
Our favourite cards from Disney Lorcana's Archazia's Island set as it's released
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Disney Lorcana's Archazia's Island set finally launches today, and it's packed with characters that are instantly recognisable as well as some we worried had been forgottenTech16:20, 07 Mar 2025Tamatoa is already rising in value(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)When you think of iconic characters, few companies have quite as many as Disney. Even aside from Star Wars and Marvel, the House of Mouse has a huge number of recognisable faces, which made it a bit of a no-brainer when it partnered with Ravensburger to release its own trading card game, Lorcana.Mixing the violence of battle with more soothing 'Questing' while retaining the complexity of something like Pokemon TCG and Magic The Gathering must have been a challenge, but approaching its three-year anniversary, the game is still going strong.Its first set of 2025, Archazia's Island, brings a wealth of new cards (204, in fact), and follows on from Azurite Sea from late last year. It introduces new versions of characters, fresh Song cards, and some forgotten faces that deserve another look. Here are our top 10 cards from the set.Penny's art is lovely, and she's a strong card, too(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)Spoiler alert, Bolt is also on our list, but Penny gets her own spot. The two have an adorable bond in the movie, which sadly isn't as often remembered as other titles on this list.Card-wise, Penny is a low cost option that gets a body on the board and helps heal someone when she enters, too a great way to start building a board state early on, or save one of your best cards.Tramp pairs well with Lady, naturally(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)A dynamic dog duo, Tramp comes in for less if you have Lady already in play, and while there are other options for each, Tramp comes in with the option to buff strength of one of your characters based on the number of cards you have in play.You could say he's a very, very good boy.Lady can bring cards back from the discard pile(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)The other half of our spaghetti-munching canine pair, Lady, Miss Park Avenue may not look like a necromancer, but she can raise the dead or at least the discarded.She can bring back cheap cards like Tramp or Penny, and her Shift cast is cheap enough to drop right onto a different version of Lady for a mid-game boost.How cool is this Belle design?(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)One of the best card designs around, I love this version of Belle, as expensive as she is to cast (NINE ink?! In this economy?).That makes her a late-game choice unless you can squeeze her in for her Shift cost, which can be decreased by discarding items. She can also earn up to six lore per turn, thanks to the three base lore she has plus additional lore gained from salvaging item cards.It wouldn't be Disney without Aurora(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)One of the quintessential Disney princesses, Aurora is a force to be reckoned with since she can be Readied each time you heal a character, making her ideal alongside Penny.Add to that Singer 5 to more easily play song cards and you've got a Disney icon that earns her spot.You can play Scrooge for free(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)Scrooge McDuck is well-known for being a cheapskate and that extends to his card. In fact, exerting four cards means you can play him for free, which is worth doing since he's a 4/4.Add to that his ability to find items in your deck's top four cards and he could be very, very helpful indeed.Tamatoa is already rising in value(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)Tamatoa is getting pricey already, and for good reason he can help you pluck item cards from your discard pile, and then play them for free if he quests.There are a few cards on this list he pairs nicely with, and is likely to be worth a few bob over the next few weeks as a result.All is Found helps you ramp your Ink(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)The only Song on our list, All Is Found takes cards from your Discard pile and drops them into your inkwell. While they return exerted, knowing you can ramp up a few extra ink in the mid-to-late game is ideal.It's also a really nice, sweet card from a lovely moment at the start of Frozen 2.Bolt deserves more love in general, so it's great to see him here(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)Here he is! Bolt is a 3/5, but that's underselling him. The super-powered doggo is able to rack up lore if you've got an array of cards on the board that haven't taken damage, which naturally works nicely with Penny.Meanwhile, Bolt Stare can banish an Illusion character at the cost of exertion. Exert, Ready, grab more lore what's not to love?Elsa tops our list just look at that art(Image: Disney/Ravensburger)Is Elsa, Ice Maker the best card in the set? Probably not, in truth, but my subjectivity is showing because my kid adores Frozen.Article continues belowGiven how many Elsa variants there are, the Shift cost of 4 here is particularly useful, and playing her alongside Anna can literally freeze your opponent's biggest cards. Add in the fact she's a 5/5 body and Elsa feels particularly powerful.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.
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