Into the Inklands Starter Decks Review

Summary

• Disney Lorcana: Into the Inklands introduces over 200 new cards, Locations cards, and characters from films like Atlantis.
• Two new Starter Decks are releasing with the set, featuring unique foil cards and support for different Ink types.
• The Starter Decks have impressive artwork, are suitable for beginners and veterans alike, and can be played without previous sets.

The third set for Disney Lorcana will be arriving soon, introducing more than 200 new cards to the popular TCG. This latest entry, Into the Inklands, also introduces Locations cards and features characters from Disney films like Atlantis: The Lost Empire, movies that haven’t previously been featured in Disney Lorcana. As usual, two new Starter Decks are also releasing with the new set of Disney Lorcana cards.

The two Into the Inklands Starter Decks have their own unique foil cards, with each deck focusing on two of the Disney Lorcana‘s Ink types. In this case, one deck is Ruby/Sapphire and the other is Amber/Emerald, combinations that haven’t been featured in any Starter Decks to date. Each deck also offers something a little different – for example, the various DuckTales cards in the Ruby/Sapphire deck help players get the most out of items.

Disney Lorcana: Into The Inklands Starter Deck List & Cards

Each Into the Inklands Starter Deck has unique cards specific to their Ink, as well as foil cards. Ruby/Sapphire has foils of Scrooge McDuck – Richest Duck In The World and Moana – Undeterred Voyager. The Amber/Emerald deck has foil cards of Peter Pan – Lost Boy Leader and Pongo – Determined Father. However, each deck features some form of the following:

• A Starter Deck of 60 cards, including 2 foil cards
• 11 Damage Counters
• 1 Paper playmat
• 1 Paper tracker token
• 1 Booster pack of 12 random cards
• Game rules

The full deck list can be found below, including the card name and how many of each card is present inside these pre-made decks. An asterisk (*) denotes a card that was available from a previous set, such as Cogsworth – Talking Clock or Dragon Fire. However, both Starter Decks are mostly comprised of new Into the Inklands cards.

In terms of which Starter Deck is best, it really just comes down to player preference. I tended to enjoy the Ruby/Sapphire set better simply because it felt like a more powerful deck. The Amber/Emerald deck certainly has its merits, though, and I found their foils to be more helpful overall and the cards here felt more aggressive in the games I played than the Ruby/Sapphire cards did. So, there really is no wrong choice here.

It is not necessary to have cards from
The First Chapter
or
Rise of the Floodborn
to begin playing
Disney Lorcana
. Newcomers are free to start with
Into the Inklands
.

Into The Inklands’ Locations Cards Spice Things Up

Locations cards are new to Into the Inklands, and like Items, they stay in play after being used. They give special abilities and can be interacted with by certain character cards. For example, the Motonui – Island Paradise glimmer means a character that’s banished while visiting is put back into the player’s inkwell facedown and exerted. De Vil Manor – Cruelle’s Estate can be beneficial to use with Peter Pan – Lost Boy Leader because Peter Pan can move to a Location and gains lore equal to a Location’s lore once per turn. I found Locations to be a nice addition to the Disney Lorcana TCG, and I look forward to learning the mechanic better once the complete set is out and there are more Locations to experiment with.

Final Thoughts On Into The Inklands’ Starter Decks

The Starter Decks for Into the Inklands features some of the most impressive artwork to date for Disney Lorcana, an impressive feat considering how many great cards have been released so far. The TaleSpin cards feel especially nostalgic, and it’s great to see Atlantis: The Lost Empire getting some love. Either of the new decks work as an excellent starting point for newcomers, and while the emphasis is on beginners, there are plenty of solid cards included that even veterans may want to scoop them up.

The two Starter Decks for Disney Lorcana: Into the Inklands were provided to Screen Rant for the purpose of this review.