Ruby Amethyst is a bounce deck that can return cards to your hand with Madam Mim – Snake and Madam Mim – Fox.
The bounce ability synergizes with cards like Merlin – Goat and Merlin – Rabit for added value. They can also be used on other cards to replay and activate their effects or to protect rested characters from getting banished. Sapphire hooks us up with control tools like Be Prepared and Madam Medusa – The Boss.
Maui – Hero to All and Be Prepared are the two expensive cards in this deck that are upping the overall price. You could cut a copy or two from the list, but they are powerful cards that you’ll rely on to keep your opponent from taking over the board.
Amber Amethyst Aggro
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However, Madam Mim – Snake and Madam Mim – Fox can return a rested low-cost character to your hand, keeping it safe from attackers. Getting to replay the card in ready state means you’ll get to quest again, giving you additional Lore to win the game.
Amethyst Steel Aggro
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Since Pinocchio – Star Attraction is giving us 3 Lore every time he quests, we’ll try to protect him with return cards Befuddle, Madam Mim – Snake, and Madam Mim – Fox. The list also included a couple of Bodyguards such as The Prince – Never Gives Up and Hercules – True Hero that can keep your key Lore generators safe from attackers.
Emerald Steel Discard
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This deck wants to discard opponent’s hand and run them out of resources. If Prince John – Greediest of All is on the board to witness the discard action, you’ll get to draw lots of cards and have better options for the upcoming turns.
Ruby Emerald
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Kuzco – Temperamental Emperor and Genie – On the Job are troublesome for opponents and will slow down their game plan as you focus on questing with Evasive characters. The deck also includes discard cards to low opponent’s resources, Ursula – Deceiver is one of your strongest cards, giving you information on the opponent’s hand and allowing you to discard a Song that could disrupt your game plan.