A month into playing Disney Lorcana: Shimmering Skies, the latest release of the Disney-inspired trading card game, and I can’t get enough of how joyful it is. The new cards and the way they complement and contrast each other are a delight. It’s a time of celebration in the realm of Lorcana since Ursula was defeated. Everything feels lighter and freer. That theme continues in the Shimmering Skies Illumineer’s Trove. Ravensburger sent us a copy, along with new accessories for Disney Lorcana that show a big jump in quality.
Shimmering Skies Illumineer’s Trove
As ever, the Illumineer’s Trove remains a deal. It comes with eight booster packs, a lore counter, card dividers, six dice for marking damage, and a storage box. The retail price is $49.99. As ever, the Trove’s look changes to match the current story. With Shimmering Skies, the overall color palette is lighter on the ink divider cards and the lore counter. This set of dice is clear and sparkly with purple numbers. It’s true that my Illumineer’s Trove boxes are starting to stack up, but I’m in for the different dividers and the dice.
New Disney Lorcana Accessories
Where the Shimmering Skies release really shines is with new accessories. Instead of a gift set, Ravensburger released different accessories, including portfolios and card sleeves. I’m happy to say both items have come a long way in construction and durability since the first Disney Lorcana release. The portfolios have nine pockets per page and 14 pages. That means they hold 252 cards each, which is well over a full set for one Lorcana release. The pages, cover, and elastic band are sturdy. I trust these portfolios to keep my cards safe, and I’d use them to transport cards I might want to trade during league play. Though the portfolio has a character design option, I’m so glad Ravensburger offered a portfolio with the Lorcana image from the backs of the cards.
Similarly, they have card sleeves with that same image, which I think of as the Lorcana logo. Sleeves with character designs are fun, but I love the logo art. The card sleeves are a huge step up from the past offerings, too. For example, the seams aren’t prone to ripping. The material is thicker and better, all around. I put enough faith in them to hold an Enchanted card I pulled from a separate booster pack—but only temporarily until I could dig out a Dragon Shield sleeve. Though the Lorcana sleeves have vastly improved, I don’t know if I’m ready for them to be my go-to card sleeves.
Disney Lorcana’s new accessories and the Shimmering Skies Illumineer’s Trove are available from your local game store and mass market retailers.
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