Best Amber/Steel “Steelsong” Deck List and Guide (Set 5)
The Amber/Steel “Steelsong” Lorcana deck has a strong claim to the throne of best Lorcana deck right now.
Shimmering Skies has brought powerful new cards into its arsenal while also making the meta a more Amber/Steel friendly place.
In this guide, we’ll be taking a look at one of my favorite Amber/Steel decks I’ve seen, and looking at what its key cards and strategies are.
Amber/Steel “Steelsong” Deck List – Disney Lorcana TCG
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4 Rapunzel - Gifted with Healing
3 And Then Along Came Zeus
4 Mr. Smee - Bumbling Mate
3 Pete - Games Referee
2 Prince Naveen - Ukulele Player
4 A Whole New World
3 The Bare Necessities
4 Ariel - Spectacular Singer
3 Daisy Duck - Donald's Date
2 Grab Your Sword
3 Robin Hood - Beloved Outlaw
4 Cinderella - Ballroom Sensation
4 Strength of a Raging Fire
4 Robin Hood - Champion of Sherwood
4 Lawrence - Jealous Manservant
2 Cinderella - Stouthearted
4 Let the Storm Rage On
3 Ursula - Vanessa
Ink Type
Inkable
Card Types
Amber/Steel Deck – Basic Strategy
Amber/Steel is a highly aggressive deck that looks to destroy your opponent’s field while quickly accelerating lore before your opponent can build up significant resources or high power characters.
The aggro aspect of this deck which has been less of a focus lately takes center stage in this version of Amber/Steel thanks to the powerful Daisy – Donald’s Date card.
Meanwhile, you also have Cinderella – Ballroom Sensation at your disposal to start singing songs as early turn two.
Ursula is a powerful early game singer
Ursula’s Return as a set didn’t give Amber/Steel a ton to work with, which could help in part explain why it had fallen out of popularity for a time. However, one card that does work well in this deck that does come from set four is Ursula – Vanessa. You can use her to sing powerful songs pretty early on.
Not only can Ursula sing the regular gamut of powerful Steel songs – she’s also great for singing And Along Came Zeus – a card that’s out of reach for another popular singer, Cinderella – Ballroom Sensation.
Ursula Vanessa
Use her or Cinderella to sing the powerful Let the Storm Rage On song card that lets you dish out damage while also drawing a card. Additionally, she can sing the Strength of a Raging Fire. Use this song to tackle stronger foes (if you have plenty of characters in play). Both are excellent options for keeping your opponent’s board clear while you look to gain the advantage.
Let the Storm Rage On – Song
Strength of a Raging Fire – Song
Robin Hood is your secret weapon
Robin Hood – Champion of Sherwood is one of the best cards in Into the Inklands, and virtually ever Steel deck now uses him. His Shift 3 keyword ability means he can be played as early as turn three, and he’s got several powerful abilities, letting you gain lore when he banishes characters, and letting you draw a card when he’s banished.
Play one-cost Robin Hood turn one and quickly Shift him into his much stronger version.
Robin Hood – Beloved Outlaw
The Queen – Commanding Presence
Another advantage of shifting into five-cost Robin Hood on turn three is that as early as that you can sing powerful song cards like Grab Your Sword, A Whole New World or And Along Came Zeus. To help you pull these powerful songs from your deck, you have Ariel. Her “Musical Debut” ability lets you search the top cards of your deck for a song card and add that card to your hand.
Ariel – Spectacular Singer
Ariel is no slouch on her own, either. She may only be a three-cost character, but she has the helpful Singer 5 ability, enabling her to sing cards that otherwise she normally wouldn’t be able to.
The strongest draw card in the game
Amber/Steel benefits (like all Steel decks) from access to the single strongest draw support card in the game: A Whole New World. Although there are plenty of strong draw cards now in Lorcana, A Whole New World still stands head-and-shoulders above the rest.
A Whole New World
Many consider A Whole New World to not only be the single strongest draw support card in the game but also the single most key card of the Amber/Steel deck. However, you need to be careful in how you use it. The best scenario is to use it when you have the advantage and can also sing it with one of your characters. If you sing it with a full Inkwell, you can then use your new resources before you opponent can, stacking up your board with powerful characters or dishing out damage with songs.
Additional draw support
Just in case you thought that was plenty of draw support as it was, this deck also runs several copies of Rapunzel – Gifted with Healing to draw cards for each damage healed.
Pete and Prince Naveen from Shimmering Skies make a big splash
Two of the most important new cards to come out of Shimmering Skies and also included in this deck are Pete and Prince Naveen. Although both are very different cards at heart, they can be used to gain an upper-hand against most decks. On the one hand, Pete prevents your opponent from playing actions. That’s handy against just about every meta relevant deck out the right now, with a few notable exceptions.
Meanwhile, Naveen enables you to play a powerful six cost song early on in the game for free! While that’s not an effect you’ll be getting off over and over again in a game, it can certainly turn the tide of battle.
Amber/Steel biggest weaknesses
Of course, being a top tier deck, Amber/Steel doesn’t have a ton of weaknesses, and Rise of the Floodborn’s cards have helped it, not hindered it. Still, it does have a few weaknesses.
It doesn’t have many cards that straight up banish characters, relying more on dealing damage. This can be less than ideal than some decks, and be a struggle in protracted battles.
No evasive characters making you reliant on your damage dealing cards to take them out.
Most characters in this deck build don’t have a ton of lore value, putting pressure on your need to dominate the board.
All said, Amber/Steel is an incredibly strong deck in the current Lorcana meta, and will likely be a popular combo for some time to come.
