Why Rarity Isn't Just a Collecting Detail
In most trading card games, rarity decides two things: how hard a card is to pull from a pack, and roughly what it's worth if you decide to sell or trade it. Disney Lorcana is no different — a booster box full of Commons and Uncommons is worth a fraction of one that lands a single Enchanted. That gap in value is also exactly why Lorcana's rarest cards attract counterfeiters; our guide to spotting fake Disney Lorcana cards covers the physical checks, but knowing what a genuine rarity actually looks like comes first.
The Original Six: Common Through Enchanted
Disney Lorcana launched in August 2023 with six rarity tiers, and they're still the backbone of every set, including the newest release, Hyperia City. Each one carries a distinct symbol printed next to the card's ink cost, and the symbols get more elaborate as the rarity climbs.
Enchanted has been the game's chase rarity since launch, and it's also the one our fake Lorcana card checklist flags for extra scrutiny, since its full-art foil treatment is the hardest for a counterfeiter to replicate convincingly.
Epic and Iconic: The Rarities Ravensburger Added in 2025
In May 2025, Ravensburger announced that the game's ninth set, Fabled, would introduce two additional rarities on top of the original six: Epic and Iconic. Both have shipped in every set since, Hyperia City included.
Ravensburger hasn't released exact pull rates for Epic, Enchanted, or Iconic cards — the only hard number on record is Iconic's cap of two cards per set. Treat any specific "1 in X packs" figure you see elsewhere as an estimate, not an official rate.
Where Promo Cards Fit In
You'll also run into cards that aren't part of a numbered set at all — Ravensburger ships dedicated promo sets (four so far, P1 through P4, per the Lorcast card database) alongside the regular numbered releases. Promos are usually reprints of an existing card, sometimes with new art, distributed outside booster packs entirely — through prerelease kits, starter decks, and organized-play events rather than sold individually. A promo isn't a rarity tier itself; the card underneath still carries one of the eight rarities above, and a promo print is worth checking against the original the same way you'd check any other card.
The Numbering Gives Rarity Away, Too
Every Lorcana set has a standard card pool of 204 cards — that's everything from Common through the non-Enchanted Legendaries. Enchanted, Epic, and Iconic cards are printed as alternate versions of cards already in that 204 and numbered above it, picking up where the base set leaves off. In Hyperia City, that means Ariel's Enchanted printing is numbered 236/204 even though the set only has 204 "regular" cards — the collector number itself is a quick tell that you're holding a chase variant, not a mispack.
Why the Rarity System Matters Before You Buy
Rarity drives price more than almost anything else about a Lorcana card, which is exactly why it's worth understanding before you pay a premium for one. A single Enchanted or Iconic card can list for hundreds to well over a thousand dollars on the secondary market — Ariel, Collector of Oddities (Enchanted) was listed around $385 on TCGplayer in late October 2026, while Mickey Mouse, Best in Town (Iconic) listed around $1,862 on TCGplayer the same week. Prices like that move constantly and will be different by the time you read this, but the gap between tiers gives you a sense of why rarity, not just the character on the card, sets the price.
That same gap is what makes high-rarity cards worth faking. If you're buying or trading a Rare or below, a quick glance at the symbol is usually enough. The closer a card gets to Enchanted, Epic, or Iconic, the more it's worth running through a full authentication pass — see our checklist for spotting fake Disney Lorcana cards for the physical checks, and ScrapperScan's Lorcana card checker for a scan-based verdict.
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The Bottom Line
Disney Lorcana now runs eight rarities deep: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Super Rare, and Legendary make up the standard card pool, while Enchanted, Epic, and Iconic are the chase tiers layered on top, each with its own symbol, foil treatment, and collector-number range above 204. Knowing the system is the first step to knowing what a card is actually worth — and to recognizing when a listing's claimed rarity doesn't line up with what's printed on the card.
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