Lorcana, the collectible card game (CCG) set in the Disney franchise, launched earlier this year and quickly became incredibly popular, selling out so fast that Ravensburger announced a reprint of the first set to release alongside the release of the second set, Rise of the Floodborn. Rise of the Floodborn is out now, and we’re here to answer all your questions about the brand-new set. How does it work with The First Chapter? What products are available? Does my deck still work? Read on to find out.
We’ve covered Disney Lorcana since its release, and you can catch up by reading our Beginners Guide, checking out our The First Chapter Booster Box Opening, and our exclusive reveal of a card from Rise of the Floodborn.
What Is Disney Lorcana?
Disney Lorcana is a CCG that features characters from Walt Disney Pictures‘ film history. 2 players each build a deck, and then play against each other, drawing and playing cards until one player wins by reaching 20 lore.
How Do You Play Disney Lorcana?
The rules for Disney Lorcana are quick to read and start playing. Printed copies come in starter packs, or they can be downloaded from Ravensburger here. There is also an app, that along with listing al the cards in the game, also has a handy lore tracker for use in game, and some step-by-step guides for learning to play, or if videos are your preferred way of learning, you can also watch those on the Ravenburger website here.
Players begin by selecting one of the several pre-made decks, or by building their own. Decks are made up of 60 or more cards, with no more than 4 copies of any one card. All of Lorcana’s cards also come from 1 of the 6 types of inks, Amber, Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire and Steel. Decks can only include cards from a maximum of 2 inks.
After drawing your starting hand of 7 cards from your deck, players start to take turns following a set turn format. The player taking the first turn doesn’t draw a card, to balance out the advantage of going first, but every turn after, players will start their turn by drawing a card from their deck.
During each turn, players can play one of their cards facedown into an area known as the inkwell. This means that the front of the card’s details have no further effect on the game, and it is only used to generate ink. This is done by exerting the card, which means turning it on its side to show it has been used and can’t be used again until it is readied at the start of your next turn. When exerted in this way, the card provides 1 ink which can be used to cast cards from your hand. A card’s cost is the large number on the top left-hand corner of the card.
There are 3 types of cards in Lorcana.
- Characters, who can go on quests to earn you lore, which is how you win the game, but they can also be used to battle other characters to try and slow your opponent’s lore gaining down
- Items, which can give you special actions and abilities
- Actions, that are the only cards that don’t stay in play, and they activate one-time effects and are then discarded
Play alternates back and forth between players, each taking their full turn before passing to the next until one player has 20 lore, or a player needs to draw a card a card from their deck, but can’t because their deck is empty.
What Disney Lorcana Rise Of The Floodborn Products Are Available?
Disney Lorcana Rise of the Floodborn is the second set of Disney Lorcana and has several products available, which we detail below:
Disney Lorcana Rise of the Floodborn Starter Set
Disney Lorcana Rise of the Floodborn has 2 starter decks available and each comes with a fixed 60-card deck, that’s the same in every starter and also includes a randomized 12-card booster pack, a rule leaflet, and tokens. We discuss the starter sets in detail in our review here.
The 2 starter decks that are available are:
- Amber and Sapphire / The Queen and Gaston
- Amethyst and Steel / Merlin and Tiana
Disney Lorcana Rise of the Floodborn Booster Pack
Disney Lorcana Rise of the Floodborn booster packs come with 3 different images on the packaging but they all contain the same randomized content inside.
Each booster pack contains:
- 6 common cards
- 3 uncommon cards
- 2 rare, super rare, or legendary cards
- 1 foil card (random rarity level)
Disney Lorcana D100 Gift Set
The Disney Lorcana D100 gift set is a special pack containing 6 fixed foil cards and some randomized booster packs.
The Gift Set contains:
- 6 foil Disney Lorcana cards drawn by Disney animators that are only available in this set.
- 4 booster packs of 12 additional game cards each
Disney Lorcana Rise of the Floodborn Illumineer’s Trove
The Disney Lorcana Rise of the Floodborn Illumineer’s Trove is a special box containing several randomized booster packs and a large storage box to transport your cards in.
The full contents of the Illumineer’s Trove are:
- 1 storage box
- 2 deck boxes
- 8 booster packs
- 15 game tokens
- 1 player’s guide
Can I Use My Disney Lorcana First Chapter Cards With Rise Of The Floodborn?
Disney Lorcana the First Chapter is entirely compatible with Rise of the Floodborn. Cards from both sets can be used to create decks, following the normal deck creation rules of a minimum of 60 cards, only cards from up to 2 Ink types can be used, and a maximum of 4 of any one card.
Ravensburger haven’t talked about set rotation, where is where sets rotate out as new sets come in, so we don’t know yet what the future of the competitive scene will be, but for now, all cards are valid.
What Big Changes Did Disney Lorcana Rise Of The Floodborn Bring?
Rise of the Floodborn brings in a new mechanic in Resist, which allows characters to ignore damage up to their resist value each time they take damage. This means that you need to damage characters with Resist +1 with 2 damage, just to do a single point of damage, and characters with Resist +2 with 3 points.
The set also adds several new powerful cards and adds cards that have created new deck types. Along with the Merlin/Mim cards we discussed in our Rise of the Floodborn Starter Sets review, we’re also big fans of the Hiram Flaversham/Pawpsicle combo, which can be used to draw 3 cards with a single Pawpsicle with Flaversham in play.
The Disney Lorcana Rise of the Floodborn products used to produce this guide were provided by Ravensburger.
