Summary
2024 was a big year for DisneyLorcanaafter its launch with just two sets the year prior, and Ravensburger is seemingly trying to capitalize on that in 2025 with three confirmed expansions and new card gimmicks.Lorcana’s new Dual-Ink cardsin Archazia’s Island are an interesting concept due to their added strengths at the cost of more limited deckbuilding options, but not many of them are seeing play so far in the meta for set 7. Still, the new expansion dramatically changed the landscape for the best decks in the game, and the result is that some cards are more affordable than ever, and others are quite in the opposite situation.
It’s relatively common for new TCG expansions to make cards spike in value or drop to their lowest values, and it’s a sign of how that given set affects the overall meta of the game. In the case ofLorcana, for example, Azurite Sea came with the very powerful Maui - Half-Shark card that made some Ruby and Sapphire cards spike in price since that was the most popular color combination. Archazia’s Island took Sapphire to new heights, with Sapphire/Steel being possibly the single best deck in the format, and a Steel Legendary is not at its best price ever while a Sapphire one is much more expensive than ever.
How Lorcana’s Set 7 Meta is Shaking Up Card Prices
Why Now is The Best (and Worst) Time to Buy Beast - Tragic Hero in Lorcana
One of the reasons why Sapphire/Steel is an incredibly strong deck is that it can rather consistently allow players to useLorcana’s Belle - Apprentice Inventor on turn onethanks to both Pawpsicle and Fortisphere, only to ramp into Tamatoa - Happy as a Clam as soon as possible and make a wide board. The prominence of items and Hiram Flaversham - Toymaker alongside these cards make other card-draw engines less useful, such as Beast - Tragic Hero, which is now going for24$ on TCGPlayercompared to its average of at least $30 and up to $38 since its release.
Beast - Tragic Hero was also largely used in some Steel decks for some mid-game draws, but since the current meta doesn’t benefit midrange decks much and is rather focused on control or aggro, this powerful card has seen a steep decline in usage. However, it remains a very strong Steel card that can easily Shift on turn three if used in Emerald/Steel decks that also run Morph. Considering that set 7 is in its early days and the meta can and will change in the future, now may be a great time to grab Beast - Tragic Hero, especially for players who likeLorcana’s Steel Ink color.
Why Now is The Worst (and Best) Time to Buy Oswald - The Lucky Rabbit in Lorcana
The other Legendary that is seeing a massive price change, even steeper than that of Beast - Tragic Hero, is Oswald - The Lucky Rabbit. This 2-cost character has rapidly become a huge staple of Sapphire/Steel decks thanks to its incredible synergy with items, and its price spiked almost $20, from around $9 duringLorcana’s Azurite Sea metato around$25 on TCGPlayer. While Oswald - The Lucky Rabbit may not be overly expensive even now that its price spiked, the deck it’s played in is extremely costly.
This is because it typically runs cards likeTamatoa - Happy as a Clamin four copies (around $59 each), a few copies of Scrooge McDuck - Resourceful Miser (around $28 each), a few copies of Lucky Dime (around $11 each), and 3-4 copies of Strength of a Raging Fire (around $20 each). This is just for the most expensive cards in the deck, so it’s easy to see how building Sapphire/Steel in set 7 can be quite expensive. Still, now is arguably the worst time ever to buy Oswald from a monetary point of view, but also the best since it’s in its best state ever.
