All 15 Lorcana Ink Pairs: Every Two-Ink Combination

This is the index of every pair. For what each ink is like on its own, how ink works in a deck and how dual-ink cards are counted, start with the Lorcana ink colors guide. The pages here describe what each pair tends to do rather than which deck is winning this month, since that changes with every set.

Find a pair by ink

Every ink is in five pairs. Pick the ink you already like and choose its partner.

Amber

Amethyst Emerald Ruby Sapphire Steel

Amethyst

Amber Emerald Ruby Sapphire Steel

Emerald

Amber Amethyst Ruby Sapphire Steel

Ruby

Amber Amethyst Emerald Sapphire Steel

Sapphire

Amber Amethyst Emerald Ruby Steel

Steel

Amber Amethyst Emerald Ruby Sapphire

Amber pairs

Amber & Amethyst yellow-purple · 3 starter decks Songs, card draw and Evasive questers Amber's cheap singers and Support characters with Amethyst's card draw and Evasive characters: a deck that quests steadily and keeps its hand full. Amber & Emerald yellow-green · 3 starter decks Wide boards and evasive lore Amber's Support and sturdy questers with Emerald's Evasive and Ward characters: a deck that goes wide with cheap characters and races for lore. Amber & Ruby yellow-red · 1 starter deck Aggression that comes back Ruby's Rush, Reckless and removal with Amber's healing and recursion: an aggressive deck that keeps refilling the board. Amber & Sapphire yellow-blue · 2 starter decks Ramp and resilient questers Sapphire's ramp and items with Amber's healing and high-willpower questers: a slower deck that builds a big inkwell and outlasts the opponent. Amber & Steel yellow-gray · no starter deck Bodyguards and a wall of willpower Steel's Resist, Bodyguard and damage removal with Amber's Support and healing: a defensive deck that wins challenges and quests behind a wall.

Amethyst pairs

Amethyst's pairs with Amber are listed above.

Amethyst & Emerald purple-green · no starter deck Evasion and card advantage Two inks full of Evasive characters, with Amethyst's card draw and Emerald's Ward: a deck that quests where the opponent can't reach. Amethyst & Ruby purple-red · 2 starter decks Rush and evasive aggression Ruby's Rush and removal with Amethyst's Evasive challengers and card draw: a tempo deck that challenges early and keeps its own questers out of reach. Amethyst & Sapphire purple-blue · no starter deck Control, card draw and ramp Amethyst's card draw and exert effects with Sapphire's ramp and items: a control deck that slows the opponent and wins late with big characters. Amethyst & Steel purple-gray · 2 starter decks Challengers and removal Steel's damage removal and sturdy characters with Amethyst's Challenger, Rush and card draw: a board-control deck that wins challenges.

Emerald pairs

Emerald's pairs with Amber and Amethyst are listed above.

Emerald & Ruby green-red · 2 starter decks Damage, then finish Ruby's Reckless and Rush characters with Emerald's Evasive questers and tricks: an aggressive deck that damages characters and then finishes them. Emerald & Sapphire green-blue · 1 starter deck Ward, ramp and lore Sapphire's ramp and items with Emerald's Ward and Evasive characters: a midrange deck whose characters are hard to target. Emerald & Steel green-gray · 1 starter deck Discard and board control Emerald's discard and tricks with Steel's damage removal and sturdy characters: a deck that empties the opponent's hand and controls the board.

Ruby pairs

Ruby's pairs with Amber, Amethyst and Emerald are listed above.

Ruby & Sapphire red-blue · 2 starter decks Ramp into removal Sapphire's ramp and card selection with Ruby's removal and Rush: a deck that builds ink early and spends it on removing the opponent's best characters. Ruby & Steel red-gray · 1 starter deck Challenging and board control The two most combat-focused inks: Ruby's Rush and removal with Steel's Resist, Bodyguard and damage actions, for a deck that wins the board.

Sapphire & Steel

Sapphire & Steel blue-gray · 3 starter decks Items, ramp and removal Sapphire's items and ramp with Steel's damage removal and sturdy characters: a controlling midrange deck that takes over late.

A dual-ink card for every pair

Attack of the Vine! (set 13) printed a dual-ink card in each of the 15 pairs, and two in Amethyst and Sapphire. As of October 2026 they are the only dual-ink cards legal in Core Constructed. Each counts as both of its inks, so it fits only a deck built from exactly that pair.

Pocahontas & Meeko - Adventurous Friends

Attack of the Vine! #27

Amber & Amethyst

Woody & Buzz Lightyear - Best Buddies

Attack of the Vine! #28

Amber & Emerald

Sulley & Boo - Scare Buddies

Attack of the Vine! #29

Amber & Ruby

The Madrigal Family - Every Generation

Attack of the Vine! #30

Amber & Sapphire

Lilo & Stitch - Fun-Loving Friends

Attack of the Vine! #31

Amber & Steel

Aladdin & Genie - Mischievous Pals

Attack of the Vine! #59

Amethyst & Emerald

Peter Pan & Tinker Bell - Fast Friends

Attack of the Vine! #60

Amethyst & Ruby

Winnie the Pooh & Piglet - Hunny Mages

Attack of the Vine! #62

Amethyst & Sapphire

Christopher Robin - Hunny Sage

Attack of the Vine! #61

Amethyst & Sapphire

Maleficent & Diablo - Evil Incarnate

Attack of the Vine! #63

Amethyst & Steel

Carl Fredricksen & Russell - Intrepid Explorers

Attack of the Vine! #98

Emerald & Ruby

Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse - Adventuring Duo

Attack of the Vine! #99

Emerald & Sapphire

Rapunzel & Flynn Rider - Unlikely Pair

Attack of the Vine! #100

Emerald & Steel

Belle & Beast - Certain as the Sun

Attack of the Vine! #132

Ruby & Sapphire

Dash Parr & Violet Parr - Super Siblings

Attack of the Vine! #133

Ruby & Steel

Darkwing Duck & Launchpad - St. Canard's Finest

Attack of the Vine! #165

Sapphire & Steel

Frequently Asked Questions

How many ink pairs are there in Lorcana?

Fifteen. There are six inks (Amber, Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire and Steel), and every way of choosing two of them is a legal Core Constructed or Infinity deck. A one-ink deck is legal too, but almost every deck uses two.

Can a Lorcana deck have three inks?

Not in Core Constructed or Infinity, where the limit is two. Format Coconut, Ravensburger's multiplayer format in open beta, allows up to three. One card bends the two-ink rule for a single tribe: Christopher Robin - Hunny Sage lets your deck include other Hunny characters regardless of their ink.

Does every ink pair have a dual-ink card?

Yes, as of October 2026. Attack of the Vine! (set 13) printed 16 dual-ink cards, at least one in each of the 15 pairs and two in Amethyst and Sapphire, and they are the only Core-legal dual-ink cards. Archazia's Island and Reign of Jafar printed dual-ink cards too, but those sets have rotated out of Core.

Which Lorcana ink pair is best?

It changes with every set and differs between Core and Infinity, so no pair stays on top for long. For a first deck, pick a pair whose plan you like and whose inks cover each other's weaknesses, or start from a starter deck in that pair.

Which ink pairs have starter decks?

12 of the 15, counting every starter deck Ravensburger sold before Hyperia City. Each pair's page lists its starter decks with a link to the upgrade guide, and the starter deck directory has them all.

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All 15 Lorcana Ink Pairs

Find a pair by ink

Amber pairs

Amethyst pairs

Emerald pairs

Ruby pairs

Sapphire & Steel

A dual-ink card for every pair

Frequently Asked Questions

How many ink pairs are there in Lorcana?

Can a Lorcana deck have three inks?

Does every ink pair have a dual-ink card?

Which Lorcana ink pair is best?

Which ink pairs have starter decks?

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