The Disney Lorcana competitive metagame is up for a shakeup: 002-149-hiram-flaversham-toymaker and 004-200-fortisphere are now banned effective immediate, as of April 8, 2025.
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Update to Core Constructed Format
Today the Disney Lorcana TCG team announced removing two cards from eligibility, known as a ban, in the Core Constructed format. A ban is an important part of keeping a trading card game like Disney Lorcana thriving and fresh. The game design team chose to ban “Hiram Flaversham – Toymaker” and “Fortisphere” to ensure the greatest diversity of successful strategies was available to competitive players. The ban is in effect as of April 8th, 2025, meaning all Disney Lorcana events taking place after that date will no longer accept deck lists with those cards included. This marks the first time cards have been banned since Disney Lorcana TCG launched in Aug 2023.
“No card is ever designed with the intention of it not being played in competition,” said Elaine Chase, Chief Marketing Officer for TCGs at Ravensburger. “But in order to keep the meta-game healthy and challenging without it feeling stale or repetitive seeing the same strategies again and again, the TCG design team at Ravensburger made the difficult decision for the good of the game. We know bans are the last line of defense and we will only pull that lever when it will increase excitement for competitive play.”
NOTE: “Hiram Flaversham – Toymaker” and “Fortisphere” are not removed from the game. Players are encouraged to enjoy playing them in their decks against friends and family. The ban only effects those participating in Disney Lorcana Challenge events or other tournaments and events using the Core Constructed format.
For more information on the decision to remove the cards from competitive play, please join the discussion on the Disney Lorcana Discord server. The team will be posting an open letter to the community on the decision from Steve Warner, co-lead designer of Disney Lorcana TCG, there at 1pm PT. Steve will join the Discord for a text-based discussion at 3pm PT so fans can feel free to log in and ask questions!
