Disney Lorcana Could Be the Next Big TCG – Here’s Where to Buy It

If you are as big of a fan of the Villainous games as we are, then you should be very excited about the brand new trading card game to come out of Ravensburger: Disney Lorcana.

The game is incredibly hot right now. So hot that stores everywhere are out of stock, driving up prices for products online.

In this guide, we’re going to get into what Disney Lorcana is, why you should care about it, and where thou can buy it.

What is Disney Lorcana?

To start, what you really need to know about Disney Lorcana is that it’s a brand new trading card game featuring Disney characters and made by fantastic game creator, Ravensburger. The final part is the really important one. If this were just a random game maker behind it, we might honestly be less excited about it. But the reality is Ravensburger is a truly great game maker, and they have real, proven success creating previous games like the exceedingly successful Villainous games.

Is Disney Lorcana the Next Big Thing?

It is very, very hard for a new trading card game to make it big – especially a brand new one. The big three trading card games right now – Pokemon, Magic, and Yugioh – have been around for decades at this point, and have well established fan bases and card markets.

That being said, we do think Disney Lorcana is the next big thing in the trading card game world.

If you think about it, in order for a trading card game to be successful, it has to meet two lofty criteria. It has to be incredibly collectible, and have incredible game mechanics.

Yugioh falls short in the collectible side of things – Yugioh just isn’t anywhere near as big of a franchise as Pokemon and doesn’t have the fanbase, for example. Magic the Gathering has such a strong player base that it can make up for any lack in broader appealing intellectual property, but it was also the first big game of its kind so it gets a pass.

Pokemon has it all – its mechanics are smooth and fun, and it is based on the biggest multimedia franchise in history.

Let’s get into why Lorcana has so much potential.

Disney Lorcana Boasts Access to the Biggest Collection of Intellectual Properties in the World

Disney may be struggling right now in many ways, but it still has a collection of widely bankable characters and franchises under its roof. Now, you can experience many of their most iconic characters in Disney Lorcana. With such incredible character recognition and popularity, this trading card game is going to be an instant hit with fans.

What About the Gameplay?

Disney may make a lot of bad decisions these days, but choosing to work with Ravensburger was not one of them. Fans of Villainous will attest to how much fun that game was, and the mechanics worked amazingly. In fact, the only thing missing in Villainous is the lack of customizability trading card game fans know and love. Now, Lorcana offers the whole package. It has the Ravensburger touch from a mechanics standpoint, and the insane collectibility of Disney backing it.

Lorcana Has the Image of Being a Less Competitive Trading Card Game

Lorcana is in many ways a lot like Villainous in that its win condition is based not on you directly “beating” your opponent but in you achieving an objective first. This sort of gameplay can actually have a broader appeal than the more combative nature at the heart of the big three trading card games.

As we’ve seen in recent years with Pokemon’s surge in popularity, it’s not really competition that drives card sales, and Lorcana could benefit from a broader player base than any of the other big three games thanks to its innately casual nature.

Where Can You Buy Disney Lorcana?

Now we’re getting to the really good stuff.

Disney Lorcana has has what many have heralded as a “terrible” launch. However, that may not really be the case. While there is certainly a supply issue on Ravensburger’s side, as we see in the trading card game market, scarcity breeds further demand, driving prices up. And high prices for key rare cards often drives up demand for purchasing product.

Although that’s not the sole factor, part of what bolstered Pokemon’s own popularity was its famous shortage. As Pokemon product dissapeared from stores, people sought it out more hungrily.

Ravensburger undoubtedly underestimated the demand for their game and didn’t prepare the proper infrastructure to print at scale the way Pokemon has since the pandemic. However, that ultimately won’t hurt them much. Already a reprint is in the works, and when that happens, products will undoubtedly fly off the shelves only to more hands.

TCGplayer is probably your best best for purchasing Lorcana right now

It’s really, really fun to pick up booster packs, boxes and sets from department stores, and that’s just as true for Disney Lorcana as it is for Pokemon TCG. However, the shortage for Lorcana is so bad right now that it’s quite unlikely you’re going to find any Lorcana near you. Even browsing retailers like Best Buy shows products to be sold out.

Until Disney Lorcana is more widely available at stores again, your best bet is to shop online at TCGplayer. While you won’t be able to get products for lower MSRP rates, you will still likely find the best price there.

I recently purchased two starter decks from TCGplayer, for example, for under $30 each, which is not a whole lot more than they go for MSRP.

You can also get the gift set there for a reasonable price, given the shortage.

Disney Lorcana is Available at Pin Traders in Downtown Disney

If you are really adamant about getting your hands on Lorcana products at MSRP, however, you do have another option. You can go to Disneyland or Disney World. That’s right. According to sources, you can currently pick up sealed Lorcana products at Downtown Disney at the Pin Traders store, or at the World of Disney Store in Walt Disney World.

You Cand Find Good Deals on Disney Lorcana Sealed Products on eBay

If you aren’t planning on making it to either Disneyland or Disney World anytime soon, another great option for you to pick up coveted Disney Lorcana products is on eBay.

I recently purchased the Disney Lorcana First Chapter Illumineers Trove Box for well under the market price listed on TCGplayer.

No matter how you choose to get your Lorcana cards, it seems highly likely that this trading card game will see continued great success beyond its initial strong start. And with a fusion of great gameplay mechanics with highly collectible characters, I think we have just witnessed the rise of another great trading card game.