Lorcana rarities explained

Every Disney Lorcana card carries a rarity, and rarity is one of the biggest drivers of what a card is worth. Here's the ladder, in plain English, and why some rungs matter far more than others.

The standard ladder

The everyday rarities, from most to least common, are Common, Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare and Legendary. You'll open plenty of the first few; Super Rares and Legendaries show up less often and include many of the strongest, most-played cards. Most of a set's playable value sits here.

The special chase rarities

Above the standard ladder sit the special pulls — the cards collectors chase. Enchanted cards are alternate-art, full-art versions of existing cards, pulled far less often than standard rares, and they command the biggest premiums in most sets. More recent sets have added further special rarities such as Epic and Iconic, which play the same role: scarce, visually distinct, and priced well above the base card. If you want the detail on the most famous of these, see what are Enchanted Lorcana cards?

Promos and special prints

On top of set rarities, Lorcana has promo and special cards — league prizes, event and store promos, and boxed-set exclusives. Scarcity and how a card was distributed matter as much as the printed rarity symbol; a widely handed-out promo can be cheap, while a limited one can be very valuable.

Why rarity isn't the whole story

Rarity sets the floor, but demand sets the ceiling. A Legendary that nobody plays can sell for less than a popular Rare, and two Enchanted cards from the same set can be worlds apart in price depending on the character and the art. That's exactly why we price from real completed sales rather than from the rarity symbol. To see how a specific card's rarity translates into an actual price, look it up on the TCGHits market or the Lorcana Index.