Thanks for the video. In Australia we are just starting to get this and as a fan of the Magic card game I felt this would be easier for my nephew to learn/play (10). The instructions on the app are good BUT a little hard for me to follow (dyslexia FTL) so seeing how to play helped a LOT.
Our pleasure! We’re visual learners too, so very happy to hear this was useful. And it’s awesome that Lorcana finally made its way to Australia! Hope you have a blast playing with your nephew
Hey there! Thanks for the comment. We are happy to hear that you liked the video. We put a lot of effort in this one! ^^ We can't wait to also see your new videos soon, once your days gets less busy! Take care!
So my take away is You use ink well cards for Mana, which is used to pay for cards which do or don't have the Inkwell symbol, and those cards are no longer playable beyond being ink. Everyone has summon sickness unless they have a power like Haste. Exerting = Tap I'm converting to MtG terms because that's how I understand em
We are very happy to hear that the guide was helpful to you. ^^ And thanks for sharing with your friends. We want to make sure that we can be a great go-to channel to help Lorcana players. Thanks!
I've not had a chance to play YET but I'm working on it, sense I know how to play magic and 20 other TCGs, I wanted to play this, but as a lot of you know that it was near to impossible to get ahold of anything of Lorcana for like a year cause of Scalpers. Finally it calmed down and I can go get what I finally need/want. I don't know what I wanna play so I'm finally able to make a deck. I'll mess around with it and see what happens.
The best way to get an idea of which playstyle fits you better, is definitely by mixing and matching and experimenting with it. I’m fairly sure you will get a good grasp of the game quite quickly. Hope you enjoy it! We are huge fans of the game (obviously!). Also glad that the “dark days” of having hard time acquiring products is now in the past and access is easier. Enjoy it!
@@InkbornHeroes done that for years! I still do that in Yugioh, Magic, Pokemon, when Naruto was a thing and so on. I think my favorite was with Yugioh.
To gain the lore printed on the card, you have to quest. There are some exceptions to this, but that’s the general rule. Challenging a character doesn’t give the lore.
Great intro to the game video. I live in Australia and just bought the shimmering skies decks for my wife and daughter (7) to play. Is there any particular starter decks you would recommend for new players?
That’s so exciting that you picked up the starter decks. In terms of ease of playing, the Amber Amethyst starter deck from The First Chapter is my favourite to give to new players, and I really like the Steel Amethyst deck from Rise of the Floodborn.
All characters (inkable or non inkable) must dry, before being used. So you can only play it in the next turn. Unless they have RUSH. Which is a unique ability that allows you to CHALLENGE on the same turn you play it. 😊
So when you challenge an opponent’s character. You don’t gain the lore they would normally get from questing, right? Also, for a location that gets a lore at the beginning of each turn, do you have to have a character moved to the location to gain the lore? I started playing last night and was confused by De Vil Manor and whether I should take the lore or not without a character moved there. I didn’t take the lore because I assumed someone needed to be there, otherwise I don’t understand the cost to move someone there if there is no other benefit to the card other than getting lore at the start of each turn. Enjoying the game so far!
Hey There! We are glad to hear that you have been enjoying the game. :) You are right: you don't gain the opponent's lore from challenging and banishing them. This is unrelated from the act of challenging or questing. Regarding Locations, you will ALWAYS passively earn that Location's Lore during the SET phase of your turn (right in the beginning). You don't have to have any characters inside a location to activate this benefit. The reason there are some cards like De Vil Manor (without any specific abilities), is that there are other character cards that have abilities triggered when inside a location (any). For example, look at "Minnie Mouse - Funky Spelunker" card from Set 3. She has an ability that while she is at a location, she gets +2 Strength. This is independent of a specific location, but instead, ANY location. So, if you had this card, and moved her to your De Vil Manor, she would have this benefit on strength. I hope that helps! Happy Questing! :)
@@InkbornHeroesthank you! Another question, can you target on of your opponents exerted characters with two or more of your own? Example “Simba Returned King” with a 4 attack/6 defense - can my opponent exert two of his characters to challenge Simba to take him out in the same turn? Thanks!
Yes, so each of your characters are independent, and you can choose to do whatever you’d like with them each turn. So you could have two characters challenge a single character, have one challenge and the other quest, and so on.
How does damage get dealt and divided to your challenging characters? Do both challengers receive the total strength of the opponent or can you divide it up?
Yes! You can target characters that are still drying with character abilities and actions. And if your characters have passive effects (I.e effects that don’t require them to exert, such as Belle Strange But Special allowing you to ink an additional time) you can use those even if they’re not dry.
Man, this actually looks fun. However, lack of true experience, and other things, hold me back. Is there a simulator website of sorts which teaches you how to play?
It’s really super fun! Currently the only way to play online is the unofficial Pixelborn, however it’s going to be shut down in a few days 😔 However, if you have any specific questions about how anything works, do let us know.
Hey fear not!! I had never ever ever played a card game in my life! This was my first one and it’s an extremely easy game to get the hang of! I was able to not only learn it myself but teach three other people! I promise you fear aside you will love this game!!
@@Take_care_everyonethe app isn’t an online game sadly, it’s just a way of tracking lore, cards, and keeping up to date with news but not playing against others or computer :/
Items usually remain on the board, and can be used turn after turn. However, some items have abilities which require you to banish them to use - such as the Pawpsicle. We’re going to release a video on how items work soon 😉
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - Starting the Game
01:00 - Card Types
03:36 - Altering Cards
04:01 - Playing Cards & Inking
05:26 - On Your Turn
06:16 - Main Phase
06:52 - Quest for Lore
07:09 - Challenging
08:05 - Using Abilities
08:43 - Playing Actions and Singing
09:17 - Recap
Thanks for the video. In Australia we are just starting to get this and as a fan of the Magic card game I felt this would be easier for my nephew to learn/play (10). The instructions on the app are good BUT a little hard for me to follow (dyslexia FTL) so seeing how to play helped a LOT.
Our pleasure! We’re visual learners too, so very happy to hear this was useful. And it’s awesome that Lorcana finally made its way to Australia! Hope you have a blast playing with your nephew
Awesome video, yall are killing it! Once my life calms down I'll be back at it!
Hey there! Thanks for the comment. We are happy to hear that you liked the video. We put a lot of effort in this one! ^^ We can't wait to also see your new videos soon, once your days gets less busy! Take care!
So my take away is
You use ink well cards for Mana, which is used to pay for cards which do or don't have the Inkwell symbol, and those cards are no longer playable beyond being ink.
Everyone has summon sickness unless they have a power like Haste.
Exerting = Tap
I'm converting to MtG terms because that's how I understand em
We’re not MTG players ourselves, but based on my limited understanding, that sounds correct.
@@InkbornHeroes it's a close 1:1 terminology wise.
Thank you! This was very informative and clear!
We’re so happy to hear that! 🤩 Thank you!
Awesome guide, I just shared this to my friends on discord that want to learn to play.
We are very happy to hear that the guide was helpful to you. ^^ And thanks for sharing with your friends. We want to make sure that we can be a great go-to channel to help Lorcana players. Thanks!
I've not had a chance to play YET but I'm working on it, sense I know how to play magic and 20 other TCGs, I wanted to play this, but as a lot of you know that it was near to impossible to get ahold of anything of Lorcana for like a year cause of Scalpers. Finally it calmed down and I can go get what I finally need/want. I don't know what I wanna play so I'm finally able to make a deck. I'll mess around with it and see what happens.
The best way to get an idea of which playstyle fits you better, is definitely by mixing and matching and experimenting with it. I’m fairly sure you will get a good grasp of the game quite quickly. Hope you enjoy it! We are huge fans of the game (obviously!). Also glad that the “dark days” of having hard time acquiring products is now in the past and access is easier. Enjoy it!
@@InkbornHeroes done that for years!
I still do that in Yugioh, Magic, Pokemon, when Naruto was a thing and so on.
I think my favorite was with Yugioh.
Great video! Very complete explanation!
Thank you! We are glad that you liked it! ^^
We should release more guides very soon.
So do you score lore points after you conquest a card? Or do you have to choose whether to use the card or to quest it?
To gain the lore printed on the card, you have to quest. There are some exceptions to this, but that’s the general rule. Challenging a character doesn’t give the lore.
Great intro to the game video. I live in Australia and just bought the shimmering skies decks for my wife and daughter (7) to play. Is there any particular starter decks you would recommend for new players?
That’s so exciting that you picked up the starter decks. In terms of ease of playing, the Amber Amethyst starter deck from The First Chapter is my favourite to give to new players, and I really like the Steel Amethyst deck from Rise of the Floodborn.
@InkbornHeroes thank you big help. Very excited to give it a go
How many cards do you need in a deck?
Minimum of 60. But no maximum. We have a deck building video which gives more context.
How many cards can you put into the inkwell at the beginning of your turn?
By default, you can place one card into your inkwell per turn. However there are other cards that allow you to add extra ink after that.
So you have to wait a turn to let some things ink dry. Does that include cards that are not inkable? Or do they hit the board on play like actions?
All characters (inkable or non inkable) must dry, before being used. So you can only play it in the next turn. Unless they have RUSH. Which is a unique ability that allows you to CHALLENGE on the same turn you play it. 😊
So when you challenge an opponent’s character. You don’t gain the lore they would normally get from questing, right?
Also, for a location that gets a lore at the beginning of each turn, do you have to have a character moved to the location to gain the lore? I started playing last night and was confused by De Vil Manor and whether I should take the lore or not without a character moved there. I didn’t take the lore because I assumed someone needed to be there, otherwise I don’t understand the cost to move someone there if there is no other benefit to the card other than getting lore at the start of each turn. Enjoying the game so far!
Hey There! We are glad to hear that you have been enjoying the game. :)
You are right: you don't gain the opponent's lore from challenging and banishing them. This is unrelated from the act of challenging or questing.
Regarding Locations, you will ALWAYS passively earn that Location's Lore during the SET phase of your turn (right in the beginning). You don't have to have any characters inside a location to activate this benefit.
The reason there are some cards like De Vil Manor (without any specific abilities), is that there are other character cards that have abilities triggered when inside a location (any). For example, look at "Minnie Mouse - Funky Spelunker" card from Set 3. She has an ability that while she is at a location, she gets +2 Strength. This is independent of a specific location, but instead, ANY location. So, if you had this card, and moved her to your De Vil Manor, she would have this benefit on strength.
I hope that helps! Happy Questing! :)
@@InkbornHeroesthank you! Another question, can you target on of your opponents exerted characters with two or more of your own? Example “Simba Returned King” with a 4 attack/6 defense - can my opponent exert two of his characters to challenge Simba to take him out in the same turn? Thanks!
Yes, so each of your characters are independent, and you can choose to do whatever you’d like with them each turn. So you could have two characters challenge a single character, have one challenge and the other quest, and so on.
@@InkbornHeroesyou’re the best, thanks!!
How does damage get dealt and divided to your challenging characters? Do both challengers receive the total strength of the opponent or can you divide it up?
Can character effects affect cards that are still drying? Can actions affect drying cards as well?
Yes! You can target characters that are still drying with character abilities and actions. And if your characters have passive effects (I.e effects that don’t require them to exert, such as Belle Strange But Special allowing you to ink an additional time) you can use those even if they’re not dry.
@@InkbornHeroes Awesome! Thanks!!
Looks fun to play!
It’s amazing! If you haven’t yet, you should give it a go! ^^
Man, this actually looks fun. However, lack of true experience, and other things, hold me back. Is there a simulator website of sorts which teaches you how to play?
It’s really super fun! Currently the only way to play online is the unofficial Pixelborn, however it’s going to be shut down in a few days 😔 However, if you have any specific questions about how anything works, do let us know.
Hey fear not!! I had never ever ever played a card game in my life! This was my first one and it’s an extremely easy game to get the hang of! I was able to not only learn it myself but teach three other people! I promise you fear aside you will love this game!!
iOS app
@@Take_care_everyonethe app isn’t an online game sadly, it’s just a way of tracking lore, cards, and keeping up to date with news but not playing against others or computer :/
Ones you used items they get discard it?
Items usually remain on the board, and can be used turn after turn. However, some items have abilities which require you to banish them to use - such as the Pawpsicle. We’re going to release a video on how items work soon 😉
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