Disney Lorcana
Ravensburger's Disney TCG. The six inks, lore and questing, deck archetypes, set releases, starter decks, card rarities, and collecting.
August 2026
8 posts
Disney Lorcana Character Classifications Explained: All 47, and Why Storyborn Does Nothing
Rule 5.3.3.2 lists 47 classifications, and a card needs one of them to legally be a character at all. Then you count the card pool and find that the two most common words on the type - Storyborn and Dreamborn, 1,688 characters between them - are referenced by exactly zero cards.
Disney Lorcana Items Explained: All 205, and Why Nothing Can Attack Them
The item card type gets four numbered rules in a 55-page rulebook, and not one of them explains how to get rid of one. Here is the whole type, counted from the live card pool - 205 items, the cheapest average cost in the game, and the 32 cards that can actually remove one.
Disney Lorcana Songs Explained: How Singing Works, All 119
The number printed on a Lorcana song is a requirement, not a price. Here is the exact alternate-cost rule from Comprehensive Rules 2.2.0, all 119 songs counted from the live pool, and the five situations where the character you were counting on cannot open its mouth.
Disney Lorcana Rarities Explained: All 8 Tiers, and Why Three of Them Are Cosmetic
Lorcana has eight card rarities and a booster pack that guarantees exactly two of them. Here is what each tier means, how many of each Ravensburger prints per set, and why the three rarest tiers are alternate printings of cards you can buy for pocket change.
Disney Lorcana Locations Explained: How All 85 Location Cards Work
Locations never quest, never exert and never hit back, and one of them will still out-race your opponent from the corner of the table. Here is the whole card type - every rule that governs it and every one of the 85 cards that exist, counted from the live pool.
Disney Lorcana at Gen Con 2026: 118 Sessions, a Stitch Promo, and a Coconut
Ravensburger's cheapest Gen Con ticket costs two dollars, and it might be the most important thing the company is doing at the show. A live report from day three: every Lorcana session counted, the participation promo verified, and the first public playtest in the game's history.
Illumineer's Quest: The Great Hunny Rescue - Lorcana's Co-op Box, Explained
Ravensburger opened Gen Con 2026 with a Winnie the Pooh co-op box instead of a competitive reveal. Here's what an Illumineer's Quest actually is, what the first two boxes established, and everything confirmed about The Great Hunny Rescue - contents, date, and price included.
Lorcana Promo Cards Explained: The 157-Card System Behind the Gen Con Stitch
Everyone playing Lorcana at Gen Con this weekend leaves with the same stamped Stitch. That little stamp is the visible tip of a 157-card system with seven distinct families, four distribution levers, and a numbering scheme that tells you exactly where every card came from - once you know how to read it.
July 2026
4 posts
Disney Lorcana Keywords Explained: All 14, Counted Across 2,485 Cards
Lorcana has fourteen keywords and Ravensburger prints them wildly unevenly. Here is what each one does by rule number, how many cards actually carry it, and the ink-pair blind spot that no rulebook warns you about.
How to Play Disney Lorcana - Rules, Turn Structure, and the Race to 20 Lore
Lorcana is the rare TCG where you never attack your opponent directly. You race them to 20 lore. This is the full rules walkthrough - inkwell, turn phases, questing, challenging, drying, card types, and deck limits - with nothing invented and everything checked against Ravensburger's comprehensive rules.
Disney Lorcana Beginner Guide: Your First 10 Games
Lorcana takes twenty minutes to learn and about ten games to stop losing to the basics. Here is what to buy, what the inkwell decision actually costs you, and the errors that quietly decide your first matches.
Disney Lorcana Inks Explained: What Amber, Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire and Steel Do
Lorcana gives you six inks and lets you pick two. Here is what each ink actually owns mechanically - counted from the live card pool, not vibes - and why pairing inks in Lorcana costs you nothing.