Card Rarity Guide
Some cards are more difficult to find then others in Disney Lorcana.
Each card has a rarity in the following order:
- Common
- Uncommon
- Rare
- Super Rare
- Legendary
- Enchanted
Most cards will come in their normal, "non-foil" version, but some will have the "foil" treatment, which makes them shiny. Foil cards are more rare than their normal counterparts. There is no difference in gameplay between the non-foil and foil version of the same card!
A good indicator for card rarity is its distribution in a booster pack. A Disney Lorcana booster pack contains:
- 6 Common cards
- 3 Uncommon cards
- 2 Non-foil Rare, Super Rare, or Legendary cards
- In these 2 slots, it's more probable to have a Rare than a Super Rare, and more probable to have a Super Rare than a Legendary.
- 1 foil card
- Of any rarity, including Enchanted.
- Again, a foil common is more probable than a foil rare. So getting an Enchanted card is really exceptional.
- 1 art card
- This is a collectible - you can't put them in your deck.
Note:
- The foil and non-foil versions of a card have the same art and the same card number,
- Enchanted cards have a different art and a different card number than their standard art counterpart. There is no difference in gameplay between the standard and enchanted version of the same card!
- The rarity of a card is not necessarily an indicator for how good a card is for your deck. Cards of higher rarity usually are more complex and often stronger than cards of lower rarity, but sometimes only work under specific circumstances. A common card could be an essential card for your deck!
- Starter decks have a fixed card list, with 2 foil cards of the characters on the package front. You can check the rarity of each card in the starter deck lists - their rarity doesn't matter if you keep the starter deck as it is as they're all in the starter deck, but they're a good indicator of how difficult it would be to get additional copies from a booster pack when you want to upgrade your starter deck or start crafting your own decks.
- If you're looking to buy individual cards from your local game store or online, or to trade them with other players or collectors, the rarity of the card will be taken into account. However, don't loose sight of the playability of a card. A legendary card that no-one wants in their deck may only be sought after by collectors, while a Ruby rare card that everyone wants in their Ruby/Amber decks 4 times may be more worth more.
Promo cards
There are several rarity icons for promo cards. If you have a card with a rarity item that isn't on the above list (nor a scenario card, see below), it's likely a promo card that was provided on special occasions. Those cards don't appear in regular products like booster packs. Promo cards are functionally the same as their original counterpart and can be played in any deck where the original counterpart can be played.
Scenario cards
- Scenario cards were introduced by Illumineer's Quest: Deep Trouble. They come with their own rarity icon and in their own colored layout.
- They are only playable in a scenario deck - not in a "normal" deck.