Disney Lorcana TCG

At Gen Con 2025, Disney Lorcana celebrated its two-year anniversary in a big way by revealing A Goofy Movie and Iconic Mickey and Minnie cards headed to the Fabled expansion, details on Whispers in the Well, Winterspell, and Toy Story cards, and even a brand-new set of Disney Lorcana puzzles.

There's a lot to look forward to in the ever-expanding world of Disney Lorcana, and you can check out all the latest news and cards below!

So I took a Ruby/Amber pirate deck to a set championship. I don't enjoy playing meta decks, so I build my own deck and I test them against meta decks as good as I can.

While testing I learned that my worst matchup was the evasive Elsa/Genie deck, and possibly other evasive-heavy decks. I added Moana - Island Explorer and witterpated to try to counter such decks.

In the championship, of course, I met almost only Blurple Elsa/Genie/Hades deck, and didn't win any matches at all.

In Pokemon TCG, there are possibilities to build counter decks against current meta decks, by either hitting for weakness, making it harder for the meta opponent to attack by walling Pokemon or disabling abilities.

Is it possible to build viable counter decks in Lorcana?

For evasive characters there are cards to banish or apply damage, but it is not very consistent, since you can really search for cards you need.

Could you counter a deck such as steel song? With your own steel song deck?

Would a counter deck be to get 20 lore as fast as possible, ignoring interaction as much as possible?

Would you build a burn/control deck, just to clear the opponents board and slowly reach 20 lore?

What options do we have here?

So I am sure that most of us has already seen the card breakdown for the Fabled Set 9 (if not I uploaded a screenshot).

I have read many comments where veteran players complaint about the number of reprints. And I wonder what everyone here think about it.

I understand that those who have a playset of all cards since set 1, doesn't have much to get from this set. But the biggest winners are the new, and those who missed some of the earlier set, players, which I think is important for the game to grow in numbers.

Personally I think that this set will be very good. As a "veteran" player since set 3, I don't have all the cards. The cards I needed, which didn't cost too much, I bought as singles. And I don't play meta decks.

But with this set I might (depending on which cards are reprinted) have a chance to get enough cards so that I can build a post-rotation meta deck. Not that I want to, but I finally want to have a chance of winning a game in the next set championship.

• Ravensburger joins as a Co-Sponsor for Gen Con 2025, bringing exclusive games and event exclusives.
• Attendees can grab Disney Lorcana promos, exclusive bundles, and limited-edition game add-ons.
• Featured titles include Horrified: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, Gloomies, Disney Villainous, and more.
• Special tournaments and learn-to-play events for Disney Villainous, Rush Hour, and Lorcana await fans.

Disney Lorcana players are likely already stretching their F5 fingers this week in preparation for Wednesday. That’s when tickets for the first Disney Lorcana Challenge of Season 2 will go live. Last Friday, it was revealed on the official Lorcana discord server that tickets for both October DLCs in Bologna and Milwaukee will go on sale at 9am PT on Wednesday. First come, first served.

The fairy dust has settled, and a winner has emerged from Disney Lorcana‘s first World Championship.

Disney Lorcana fans have a new opportunity to revisit the earliest chapters of the Trading Card Game, as Ravensburger has announced a limited-time product launch through EQL.

https://www.disneylorcana.com/en-US/news_/2025_/06_/2025-6-disney-lorcana-tcg-sale

https://ravensburger.runfair.com/en-US/us

Basically title.

I am wondering wether they are decent and worth the money. The Lorcana playmats cost 15 - 20 Euro in Germany.

As Disney Lorcana nears the end of its second year, the latest chapter Reign of Jafar has hit store shelves. In addition to Single Player Decks, booster packs, accessories, and another Illumineer’s Quest — this one called Palace Heist — a new Illumineer’s Trove is also available. Our friends at Ravensburger were nice enough to send me this latest collection, so let’s take a look at what’s inside and what I think of this particular edition.

I was holding off posting until I opened packs in case I got something cool. =)

This is worth around $85 bucks according to TCG player.

https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/633099/lorcana-tcg-reign-of-jafar-bambi-little-prince-enchanted?Language=English&page=1

Disney Lorcana continues to impress, and Reign of Jafar might just be the best set yet. Every release feels like Ravensburger is finding more of their rhythm, and with each new expansion, I catch myself saying, “This is my favorite set so far.” That’s a great sign, it means they’re actively improving and making this TCG even more enjoyable. Here’s a closer look at everything Reign of Jafar brings to the table.

Since its launch in August 2023, Disney’s Lorcana has grown to eight sets and more than 1,500 cards to its roster. The ninth set, slated to be released in September 2025, will bring several notable changes to competitive Lorcana play, change the name of the game when it comes to collecting, and much more. Titled Fabled, the next set is arguably one of the most exciting updates to Lorcana yet.

When Ravensburger announced the first cooperative Disney Lorcana set that had players fighting against Ursula, I was instantly intrigued. However, the lack of product at launch locally to me, and a price that I found a bit too high, stopped me from picking it up and giving it a go. While I still think the price for this product is expensive, the latest cooperative release, Palace Heist, is so much better than the first release. If Disney Lorcana is your passion and you enjoy a good, tough cooperative experience, this is an easy pick up in my opinion.

The eighth set of Disney's tabletop card game (TCG), Disney Lorcana: Reign of Jafar is adding another 18 stunning Enchanted cards to the collection. These cards are secret alternate art versions of others in the expansion, with illustrations that cover the cards to create miniature works of art. The rarity of the Enchanted type makes it difficult to pull even one of them from random booster packs, but also means they are quite valuable and special when someone does.

Last year’s Illumineer’s Quest, Deep Trouble, was one of Disney Lorcana’s best surprises. No other TCG is doing these kinds of narrative-driven, co-op spin-offs, and in just two iterations, they’ve become an important part of what makes Lorcana stand out in a sea of other card games. It’s one thing to offer players an alternative, cooperative way to enjoy the game, but it’s another to deliver that experience in such a thoughtfully-made and well-designed package. With Palace Heist, the Illumineer’s Quest series proves it has the production value and level of quality to stand on its own exceptional deck-building game.

I had two [Sapphire Coil] in play. Then I played [Perdita, Determined Mother] to move 7 puppy cards from the discard pile to the inkwell, giving me 7 * -2 + 7 * -2 to put on my opponents characters in play.

Completly senseless, aber still a nice round. Still lost though...

Reign of Jafar is Disney Lorcana’s eighth set and follows Jafar as he seeks to reassemble the broken Hexwell Crown. Using his serpent staff to hypnotize the detective Basil, Jafar takes advantage of the glimmer’s sleuthing skills and successfully acquires the missing pieces. With the Hexwell Crown reassembled, Jafar uses his new power to take over Arcazia’s Island, leaving the heroes scrambling to answer the great new threat.

Below you’ll find each card previewed from Reign of Jafar and information on the set’s various products. Be sure to bookmark this article for quick reference!

This is a lore engine deck that uses slightly-stronger princess heroes to challenge early, and then uses very well protected princesses to quest for 10+ lore around turn 5.

How can it be improved without paying $50/each for Rapunzel Gifted with Healing?

I like that they finally have planned in rotation into Lorcana, it will only make the game better. Though I was initally little chocked that they will rotate the first whole block, but I think it makes sense.

I also like the idea of a "core set", like in MtG, where they have lots of reprints of existing cards. Question is how often such core set will be released.

When rotation comes, I will lose about 40 or so cards(!) from my Lemon/Lime deck I just built. Hell, most of my decks will be gutted from rotation. Lets just hope that they will reprint most of the cards that I play.

While Archazia’s Island‘s release only felt like yesterday, Disney Lorcana is continuing the roll it’s on with the new set, Reign of Jafar, coming very soon. Checkpoint Gaming has been given the opportunity to reveal a new card from the upcoming set exclusively: Only So Much Room.

• Building a discard-themed deck in Disney Lorcana can disrupt opponents and boost gameplay with synergistic cards.
• Cards like Daisy Duck, Belle, and Sign The Scroll aid in making opponents discard, benefiting your strategy.
• Characters like Kuzco, Shere Khan, Kronk, and Prince John offer unique abilities to enhance your discard-focused deck.

One error I noticed:

Plus, with Ward, he can’t be challenged, so he’ll keep his amazing effect going strong.

Ward means he can't be targeted, but he can still be challenged.

• Shiftable characters in Lorcana help you get strong characters for cheaper costs, paving the way for power players.
• Characters like Baymax and Clarabelle offer unique abilities that enhance gameplay and deck strategy.
• Mulan, Robin Hood, Tinker Bell, and Sisu bring unique strengths and abilities to the field for diverse tactics.

• Rare Disney Lorcana promo cards have high market prices on TCGPlayer.
• Limited availability adds value to exclusive promo cards like Ursula, Mickey, and Maleficent.
• Challenge promo cards, like Cinderella and Rapunzel, are both playable and artistically stunning.

So there was a tournament in Germany this weekend ( Südlore Meisterschaft).

The winner, Dinh Khang Pham, played a Ruby/Sapphire deck, which proves that the deck is still going strong after Hiram has left the building.

Links:

• Deck list - https://lorcana.gg/tournaments/sudlore-meisterschaft
• Dinh Khang Phams decklist (Dinh a little Lore) - https://lorcana.gg/decks/dinh-a-little-lore-5t18i

Sapphire has a strict hold on ink ramp, and it's made it so that NOT running Sapphire is just too damn slow. Looks like the ONLY non-Sapphire card that allows extra inkwell is HeiHei Bumbling Rooster (Emerald).

Some ideas that are thematic and probably not game-breaking to (mostly) add extra ink, or prevent opponents from pulling away:

• Amethyst: Return character with cost [2] or less to their owner's hand. The owner can add a card face down and exerted to their inkwell.
• Amethyst: Look at the top three cards of your deck. You may add one card to your hand OR card to your inkwell. Place the rest on bottom of your deck.
• Amber: Character with Bodyguard. When this character is banished, place them face down and exerted in your inkwell.
• Amber: 4-ink (ish) item. Exert + banish to heal a character a bit and play one extra ink.
• Ruby: 2-ink (ish) item with 2-ink ability: Cast a character 3 ink or less without paying it's ink cost. Character gains rush, and is banished at the end of turn. When it is banished, add it face down and exerted to your inkwell.
• Ruby: Reckless character with ability: If this character is exerted at the start of your turn, place it face down and exerted in your inkwell.
• Emerald: HeiHei's ability - When you play this character, if opponent has more ink, you can add one more.
• Emerald: Action card: Move one card from opponent's inkwell to their discard pile. (Or as a more expensive action, two ink)
• Steel: Each player chooses one character and places them face down and exerted in their inkwell.
• Steel: Character ability - [2][exert] - Opponents may not add ink to their inkwell until your next turn.