Five Competitive Lorcana Budget Decks Under $100
Lorcana is a fun game. But like any TCG, it can certainly get to be pretty expensive. But you don’t have to spend a fortune in order to have fun. There are plenty of strong, competitive decks that you can build and acquire without spending your life’s savings.
Below we are going to be taking a look at some of my favorite budget Lorcana decks for the Shimmering Skies season, why they’re so good, and how to play them.
Emerald/Amethyst on a Budget – $84
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3 Kit Cloudkicker - Tough Guy
3 Mother Gothel - Unwavering Schemer
3 Strike A Good Match
2 Gathering Knowledge And Wisdom
4 Friends on the Other Side
3 The Library - A Gift for Belle
4 Mother Gothel - Conceited Manipulator
4 Genie - Supportive Friend
3 Chernabog's Followers - Creatures of Evil
2 Elsa - The Fifth Spirit
4 Madam Mim - Snake
4 Merlin - Goat
4 Cursed Merfolk - Ursula's Handiwork
2 Merlin - Crab
4 Ursula - Deceiver
4 Merlin - Rabbit
4 Madam Mim - Fox
3 Ursula - Sea Witch Queen
Emerald/Amethyst – a favorite Ink combo – is back and better than ever in Shimmering Skies. The best part? Playing this deck doesn’t have to cost a fortune. By removing highly expensive cards like Diablo from the mix, you can save a ton of money. Of course, you’ll need to make up for that by adding in additional draw cards. This deck runs Genie – Supportive Friend to help you get more cards as well as Strike a Good Match.
Otherwise, this deck functions just the same as the high end Emerald/Amethyst decks out there, offsetting your opponent, and finding a good balance between aggro and midrange.
You’ll notice powerful new inclusions from Lorcana set five like Floodborn Mother Gothel who is exceptionally underrated, as well as the more affordable and equally effective Library location card.
Mickey Broom Budget Deck – $88
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4 Magic Broom - Swift Cleaner
4 Magic Broom - Dancing Duster
3 Simba - Son of Mufasa
2 And Then Along Came Zeus
4 Friends on the Other Side
4 Mickey Mouse - Wayward Sorcerer
4 Magic Broom - Bucket Brigade
4 The Sorcerer's Tower - Wondrous Workspace
2 Grab Your Sword
3 Magic Broom - Aerial Cleaner
4 Strength of a Raging Fire
4 Mickey Mouse - Playful Sorcerer
4 Mickey Mouse - Standard Bearer
4 Magic Broom - Illuminary Keeper
4 Yen Sid - Powerful Sorcerer
2 Magic Broom - Industrial Model
4 Let the Storm Rage On
If you are looking for something more on the fun side while also not breaking the bank, you might enjoy this Broom themed deck. The Magic Broom deck strategy got a ton of support through Ursula’s Return, until now where it is a comprehensive strategy on its own.
The best thing about it? This deck isn’t expensive, and it’s still relatively strong. Not much has changed after set five except for the inclusion of Floodborn Simba who can help you clear unwanted items and locations from the board.
Sapphire/Amethyst Lockdown – $90
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4 Vision of the Future
2 Hades - Infernal Schemer
2 Hide Away
2 Yzma - Scary Beyond All Reason
4 Tipo - Growing Son
4 Friends on the Other Side
4 Anna - Mystical Majesty
2 The Library - A Gift for Belle
4 Develop Your Brain
4 Chernabog's Followers - Creatures of Evil
4 Genie - Main Attraction
4 Mickey Mouse - Detective
3 Elsa - The Fifth Spirit
4 Madam Mim - Snake
4 Merlin - Goat
2 Merlin - Crab
3 Merlin - Rabbit
4 Madam Mim - Fox
If you’re looking to build a Sapphire/Amethyst deck (a very popular ink combo this set), you might be interested to know that you can build one for under $100. In this deck, your main focus is to build up ramp so you can activate your lockdown combo more easily. To do that, you’ll need a Genie in play so that you can exert him the same turn you play your Floodborn Anna character.
Achieve this and your opponent’s characters remain in a perpetual state of exertion.
It’s not crazy hard to pull off and a fun strategy to work towards achieving!
Hyper Aggro Budget $68
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4 Baloo - von Bruinwald XIII
4 Maleficent - Sorceress
4 Lilo - Making a Wish
4 Gathering Knowledge And Wisdom
4 Simba - Protective Cub
4 Friends on the Other Side
4 Amethyst Chromicon
4 Befuddle
4 Rapunzel's Tower - Secluded Prison
4 Piglet - Pooh Pirate Captain
4 Chernabog's Followers - Creatures of Evil
4 Madam Mim - Snake
4 Merlin - Goat
4 Donald Duck - Musketeer Soldier
4 Magic Broom - Illuminary Keeper
Hyper aggro is a deck that’s been very hyped going into set five, and it’s making up a surprising amount of the play share given its near absence in the last several sets. That being said, if you are going to want to play this deck on a budget, you won’t be running Daisy Duck – Donald’s Date.
Although she’s a a strong card, she’s worth almost $20 a pop right now, putting her out of reach for anyone looking to build an affordable deck. I’d recommend waiting on purchasing her if you haven’t happened to have pulled her already from packs. Meanwhile, you can help your weaker characters stay alive and benefit from enhanced will power thanks to Rapunzel’s Tower. Use this location to beef your characters up as you race your way to 20 lore.
If you are bummed about Daisy being worth so much: don’t worry. Lilo was also worth that kind of money back when she came out and eventually she dropped to an affordable price. I would expect the same thing to happen for Daisy before long!
Robin Hood Sharpshooter Budget $91.84
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4 Hypnotic Deduction
4 Mother Gothel - Unwavering Schemer
4 Remember Who You Are
4 You're Welcome
4 Flynn Rider - Charming Rogue
4 Mother Gothel - Conceited Manipulator
4 We Don't Talk About Bruno
4 Brawl
4 Robin Hood - Sharpshooter
4 Pegasus - Gift for Hercules
4 Cursed Merfolk - Ursula's Handiwork
4 Ursula - Deceiver
4 Donald Duck - Perfect Gentleman
4 Hypnotize
4 Prince John - Greediest of All
Robin Hood – Sharpshooter is a powerful new Legendary character released in Shimmering Skies. This deck plays into his ability that lets you play actions for free. By combining this with Hypnotic Deduction, you can guarantee free Action plays.
While the more expensive version of this deck runs the very expensive Floodborn Clarabelle, this deck can do without her by just including Remember Who You Are which also lets you draw as many cards as your opponent has.
Hopefully they won’t have a bunch of cards for long as you have plenty of discard cards here at your disposal. That plus prince John means you are going to have a well stocked hand at all times!
Any budget decks that you’ve played that aren’t on this list? Share them in the comments below!
