Disney Lorcana

Quick ReferencesThe Illuminary

A small library of references for Disney Lorcana — how to play, how to build, and how to compete. Open one on your phone mid-game, or print the PDF and keep it beside the board.

1 Learn the rules → 2 Pick a way to play → 3 Build & compete

Start here

Brand new, or shaking off the rust? Begin with the rules of the base game.

The base game

Trading Card Game

Core Rules

Everything to run a standard game: card anatomy, the six inks, setup and deckbuilding, the Ready·Set·Draw turn, questing vs. challenging, and the full keyword glossary.

2-page PDFWeb viewAll keywords

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Ways to play

One collection, many games — from a twenty-minute two-pack duel to a co-op boss fight.

All formats

Official · Beta · Community

Ways to Play

Nine formats side by side — Constructed, multiplayer, co-op, Pack Rush, Draft and Sealed, plus the fan-made Heroic and Two-Headed Dragon. Includes a "pick by what you have" chooser.

2-page PDFWeb view9 formats

Open guide PDF

Beta Format

Multiplayer · Singleton · 25 lore

Format Coconut

A thematic multiplayer format in beta: build a near-singleton deck around one of 18 signature characters, run up to three inks, and race a table of 3–4 players to 25 lore.

4-page PDFAll 18 cardsCard picker

Open Picker PDF

Illumineer's Quest

Reign of Jafar · Co-op

Palace Heist

The co-op scenario against Jafar: a base-Lorcana refresher plus everything Palace Heist layers on — the Crown, running Jafar's self-playing turn, and all four battlegrounds with their abilities.

3-page PDFWeb viewBattlegrounds

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Illumineer's Quest

Ursula's Return · Co-op

Deep Trouble

The first co-op scenario, against Ursula and the Trident: setup, running her self-playing turn, the Depths and entangled glimmers, all four battlegrounds, and what her scenario deck is holding.

4-page PDFWeb viewBattlegrounds

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Build & compete

Once you know the game: sharpening a deck, and what the organized scene expects.

Strategy

Consistency · Ratios · Archetypes

Deck-Building Guide

The math behind a consistent 60-card deck: non-inkable thresholds, copy counts, search density, ink ratios and the "Ratio Paradox," a mulligan matrix, and a worked Sapphire/Steel ramp-control archetype.

Full + 1-page PDFWeb viewData tables

Open Full PDF 1-page

Organized Play

Tournaments · Rotation · Resources

Competitive Play

What it actually takes to compete: the three tournament tiers, how Championship qualification works, formats and rotation, what happens on tournament day — plus the official resource shelf, distilled.

3-page PDFWeb viewOfficial links

Open guide PDF

Sets & History

2023 – 2026 · Rotation status

The Set Chronicle

Every set in release order, what each one added to the game, and which are still legal in Core Constructed — plus what rotated when, what's coming next, and how to buy for the format you actually play.

3-page PDFWeb view13 sets

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Summaries for quick table reference. The official Disney Lorcana Comprehensive Rules and each product's own rules sheet are the final word on any edge case.