All Disney Lorcana Release Dates So Far
Like any trading card game, Disney Lorcana frequently releases new cards, keeping mechanics new and fresh, the competitive scene vibrant, and money flowing from our wallets into Ravensburger’s. With so many releases happening, it can be a little bit challenging to stay on top of them all.
Never fear! In this guide, we’re going to be compiling every single Lorcana release date so far, and upcoming ones you should know about.
*Updated March 26, 2024 with additional info on Lorcana’s fourth set.
Disney Lorcana: The First Chapter
Disney Lorcana: The First Chapter was (as it sounds) the original Lorcana base set to come out of Ravensburger. And it was an incredible hit. So much so that demand for The First Chapter products fueled a frenzied shortage, resulting in a reprint just months after its release.
And while The First Chapter was an excellent expansion, it was not without its share of pitfalls. Most frusturatingly, perhaps, the game had a serious draw support issue, with unequal access to a strong draw engine across its several ink types. What’s more, it didn’t include enough cards to support a terribly impressive meta game, with at best only five decks being competitively viable.
That being said, those are issues that would probably plague any brand new trading card game, and the positives of The First Chapter far outweighed its negatives.
The set boasted incredibly fun and engaging mechanics, gorgeous Enchanted Rares that will probably remain legendary for a long time to come for how hard they were to pull and how prized they were to claim, and solidified Disney Lorcana as real threat to the existing trading card game market with an appeal far broader perhaps than any other trading card game we’ve witnessed to date.
Disney Lorcana: The First Chapter release date
Disney Lorcana: The First Chapter had an early release at local game stores and select Disney Parks on August 18, 2023, and a full retail release on September 1, 2023. This release schedule would cement the approach Ravensburger would emulate for subsequent releases, following the same timeframe of early release to full retail release.
Disney Lorcana: The First Chapter products
The First Chapter included several fantastic Lorcana products including:
A Booster Box
Three starter decks (which we opened and reviewed)
A gift set
Playmats and deck boxes.
Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn
The first three sets of Disney Lorcana were said to have been designed together, so it makes sense how Ravensburger was able to follow so close on the heels of the phenomenally successful First Chapter with the even better Rise of the Floodborn set release.
Despite what the title would lead you to think, Rise of the Floodborn wasn’t noteworthy so much for the Floodborn characters it introduced (which were, of course, great) as it was for significantly upleveling the Disney Lorcana game as a whole.
By the time Rise of the Floodborn released, supply issues had largely been fixed, and within weeks of its release, Lorcana cards were quite affordable on the secondary card market, and Lorcana TCG products (both Rise of the Floodborn and The First Chapter) could be found at both local game stores and big retailers reliably.
And this is good because with Rise of the Floodborn Disney Lorcana cemented itself as more than just a scalper fueled anomaly – it became a veritable TCG powerhouse with enough cards and mechanics to establish a thriving (if somewhat unbalanced) metagame.
With gorgeous cards, plenty of additional draw support for each ink type, and fascinating new mechanics and a deck building experience that is still bringing new mechanics to light today, Rise of the Floodborn should go down in history as one of the greatest TCG expansions of all time.
Rise of the Floodborn release date
Rise of the Floodborn had its early release at local game stores and select Disney parks on November 17, 2023, and a full retail release on December 1, 2023. While it featured a similar product lineup as the First Chapter, there also were a few noteworthy differences.
Instead of the typical gift set we saw in The First Chapter, Ravensburger took advantage of the significant hype around the Disney100 centenial celebration to do a special gift set. This gift set featured special promos featuring alternate artwork for several cards featuring popular characters. The gift set was a huge success and still one of the most unique products to come out of Disney Lorcana to date.
Additional changes included releasing only two starter decks instead of three, and a slightly upgraded Illumineer’s Trove with a divider.
For a full guide to the Rise of the Floodborn release date and product lineup, see our Rise of the Floodborn product guide.
Disney Lorcana: Into the Inklands
Disney Lorcana’s third set, Into the Inklands, has a scheduled early release date at local game shops and select Disney parks of February 23, 2024, and a full retail release on March 8, 2024.
While it’s going to be hard to complete with the masterpiece that Rise of the Floodborn was, the Disney Lorcana team is doing their utmost, releasing game changing mechanics like Location cards and a host of new cards based on Disney franchises we have yet to see cards for. It’s quite clear that Ravensburger has no intention of just letting Lorcana remain static, or attempting to cruise based on the allure of Disney-themed cards alone. They are proving themselves committed to growing a complex and rewarding game, competitive experience, and a bustling community through special Discord sessions open to the public with Lorcana team members.
Already, Into the Inklands spoilers have been making huge waves around the globe via websites like ours and social media accounts. Meanwhile, the product lineup looks almost the same as Rise of the Floodborn with two new each of starter decks, playmats, deck boxes and card sleeves, as well as the same booster card products including: a booster box, an Illumineer’s Trove, and a gift set (similar to the one from The First Chapter featuring jumbo cards).
One notable change that we are particularly excited to see coming out of Into the Inklands, however, is a revamped Illumineer’s Trove featuring enhancements like damge dice counters, a lore counter, and seperaters to make organizing cards by ink type easier.
Lorcana’s fourth set: Ursula’s Return
Set #4 early release on May 17, 2024 | Full retail release May 31, 2024
Ursula’s Return takes players into uncharted waters. For the first time ever, a set is themed entirely around a single character: Ursula. While this set doesn’t introduce any mind bending mechanics or new card types, there are still plenty of reasons to be excited about this one thanks to new Disney properties being included (Encanto) and even a standalone product that allows players to collaborate against a common foe.
Learn more about the set in our Ursula’s Return product guide, and see all spoilers before the set comes out via our Ursula’s Return spoilers card list.
Additional Lorcana sets announced for 2024
In addition to Into the Inklands, we will be getting three more Lorcana set releases this year. While their names, themes and cards have yet to be revealed, we do have their anticipated launch dates. Those are:
Set #5 early release on August 9, 2024 | Full retail release August 23, 2024
Set #6 early release on November 15, 2024 | Full retail release on November 29, 2024
It’s going to be a busy year for Lorcana releases, with plenty of new cards and exciting new mechanics to explore!
That’s all the Disney Lorcana release dates you need to be aware of so far, and we’ll make sure to keep this guide up-to-date with any new Lorcana releases as they are announced!
