Disney Lorcana Set 7: Archazia’s Island

Similar to previous set, Archazia’s Island also has booster packs.

Each pack consist of

• 6 commons (1 of each colour)
• 3 uncommons
• 2 rares and above (chance of super rare, legendary)
• 1 foil card (chance of enchanted)

1 booster box will have 24 booster packs, 1 case having 4 booster boxes.

The 3 designs for each boosters are: Mirabel, Mad Hatter and Bolt

Booster packs are sold at SGD8 MSRP

This set also comes with 2 Starter Decks

Each Starter consist of

• 60 cards (including 1 super rare foil, 1 rare foil, 4 rare)
• A player’s guide booklet
• A small paper playmat
• One lore tracker token
• 11 damage counter
• One Archazia’s Island booster pack 

The 2 starters available are Ruby Sapphire Beauty and Beast Item deck or Amethyst Steel Jafar Iago Illusion deck.

Each Starter is priced at SGD22.50 MSRP

Also in this set is an Illumineer’s Trove

The trove contains

• Eight Archazia’s Island booster packs
• 6 six-sided dice
• 1 Lore Counter featuring Bolt
• 7 Dividers (1 for each ink colour Amber Pongo, Amethyst Queen, Emerald Pete, Ruby Mushu, Sapphire Baxmax, Steel Ms Bianca and 1 Lorcana Logo)
• 1 Storage Box

I always will strongly recommend a trove as it is the same MSRP as getting 8 booster packs! You also get dice, lore counter, dividers and a storage box for your cards!

The Trove is priced at SGD64 MSRP.

Additional Accessories in this set are:

2 deck boxes, with Cinderella Ballroom Sensation and Ursula Deceiver of All Enchanted art! Each is priced at SGD7 MSRP.

2 Sleeves, with the same 2 characters as the card back art. Each pack contains 60 sleeves and priced at SGD13 MSRP.

Also in the set are 2 Playmat: Tigger In the Crew’s Nest and We can be Immortal featuring the Big Hero 6. Playmat are standard size 24 x 14 inch. Each is priced at SGD 32 MSRP

Also in this set is the Lilo Gift Set that comes with

• 5 x Random Booster Packs from Set 2 to 6.
• 1 Lilo Escape Artist Alternate Art Promo
• 1 card Storage Box
• 3 Dividers

Each Gift box is SGD40 MSRP. Comes with 5 booster packs and a good Lilo card, so no harm getting your hands on this if you want a Lilo and some extra packs.

We kick things off with Rhino, I feel like a 6 drop for dual ink and uninkable must be something very good, unfortunately, it is not. Extra Willpower is nice but coming in at only turn 6 may be too late and not useful to keep this card in the early game.

Perdita kick start with a Puppy deck where you can reduce their cost when she quest and give them ward. Great support for them.

5 drop vanilla for a Rush deck is not exactly the best given he only has 1 lore.

An underrated card for Amber Steel, Bolt can come in in the mid game and use him effect to gain lore, which forces your opponent to take him out or contend with the other characters to prevent you from sneaking in the extra lore.

Roger can aid a Puppy deck, a potential 1 drop where you can heal them when he quest.

2 drop for Support might not be so important for rush deck. If only he has 2 lore.

A potential option for Lemon Lime rush where she helps you to draw cards so you don’t have to top deck.

4 drop Vanilla is a bit expensive for Rush deck. Great stats but may not be impactful for Rush deck.

Mittens provides Bodyguard but the combo feels very niche to only increase lore for Bodyguards. It feels like a mid game lore burst but at 5 drop and uninkable she is a bit expensive.

With enough smaller characters on the board, Tramp can be played as little as 0 cost. The second effect allows you to do some Filter and also put things like Lilo Escape Artist into your discard pile. A stapler for Lemon Lime Rush. Can help to sing more expensive songs too.

Troubadour can help you to sing more expensive songs for an Amber Steel deck. He has 3 Willpower with Resist too so very durable for 2 drop. Can sing more prominent songs like Strength of Raging Fire and Beyond the Horizon.

Amber Ruby usually focus on Racers and Wendy Darling doesn’t gel well with either colour and she is a 7 drop. Nice effect but lacks synergy and too expensive.

Mirabel can aid in an Amber Amethyst deck, heck, you can form a Dumbo combo with her and she can help sing more expensive songs.

Aurora can fit into a princess deck and be played early. I do feel that the effect is nice but not easy to trigger or requires a lot of set up. Maybe use her as a potential 2 drop to Sing something costly.

Glass Slipper is not a good play, so setting her up is too slow. 4 drop for all this to get 2 lore is very inefficient.

Mariano even for 3 drop and gets 2 lore is decent, but you need to fit a playable Dores into your deck, maybe just play someone else.

More Racers in this set, Candlehead can be the team’s healer if needed.

Bolt is expensive for 4 drop and the Support Strength is not exactly very high to make much difference. Not fitting for a Rush deck.

More Evasive characters for Amber Amethyst. 3 Lore as well so can help sneak in a few lore. However 4 Ink and uninkable might be a bit redundant in the first 3 rounds.

King Candy is a great control card for your Racer deck! Just use them to quest or challenge and if they are banished your opponent will have to banish their own characters, so they will think twice. Not hard to use action to take him down, but he does provides his value at 4 drop.

Penny is a great card for Amber Steel! First she can heal, and gives Resist + 1 and she is an inkable 2 drop that provides 2 lore, what more could we ask for.

Felix needs to combo with other Racer and the effect allows your Racer to challenge, sing again or just be in ready position. I dislike that he is a 5 drop though, feels slow to set this effect up.

Thunderbolt is a great card for Puppy deck! You can shift any puppy into him and the Bodyguard with 7 Willpower will come in handy! 2 lore as well.

The Prince is a great Bodyguard for Rush deck. That 5 Willpower will be an issue in the early game. Uninkable but it’s fine because you are going to play him anyway.

Isabella has 4 freaking lore but low Willpower. You will need to sing every turn to protect her from Challenge but she is still vulnerable to actions. 5 drop and uninkable, so not exactly the best card to use in a deck.

Calhoun can keep retrieving back Racers from your discard pile, Shifting her is the best play so you can go ahead and rush with your Racers and then use her to take them back from Discard pile.

Ralph is expensive, and it requires your characters to be banished on your turn to get extra lore. So it doesn’t synergize well with the Rush mechanic.

A great Lady Shift card to be played even in the early game! She can take back some characters from the discard pile and she provides 2 lore with good stats. Try to filter her away in the first 2 turns so you don’t up with 4 of her in hand.

Pongo also supports in a Puppy deck. You can ramp up to 6 drop and then play him and play all the puppies from your inkwell so you are technically investing your puppy early into the inkwell to use Pongo to get them out later, it’s a viable play.

Kenai is nice but requires a turn 5 play to exert him and then ready another character, which is very inefficient for your resources just to ready 1 character.

Minnie can be very underrated, just play her and then play as many characters in a turn to boost her lore and she can close the game. Very fitting in a hyper aggressive team. She can also reduce someone’s strength so they cannot banish anyone in your board.

Perla feels expensive because she doesn’t compliment well with the Lemon Lime rush. Feels a bit expensive for 3 drop.

Snow White can work in a Princess deck when you play her early and she cannot be challenged. Just need to give her Ward and it’s almost free 2 lore every turn.

Koda is a potential rush card to give 3 lore at 3 drop. The Willpower is low enough to be taken out easily so do play him cautiously.

Shift Mirabel is nice but the effect to retrieve only 3 cost or lower son limits her potential since Amber Amethyst songs will usually be more costly. Unless you are playing low cost songs and characters to close off the game.

Your smaller Calhoun for shifting. The effect can come in handy but 3 drop feels like the stats can be better.

Pepa works well in a song rush deck, simply sing a song and get free lore.

A good 2 drop song to not only draw 1 card but to give someone Bodyguard which is a useful keyword for Rush deck.

Both Princess and Puppy decks can benefit from this card, 3 damage is a lot for 1 drop and if not, the draw effect is nice. Inkable in the very least.

A niche song that forces you to play a Madrigal deck, but I feel Amber Amethyst has so much other potential so you don’t have to limit yourself to this card just to get back 1 more song and Madrigal.

1 drop to heal 2 every turn is nice, but Rush deck don’t really need to focus on healing since characters are usually banish entirely instead of being left with damage.

2 drop to gain 1 lore feels okay but to be honest, if you are rushing, just play a 2 drop character with lore or supporting mechanism instead.

1 drop to boost a Puppy’s Willpower is decent, but no Puppy keyword so keep that in mind.

2 drop and exerting a prince just to search for a princess feels very slow, you can just pack 4 copies of any princess and hope you draw it, because setting this item and limiting to 2 per deck feels so much trouble just for someone.

Kuzco allows some bounce effect, you can use it to counter an opposing character or return a character of yours and also draw a card. Not bad just 5 cost Uninkable and you need to Ink something to trigger the effect so it’s more of turn 5/6 play which feels very long to set up for something simple.

4 Drop vanilla is not exactly useful for Amethyst, not that the stats is crazy in any way.

A great card for Amethyst Steel to draw card as long as you have illusions in play, provides 2 lore too.

Honeymaren can give you that 1 quick lore however, if you are not playing a rush deck, this might not be too prominent.

A great card with huge Willpower and Evasive. I think you need to see the match up, especially against Steel, if you are facing them perhaps inking this card would be better as the Vanish effect can cause you some ink disadvantage. Other than that he is a great character on board.

5 drop to exert one character feels expensive and your opponent can select someone they don’t mind not readying. Also they need to exert a ready character for the second effect to take place, if all are already exerted then his effect is useless. 5 drop for the trouble sounds inefficient.

Jafar is can help you bounce Illusions, but I feel you just play Illusions for what they provide and not build your deck around it, because bouncing them back is nice but your 4 cost can be spend on other resources that is more consistent.

Hades would fair well in a damage transfer deck, however for 6 drop just to banish a 3- cost character may be a bit slow, so don’t focus on this effect. He does give you the damage to your characters so you can continue the combo. 2 Lore and 4 Strength if all else fails, maybe 1 or 2 copy is enough since he is uninkable.

The damage effect is nice for you to do some damage transfer but the second effect won’t come in handy, since decking out is not a meta play.

10 drop or shift 7 for the stats is amazing, and the effect allows you to banish a character as long you exert them during your turn. Inkable but it’s a late game card, so if you don’t wish to, you can just ink it, perhaps 1 copy just in case is enough.

2 drop for a cheaper Elsa that can provide you 2 lore if Anna is on board. Can be used to shift into other Elsa.

6 drop to consistently exert characters is fine, just that it might be too late of an effect, it’s like a turn 6/7 effect which might be too slow, stats wise not exactly wonderful also.

Excellent card for Amethyst Steel, 3 drop for a 4 Strength 4 Willpower is amazing and the fact that you can cheat in the 2 lore is an icy on the cake. Vanish is fine because you already got the value from it. No reason not to run it.

A smaller Te Ka for you to shift into. Great stats too.

Yzma has high strength and is able to bounce back to your hand when banished, however requires you to have more cards in hand. Very conditional so might want something more consistent.

Bucky is decent, the draw effect when banished is fine but restricted to being challenged. 2 Willpower isn’t too hard to banish in non challenge situation so wouldn’t want to rely too much on him.

Pain is a nice 1 drop with 3 Willpower.

2 drop for 3 Strength 3 Willpower is amazing. Raja is an illusion but you can use it to bait your opponent’s action. Solid stats for his cost regardless.

Kronk helps you to block any discarding effect. However for 5 drop and uninkable he can be a bit restricted in the early game. Perhaps 2 copies would be fine. Has ward too so not the worst, just don’t ready him. Can pair with any discarding effect, including yours.

Your staple for a damage transfer deck, just challenge with your characters and she can transfer damage which can cause a lot of issues. 3 drop too so can be used as early as turn 3.

Blurple honestly don’t need a Rush fellow with 2 strength because Elsa Fifth Spirit has the same effect and not restricted to Blurple. The strength reduction is fine, but totally outclassed by Elsa.

2 drop evasive with Challenger 2 is nice and can combo well with Dumbo and able to challenge if needed to.

Merlin plays a lot of RNG, you can try to guess a card to get from ramp on turn 2. I mean not a bad way to ramp, but Blurple needs 1 drop that can challenge rush deck, so Merlin might not be the best 1 drop this season.

Yzma should be shifted at 5 and her effect causes some madness because you can bounce characters into their player’s hand and then they discard 1 card. You can set it up such that you don’t lose out from her but she can also screw your opponent’s gameplay if done correctly. Evasive too so nothing bad.

In a standard blurple match, you might not need this Elsa as Elsa fifth spirit can already exert and is inkable. 4 drop Elsa Ice Maker has no proper turn to play, because you need to play a smaller Elsa first and you will be 1 dropping or ramping in the first 2 turns.

Kenai has great strength for 3 cost but the effect is a bit weird, that it bounces back to your hand after it banishes someone in challenge. The 1 lore is nice but it means your board loses 1 character. This sucks if the challenge could have make him survive. Not terrible just too inconsistent.

4 drop Kuzco is nice, Evasive and able to make both players discard or draw, too bad the Willpower is low and he does not have Ward to protect him from the meta actions.

Anna is fine for her card, the play effect can stop some aggressive deck but the fact she is Blurple is restrictive and Blurple clearly have stronger 4 drops.

Donald can cause chaos, making your opponent require 25 lore to win the game can buy you some turns or allow you to have some time to turn the tide. Cheesy yet, but can be the reason why your opponent don’t win.

Queen is a card that probably does 1 time trick to gain the 3 lore and then your opponent will banish her. Also sometimes your opponent doesn’t have 3 cards in discard pile. When the day comes where discard pile is a resource pool, she will shine, until then, she is gimmicky.

Panic is great in a damage transfer deck, he is good in some decks as well to transfer the 2 damage, which can help banish some characters! Inkable too and has 2 lore.

The lowest cost Archimedes in case you need to shift him. If your opponent targets him, you get to draw too, so nothing bad.

3 drop with 4 strength can come in handy.

Doloroes is an underrated card because seeing your opponent’s hand can be an advantage. Singing a song is not hard too.

An Amethyst Steel deck will never need this card because it’s expensive. The stats wise is nice though, just too costly for it’s dual ink.

This is an underrated action, you can bounce back something and then exert a character so your characters can challenge them or do something that needs them to be exerted. 2 drop and inkable too, maybe 1 or 2 copies in case.

2 drop to gain 1 lore and draw a card is nice, it’s a song too so nothing bad.

If needed to, make both players draw, I think this is great for a rush deck so you boost your hands for options and then just rush out your opponent.

This is usually a game changer in the end game when you can exert every opposing character then challenge them to gain lores and hopefully closes the game with this card.

A decent card for damage transfer deck but 3 cost uninkable feels very inefficient as you still have to ink cards to trigger the effect.

4 drop for a 4 Strength might come in handy.

Grewnge is able can aid in an action deck, still I feel like songs are very prominent and you probably won’t have to hard cast some actions.

2 drop for 2 lore is nice, and he has 3 Strength so anyone that dares challenge him in the early game could risk being banished.

3 drop for 4 Strength is nice and has ward, should be able to challenge and banish anything early.

This is the cheapest pete to shift into. You may just use him to banish items. Anyway good for an action deck.

If you manage to shift something onto Hiro, you can draw a card which is nice. Can be the smaller Hiro to shift from.

Cheshire cat is decent, but 5 drop to deal damage only to damaged characters feel very restricted, and for 5 drop this shouldn’t be the case.

4 drop for 4 lore is never a bad card.

Basil is a late game card and is able to make character reckless when he quests. 3 lore and high willpower, good for a late game control deck.

Mad Hatter is a support for the Wonderland deck, however, for 6 drop the support might comes in too late.

A great Queen of Heart that should be played on turn 3 so everyone gets 1 damage counter when played, that could banish some characters instantly and she is great for her stats too. A staple for the Wonderland deck.

Hiro is a great support for the Floodborn deck, I mean he can even be considered in an Emerald Sapphire deck where you give all your Floodborn characters with a card under them Evasive and Ward, 2 very strong abilities that pretty much nothing can touch them.

Yokai can aid with a Floodborn deck too, that 1 lesser cost to shift can be a game changer.

Donald for 2 drop is nice and has 2 lore. He is easy to challenged but the good thing is you can retrieve back a song from the discard. Can be used in a rush deck that relies on actions.

3 drop for 5 Willpower is nice but might not see too often in play.

A great card for Lemon Lime rush where you can get 2 lore if Tramp is on your board. 1 drop with 2 lore is never a bad thing.

A smaller Yzma to shift from. The effect is nice too with the filter effect.

Pacha can potentially have 3 lore as long as you have more cards than your opponent. However, rush deck usually can’t trigger the effect, so it might end up not doing much for you.

Tweedle Dee and Dum can aid in a Wonderland deck when you bounce damaged characters. It’s a late game play but can help control the board. You can also bounce back your own guys.

A great shift card, you can shift anyone into Baymax! Shift at 4 would be best and he has great stats for 4 drop. Definitely a must for an Emerald Sapphire deck.

Emerald Steel usually plays more aggressively, but this card can come in handy, just need something to damage an opposing character and Gizmoduck can challenge them without them exerted.

Fidget can provide Evasive for a Ruby Emerald deck. See no harm with giving Evasive.

Mr Smee can help ready Pirate characters but pirate decks are not common and they are not as strong for meta decks, so the effect is too specific and activates only for a non-song action.

8 drop to bounce stuff is nice, just a few problems, this is 8 drop, this is uninkable, the bounce target is not chosen by you, activates only when you ink. Not worth the time to set this up.

John Silver could be played at 6 cost, however the effect is alright, it resolves around the non-song action which is not that prominent compared to other meta decks, and the effect he brings is only 1 damage to chosen character which is very little.

A great card for Lemon Lime rush to given extra strength to someone and potentially can be played 1 cost.

A good card for the wonderland deck, don’t ever let him exert. Just give damage to opposing characters and then they cannot challenge your characters. Uninkable so 2 to 3 copies is enough.

2 drop for 3 Strength will come in handy.

3 drop 2 lore 2 strength is nice, but your opponent might take it down using non challenge effects and they don’t get the discard penalty. Giving her ward would solve the issue.

Shifting from Pete into Space Pirate would be ideal and you can with him on board you force your opponent to hard cast their songs! Such a good control card and has Resist for pirates too.

Lady Tremaine is a nice to do some bouncing effect, but expect her to be taken out when you use her effect. 6 drop uninkable too, maybe if you really want to use her, 1 is enough.

This card can be overlooked, the bounce effect can catch your opponent off guard. You can even bounce your own characters.

1 drop song is nice and can come in handy to increase someone’s Strength.

This card can work, it does take some effort but it can work. The problem is that your opponent benefits more because on their turn, they have a free character which can range from 1 cost to 10 cost depending on who they play. A bit RNG unless you know that they have nothing costly to play.

Ink Gey can cause chaos, however, Emerald Sapphire would need all the ink in your inkwell to do stuff, so no reason to reset yourself to 3.

3 drop to give someone Evasive is nice, but uninkable and probably only use once a turn.

Grandmother Fa has 2 lore for 2 drop which is nice, the 1 Strength 1 Willpower makes her vulnerable to a lot of things, she can provide 2 strength to another character so can work around what she has.

A great 2 drop with 4 Willpower and potentially 4 Strength. Can be the cheaper target for her shifts too.

4 Drop with decent stats but Matchmaker can drop your opponent’s lore, if you can ready her multiple times in a turn, she can help you control the board and slow down the pace.

A good Reckless character for the challenger deck, inkable as well and has Resist +2 so very tough to take him down.

4 Drop uninkable with Rush and only 3 Strength feels expensive.

I am sorry Belle but Item deck really isn’t working right now. She can essentially shift for 0 if you have enough items, but they are just not good enough for you to farm to this Belle, at least not now.

Cy-Bug get can a lot of Strength if you can flood the board, however I think the resource is better used to build other characters that might provide more.

5 Drop to reduce 1 lore feels too expensive.

A good 1 Drop to potentially get 3 Strength.

Cogsworth can swing for 5 Strength, but that requires an item. Doesn’t need to revolve around Item deck, maybe just a simple item will do the trick and let him get that 5 Strength.

1 Drop with 3 Strength is crazy and can take down most characters in the early game.

A Ruby Sapphire card that doesn’t revolve around items, Beagle Boys are nice, they can give Rush and Resist and provides 2 lore, both are great keywords and can aid you in board control.

Li Shang can challenge Ready Characters, that alone makes him a good card to control your opponent, much needed for a Challenger deck.

Moana has Evasive and a massive 4 Strength and can increase Strength for another character so they can hit so much harder. Great for Challenger or Damage transfer deck.

2 Drop Rush with 3 Strength is great in the early game.

6 Drop and uninkable and you still have to tap him, use 2 ink and banish 2 items just to deal 5 damage to a chosen character, too much cost for too little effect, very hard to set up too.

A great support piece for Challenger deck. You can use him to provide Resist or gain lore when they challenged and banish a character.

4 Drop with 5 Strength is great, but the effect is meh. You get to draw only 1 card upon play and have to banish an item, the second effect is harder to set up. 2 Willpower is very vulnerable too.

7 Drop is nice, Goofy needs to challenge for your other characters to gain 1 lore and maybe you can quest out with them. He does put pressure on the board but 7 drop might be a bit late.

The AOE damage is nice, but the 2 damage will hit everyone including your own guys and he can only do this twice before he is banish by him out effect. 3 lore is nice but 8 drop though, feels expensive but the AOE effect will cause some issue.

Mulan leads your other characters in battle, just let her challenge on the turn she is shifted and then everyone else can challenge ready characters which makes it so fun and your opponent might not see her coming!

Getting 7 Strength is crazy. Protecting your characters with 7 Strength is nice, just that he is 6 drop uninkable and it’s not easy to get the 7 strength for lower cost characters.

A decent way to cheat in some lore by playing actions. Can be used in a song rush deck. Do expect him to get banished after you utilise him too much.

Sir Kay is a nice 2 drop with 2 Strength 2 Willpower and 2 lore!

Milo can revolve around action decks, that 2 strength can come in handy.

5 drop for the stats is great, might come in handy in some decks for the raw power.

A great card to support your challenger deck and can pair well with What do you got. If not you can just ready all your characters so after they challenge or quest, you ready again and repeat.

7 drop to banish a character is nice, what could go wrong. Just need to farm to 7, it’s inkable too so nothing bad.

Simple 2 drop item to give 2 strength to someone as long as you ink.

Good item for the item deck, you can banish and put the 3 drop Belle and then play some item for 2 less. Rating it lower as item decks are not that great now.

More items, this one helps to return item cards back for you to reuse them. Rating it lower as item decks are not that great now.

A nice 2 drop that can provide 1 lore consistently.

4 drop with Support is nice, but the boost only helps with Support character. For Sapphire I think the 4 drop is very important because they allow you to have an ink advantage, this feels normal.

If only item deck is more prominent, then Scrooge would be great. Playing him for free would be great and playing him allows you to find more item. Rating him a bit lower as items are not prominent.

Mattias gives Ward to your Queens, this is fairly underrated and you will be able to protect your Queen. 2 drop with 3 strength is great too.

3 drop for 6 Willpower is massive, but I don’t see a use for this just yet.

Another Item deck engine, I think you won’t put a lot of items in your deck as they are not meta now, so you won’t see much use of him for now.

3 Drop for the stats is decent.

3 drop for the stats is decent, but the best way to cast her is to banish an item and hopefully get her out in the early game. I think can make her work, maybe a 1 drop item.

Very situated around Puppies, has 2 lore and can gain more puppies, so nothing bad.

1 drop to filter cards is nice. Having multiple of him is great, you can potentially filter multiple cards.

Mr Crab… If only Item decks were stronger. Anyway, you can run your item decks around him. Simply quest with him and then play any item for free. Too bad the engine for item is so much slower now. That being said, he is still a decent card, would be a perfect card if the item decks are more prominent.

Heihei is a risky move, but if you are playing an Ally deck, you can use Scar to trigger the effect to draw more cards. Probably don’t play him out early if you have good cards in hand.

Kida is another card you can consider for Ramp. She is 4 drop and is able to do a turn 4 ramp for you and might even do it consistently. A great addition for your ramp.

1 drop for the stats is decent.

2 drop to reduce strength is nice, 2 lore as well, so nothing bad.

3 drop and able to make your Puppies a resource when banished! You can ramp up to high cost cards eventually.

Simple 2 drop to reduce Strength so they might not be strong enough to banish your characters.