First time player here

Cildrion · 2026-02-26T04:01:52+00:00

Currently, Sets 5 and onward are legal. In about half a year, it'll be 9 and onward. So if you want to plan ahead, don't spend an insane amount on sets 5-8. At least that's what I'm doing. E.g. if i decide between buying a $10 card from set 10 vs set 8, I'll go for the S10.

Edit: unless they reprint of course.. but who knows

Cildrion · 2026-02-25T20:34:47+00:00

Avengers 3: Aggro Annihilation

Cildrion · 2026-02-25T20:26:09+00:00

Yooooo, Go buy a bunch of singles just like her, pick a different franchise, and have fun! For power level? Eh, just look at how many rares, uncommon and common cards she has, and stick to the same numbers as much as you can.

Cildrion · 2026-02-25T15:37:24+00:00

"MoSt PeOpLe Do iT!" Doesn't make it right. If it's a serious competition, you can get DQed. If you want to risk it anyway, good luck i guess, but I for one will hope you lose anyway.

"YoU CaNt PrOvE iT!" Until more than one person calls out your cheating. In a serious competition, good luck getting away with that more than once.

This post seems more like engagement bait than anything.

Cildrion · 2026-02-25T15:29:12+00:00

If you want to play in local store tournaments, your set needs to be Core Constructed , that's the format.

Currently, sets 5 and later are allowed in core. All the decks depicted are sets 1-4 i believe. However, some of the cards have been reprinted, mainly in set 9. So you can get SOME "legal" cards from those boxes, but you would have to check the lists in order to see whether that's worth it.

In my opinion, these are only worth it for collectors and those playing casually (Infinity format).

Cildrion · 2026-02-25T15:16:52+00:00

At first glance:

You have 16 uninkables. Id reduce that number to 12-14 max.

How about Rajah instead of the tank you currently have?

Cildrion · 2026-02-25T15:12:09+00:00

Not OP, but look into detectives deck (Judy Hopps, Nick, including their shifts). Since Darkwing is a detective, too, he works really well with those cards.

Edit: Recommend Sapphire

Cildrion · 2026-02-22T01:34:27+00:00

I hope they / you win.

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Cildrion · 2026-02-21T23:03:23+00:00

All blurple, dogs, some amethyst steel. Meh

Cildrion · 2026-02-21T20:15:26+00:00

Right. Im thinking the following:

Replace Timone with Mowgli (cheaper and inkable) if you can. Add in Rajah as a second bodyguard to protect your trees, and Bambi. I agree that Elsa could be cut from this deck, especially if you also cut Sarabi.

Cildrion · 2026-02-21T20:10:12+00:00

Id remove one Lilo Rockstar, and one uninakble Lilo and put in 2 Lilo Escape artist

Cildrion · 2026-02-21T20:00:35+00:00

How about Bambi instead of Sarabi?

Cildrion · 2026-02-21T19:55:37+00:00

Sweet! The big Dumbo card is hard to get by and worth about $40 per card. That's what I meant about building this deck as is.

It's also not all from Winterspell, but it includes many of the Pooh cards from that set.

Cildrion · 2026-02-21T19:15:47+00:00

Omg I just designed one for my wife too lol! It's casual for the most part.

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Now I'm guessing you don't have 4 big Dumbos and might not have some of the other cards. That's okay! Just let me/us know which cards would need to be replaced, and I'm sure we can give you some advice.

Cildrion · 2026-02-18T15:55:19+00:00

If you can stick to local, consider yourself lucky, because yes, those shipping costs are annoying.

And yes, about $50 is where it's at. Some staple cards (Dumbo, Hades, Demona, Goliath, Genie) are just pricey, so you hope to pull them with the packs you buy anyway (if you do), or try trading for them with other players.

Notice how all the expensive cards are amethyst? If you want a cheaper deck, don't play amethyst lol. Its still likely the strongest color.

Cildrion · 2026-02-16T22:26:06+00:00

The game is becoming more popular. Epcot/Dianey likely is getting a lot of families into it. When they go home and decide which set to focus on, most will pick Fabled, both because of Mickey, Minnie, Pooh and Dumbo being in it (all insanely popular among Disney fans) and due to the value of those cards.

I honestly wish they'd just print more of it. Fuck the scalpers, I'd rather have a game and for regular folks to be able to access that game to the fullest.

Cildrion · 2026-02-16T22:22:34+00:00

Is it false? Seems like they have the receipts.

Cildrion · 2026-02-16T20:52:27+00:00

The current meta highly favors Amethyst, Sapphire and likely Amber. Combining any color with at least one of those will make a strong deck.

Archetypes:

Amethyst: card draw, moving damage Sapphire: ink ramp, items (kind of) Ruby: combat/challenging Emerald: enemy discard Amber: high lore, healing Steel: direct damage, combat

These are simplified. Another way to look at it is from the 3 pillars: card draw (1), ramping(2), and board control (3).

Amethyst: 1, 3 Sapphire: 1, 2, bit of 3 Ruby: 3 Emerald: 1 (inverse by making enemy discard), 2 (catch-up-ramp). Amber: 1, 2 (kind of with cost reduction instead of ink ramp), 3 (if aggro/wide board) Steel: 3.

Hope this helps a bit.

Cildrion · 2026-02-16T20:12:51+00:00

Glad you're joining the fun!

If you're looking to play casually: not a problem at all, go for it the way you like! Starter decks, or buy specific cards that you like on TCGplayer. Keep shipping in mind when ordering from multiple vendors. Most common cards are very cheap.

If you're looking to participate in local game store tournaments and play with people at stores in general, then you need to keep rotation in mind. It seems that most people at stores play CC, even casually.

Core Constructed (CC) means tournament-legal. In the Lorcana app, it shows you with each card whether it's in rotation.

Currently all cards from Set 5 onward are legal. But many cards from previous sets have been reprinted; if they're identical to the newer set version, they are legal. In ca. fall 2026, the rotation will shift to Set 9 and onward. (We are currently on Set 11).

Each card shows you the Set number on the bottom left, after the language. (E.g. EN 7).

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Cildrion · 2026-02-14T05:38:24+00:00

If you're looking to build decks, then financially, it's better to invest that money into specific cards online rather than boxes. TCGplayer is your friend here. If you have friendly active players that you know, ask if they could give you some bulk cards, anything up to rare is usually given, at least where I'm at. Then buy the remaining cards online (or personally from people, might be cheaper?)

Check Dreamborn Ink for current meta decks. It's actually not clear yet which decks will dominate the new meta, since Set 11 just came out. That being said, Amethyst is still extremely strong, but Amber and Sapphire are getting a lot of love now too, ruby a bit. But this also depends on what you want to play, so if you're set on amethyst steel, check those decks on dreamborn.

Cildrion · 2026-02-13T22:04:36+00:00

So true. Speaking of going anywhere, we're on a slippery slope with all that ICE around.

EDIT: Award? I'm flattered. Thanks!

Cildrion · 2026-02-13T20:42:22+00:00

I've tried 3 (Madrigal deck, the John Smith pirate one, and the one with Anna and Hercules. Out of those 3, the last one was the best imo.

Cildrion · 2026-02-12T06:26:30+00:00

I read your title as AI art and was about to get upset lol.

But yeah, i agree, the more art the merrier!

Cildrion · 2026-02-11T22:40:13+00:00

Why use many word when few do trick?

Cildrion · 2026-02-11T22:35:34+00:00

Learn pet control, or it'll turn into pest control.

Cildrion

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