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Lots of store events and larger tourneys in the past week have made the picture of the Archazia's Island metagame clearer. It's Sapphire and Steel.
Over 50% of decks entered in the last week's events featured at least one of these two inks, and the Sapphire/Steel ink duo itself accounts for almost a third of all decks. As mentioned in our early Lorcana meta report, it's clear that it's the new Set 7 meta frontrunner.
Check out the breakdown of the current Disney Lorcana metagame in the week 2 snapshot below.
Tier List
| Tier | Deck | Meta share | Top 8s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 |   Ruby Sapphire Pawpsicle | 19% | 8 |
 Sapphire Steel Aggro | 16% | 13 | |
| Sapphire Steel Items | 15% | 13 | |
 Amethyst Steel Aggro | 13% | 9 | |
| Tier 2 | Amethyst Ruby Bounce Control | 7% | 2 |
 Amber Steel Steelsong | 7% | 5 | |
 Emerald Steel Discard | 5% | 6 | |
| Amber Steel Aggro | 5% | 4 | |
| Tier 3 | Amethyst Sapphire Bounce | 4% | 4 |
| Emerald Sapphire Muses | 3% | 2 | |
| Amber Emerald Trampbog | 2% | 2 |
Meta Overview
007-162-tamatoa-happy-as-a-clam must be feeling real happy since the majority of all Sapphire players have added multiple copies in their decks. 007-159-belle-apprentice-inventor, 007-179-sapphire-coil, and 007-154-scrooge-mcduck-resourceful-miser also see a lot of play, cementing items as a top tier strat.
Steel, meanwhile, still relies on its solid mainstays such as 003-184-mr-smee-bumbling-mate, Pete, and Strength to enable its aggressive stance with disruption tools.
Ruby Sapphire Pawpsicle and Amethyst Steel Aggro make up the rest of Tier 1, making them the most likely decks you'll face in your next event. The former gets to play with the new Sapphire cards while the latter is largely unchanged, only adding 007-057-giant-cobra-ghostly-serpent in some lists.
Tier 1
Ruby Sapphire Pawpsicle
The biggest additions to this fan-favorite archetype from Set 7 are 007-162-tamatoa-happy-as-a-clam and 007-179-sapphire-coil, a great tool to gain even better board control. They're enough to keep this meta favorite among the most heavily played (and successful) decks.
While week 1 lists played with other new cards such as 007-126-belle-mechanic-extraordinaire, most have simply found room for the two previously mentioned cards while sticking to the late game control of 004-125-sisu-empowered-sibling and 001-113-maleficent-monstrous-dragon.
Sapphire Steel Aggro
Sapphire Steel is so prevalent in this new meta that we can separate their two main strategies and still have both land in Tier 1. While both of these take advantage of items, the aggro version only has around 8 total and most also feature 002-142-cogsworth-grandfather-clock.
The combination of early pressure with Ward from 006-161-alice-savvy-sailor and Bodyguard from 004-200-fortisphere plus disruption via 005-195-pete-games-referee is a challenge for most decks. 007-193-mulan-disguised-soldier has become a worthy 1-drop for the deck, since it can return discarded items later.
Sapphire Steel Items
The non-aggro version of the Sapphire Steel item focused strategy plays double the number of items and relies more heavily on 001-159-tamatoa-so-shiny and 003-165-lucky-dime. It's more of a combo deck unlike the control and aggro decks above.
With so many items, 007-159-belle-apprentice-inventor and 007-154-scrooge-mcduck-resourceful-miser are near guaranteed to be free.
Some versions choose to run 006-142-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit and 002-168-maurices-workshop instead of 006-163-sail-the-azurite-sea for even more card draw.
Amethyst Steel Aggro
Amethyst Steel Aggro is largely unchanged from Set 6 versions except for the notable appearance of 007-057-giant-cobra-ghostly-serpent. Multiple copies of 006-040-the-white-rose-jewel-of-the-garden, 005-068-the-library-a-gift-for-belle, and 001-064-friends-on-the-other-side are more common.
Overall, the deck looks much faster with only a couple of 5-cost characters at the most, with lots of card draw so it doesn't easily run out of gas.
Tier 2
Amethyst Ruby Bounce Control
The old standard is still seeing plenty of play despite not gaining barely anything from Archazia's Island. Some have been running 007-122-queen-of-hearts-losing-her-temper but that's pretty much it.
The rest of the deck is the same, with plenty of 1-drops for 005-068-the-library-a-gift-for-belle and value characters up to 002-110-lady-tremaine-imperious-queen.
001-064-friends-on-the-other-side can keep the cards flowing and ensure you have more gas after unleashing 001-128-be-prepared.
Amber Steel Steelsong
The Steelsong archetype may finally be seeing a refreshing update with new additions from Set 7. 007-011-the-troubadour-musical-narrator is another strong singer that can sing 003-195-and-then-along-came-zeus early while also enabling a cheaper 007-195-miss-bianca-unwavering-agent.
With free songs it's easy to run out of cards fast, which makes the symmetrical effect of 001-195-a-whole-new-world way more favorable for you, especially when you have singers ready and waiting.
Some versions also run new Set 7 cards 007-184-bolt-headstrong-dog and 007-004-bolt-superdog for a stronger offense. Same with 007-014-aurora-waking-beauty, who can quest and sing on the same turn with some healing from Rapunzel.
Emerald Steel Discard
007-114-pete-space-pirate slots nicely into this discard archetype as another way of stifling the opponent's game plan. It can shift from 003-081-morph-space-goo and combo with 006-196-im-still-here to make them angrier.
With 003-091-ursula-deceiver-of-all doubling songs and 002-089-prince-john-greediest-of-all giving you +1 card while they go -1 card, the Emerald Steel deck's engine is tough to play against once it gets going.
Amber Steel Aggro
While the full Steelsong archetype welcomed several new cards, the aggro and Dwarfs' Mine versions have only deemed 007-199-gantu-experienced-enforcer and 007-021-penny-bolts-person worth adding, sometimes not even then.
It's still as fast as ever, with 005-016-daisy-duck-donalds-date questing early and 006-002-lilo-escape-artist providing late game sustain. 004-178-chien-po-imperial-soldier is an interesting wall here, big enough to be a headache for an opponent looking to hit your offense.
Tier 3
Amethyst Sapphire Bounce
Emerald Sapphire Muses
Amber Emerald Trampbog
Final Thoughts
It feels like we've barely touched on what Archazia's Island has to offer. We'd be happy to see a lot more spicy builds in the coming weeks as players get to play with the new cards more.
What are you bringing to your next LGS event? Stay tuned for more Set 7 decks next time.
