Sneak Peek at New Starter Decks for Rise of the Floodborn

It’s no secret that we are enamored with the hit Strategy Card Game Disney Lorcana. We have been playing this game nonstop since its launch in August, and we got a chance to preview the two single-player starter decks from the upcoming Rise of the Floodborn Expansion set. The first expansion will launch at local games stores on November 17th, and in larger retail locations on December 1st.

Bringing together Disney’s century of storytelling experience and Ravensburger’s 140 years of
games excellence, Disney Lorcana is the world’s most welcoming trading card game (TCG) and the ultimate Disney collectible.

Here, two or more players become “Illumineers” and wield magical inks to summon a team of
Disney characters known as glimmers, who appear in both familiar and fantastical ways. Players
explore the realm of Lorcana alongside their teams of glimmers as they race to be the first to
collect 20 “lore.”

In each game, players will play characters, actions, and items from their hands
and choose whether to have their characters “quest” for lore or challenge opponents to slow them down. So let’s discuss how these new starter decks set players up for entrance into this game.

Tactical Teamwork (Amber / Sapphire) We play tested this deck in several games and we love the synergy between our Amber Seven Dwarves Cards. All of the Dwarves can be inked, and the most expensive of the dwarves is Happy with a cost of 5. We are in love with “The Queen” who can help support other cards during a challenge. This deck looks competitive straight away, and with Sapphire helping control the action, Tactical Teamwork seems a ferocious deck for both casual play and competitive games. Judy Hops can help keep opponents items at bay and the Gumbo Pot will give your Dwarves a little help in the healing department. Check out the full card list below:

Amber

2x Bashful – Hopeless Romantic
1x Christopher Robin – Adventurer
2x Doc – Leader of the Seven Dwarfs
2x Dopey – Always Playful
3x Gaston – Baritone Bully
1x Grand Duke – Advisor to the King
3x Grumpy – Bad-Tempered
2x Happy – Good-Natured
2x LeFou – Bumbler*
3x Sleepy – Nodding Off
3x Sneezy – Very Allergic
2x Snow White – Lost in the Forest
1x The Queen – Commanding Presence
3x The Queen – Regal Monarch
2x Painting the Roses Red

Sapphire

1x Belle – Inventive Engineer*
3x Cruella de Vil – Fashionable Cruiser
1x Gaston – Intellectual Powerhouse
1x Hiram Flaversham – Toymaker
2x Judy Hopps – Optimistic Officer
3x Owl – Logical Lecturer
2x Philoctetes – Trainer of Heroes*
3x The Nokk – Water Spirit
1x Winnie the Pooh – Having a Think
2x Four Dozen Eggs
2x Launch
2x Fang Crossbow
2x Gumbo Pot
3x Pawpsicle

*These indicate cards from The First Chapter

Might and Magic. Amethyst glimmers like Merlin and Madam Mim take center stage and will have your opponents off balance the entire game. Steel cards continue to menace in this Starter Deck with powerhouse cards like Kronk: Junior Chipmunk packing some punch with 4 Strength and 5 Willpower. However, he can resist 1 damage done, so he’s going to be hard to banish in a challenge outright. Same goes for Tiana: Celebrating Princess who resists for 2 with a Willpower of 4. Nobody knows how the Meta Game will change with the addition of incredible cards in Floodborn, but both of these decks can handle themselves without any tweaks.

Amethyst

3x Chip the Teacup – Gentle Soul
2x Dr. Facilier – Savvy Opportunist
3x HeiHei – Persistent Presence
3x Kuzco – Wanted Llama
1x Madam Mim – Fox
3x Madam Mim – Snake
2x Merlin – Crab
3x Merlin – Goat
1x Merlin – Rabbit
1x Merlin -Shapeshifter
2x Merlin – Squirrel
2x Freeze*
2x I’m Stuck

Steel

2x Beast – Forbidding Recluse
2x Benja – Guardian of the Dragon Gem
2x Cinderella – Knight in Training
2x Eli La Bouff – Big Daddy
2x Hercules – Hero in Training
1x Kronk – Junior Chipmunk
2x Lawrence – Jealous Manservant
3x Lilo – Galactic Hero*
2x Prince Eric – Dashing and Brave*
3x Prince Naveen – Penniless Royal
1x The Huntsman – Reluctant Enforcer
2x The Prince – Never Gives Up
1x Tiana – Celebrating Princess
3x Tiana – Diligent Waitress
2x Last Cannon
2x Mouse Armor

Ravensburger delivers continued excellence with the Starter Decks. We owned all three Starter Decks from The First Chapter and found them to be both competitive and fun to play. We entered two local tournaments and won the first and placed second in another. So you don’t have to spend a fortune to make a splash at your local game shop. MSRP on both Starter Decks is US $16.99 / CAN $21.99.

Each deck includes everything you need to start playing against another player. Each Player must have their own deck, so purchase both of them if you want to have a player versus-player game in your own household. Both decks contain 60 cards, damage counters, a paper playmat, player tracker tokens, a rule set, and one boost pack of randomized cards.

Booster packs will also be available at your local games store to help you customize either one of these decks to suit your play style and strategy. Booster Packs retail for MSRP US $5.99 / CAN $7.99 and contain 12 randomized cards.

(1) Foil card of random rarity

(2) Rare (or higher rarity) cards

(3) Uncommon cards

(6) Common cards

We own all three original Starter Decks from The First Chapter, and we love both Might and Magic and Tactical Teamwork. My daughter and I trade various decks and play every single night. Tabletop gaming and card gaming have become our favorite family pastimes. The best part about Disney Lorcana is that the game is scalable to add additional players, so the entire family can get in on the action; so we recommend purchasing all five available starter decks if possible.

We can’t wait to run to our local games store on Friday to pick up more booster packs and we are on the lookout for additional items like the Illumineer’s Trove, playmats, deck boxes, and card sleeves inspired by the artwork of Rise of the Floodborn.

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If you are not looking to become a player, Rise of the Floodborn features more than 200 original cards with brand-new artwork and is highly collectible. The set will be released on November 17, 2023, at local game stores and Disney Parks, and then more broadly on December 1, 2023, at mass retailers and on shopDisney.

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