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Lorcana Release News for 2025

Disney Lorcana Release & Event Calendar

This page is kept up-to-date with all upcoming events, new card sets, product releases, plus any key dates for Disney Lorcana. Keep checking back to find out what’s on with links to article explainers or registration information.

Any rumors or unconfirmed info will be noted and might not always end up being correct. This page is regularly updated. Comment below or contact us on Twitter or Facebook with any new events or corrections.

Upcoming Lorcana Events & Releases

Ordered by soonest first.

2025

The Next Chapter of Disney Lorcana Twitch Stream
Tuesday, 6th May – 9AM PT

Disney Lorcana The Next Chapter Stream

There will be a live stream on the official Twitch channel starting at 9AM PT, followed by announcements at 10am. It was teased on X with the text “You’re about to get a vision of the future…”

9AM Pacific / 10AM Mountain / 11AM Central / 12PM Eastern
5PM UK / 6PM Germany/Italy/France/Spain

The stream is expected to announce a lot of new information about the game, possibly including new sets and further information on competitive events.

Archazia’s Island Set Championships
3rd-25th May

The Archazia’s Island Set Championships will be set over the first four weekends of May – any Saturday or Sunday between May 3rd through May 25th.

This set, only the winner will receive the Archazia’s Island Set Championship Playmat. The top eight players will get the special Enchanted alternate version of Hiro Hamada – Armor Designer, and all participants (while stocks last) will receive a standard-border alternate Hiro Hamada – Armor Designer – Set Championship Participation Promo.

It’s the first Set Champs to have these changes and new card designs, as well as some other changes to attendance. Read more in our full article on the Archazia’s Island Set Championships.

Lorcana Set 8 “Reign of Jafar” Released at Local Game Stores
Friday, May 30th

Reign of Jafar Logo

Disney Lorcana’s eighth set will be released at local game stores and select Disney parks on Friday June 30th, 2025. Read more about the Reign of Jafar set 8 announcement and the date announcement.

“His Crown, His Realm. Jafar has been up to something in the realm of Lorcana

Lorcana Set 8 “Reign of Jafar” Released at Retail
Friday, June 6th

Reign of Jafar Logo

Disney Lorcana’s eighth set will be released at retail stores and shopDisney one week after local game stores, on Friday June 6th, 2025. Read more about the Reign of Jafar set 8 announcement and the date announcement.

“His Crown, His Realm. Jafar has been up to something in the realm of Lorcana

Disney Lorcana World Championships
Walt Disney World Resort, Florida
June 2025

Disney Lorcana Challenge World Championship 2025

The Disney Lorcana World Championships event will take place in June 2025. Only the top players from the North American and European Championships events in 2024, and the two winners of the Australian Challenge event will be invited to play.

Initially the event was announced to include a variety of side events for fans. Now, the event has been confirmed to be solely for the competitors, broadcasters, and events team. This has been done to ensure the players have the best experience as the team expands to take on larger events more consistently.

It will be broadcast live on the official Twitch channel.

Lorcana Set 9 “Fabled” Release
Q3 2025

Disney Lorcana Set 9 Teaser Fabled Lorcana PlayerDisney Lorcana Set 9 Teaser – Fabled

Disney Lorcana’s ninth set will be released at some point in the third quarter of 2025 – from July to September. Read more about the surprise Lorcana set 9 announcement.

Magic the Gathering Release News for 2025

Magic: The Gathering Full Set Release Schedule For 2025

Here are the sets Magic: The Gathering fans can look forward to in 2025

 
 

Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has revealed details for each major Magic: The Gathering set release coming next year. We’ve put together a comprehensive guide highlighting what we know about all the 2025 sets on the horizon. Dive into brand-new worlds or revisit cherished classics — the upcoming year promises a wealth of excitement. This guide will be updated as more and more information is available for each set.

 

  • Upcoming Sets

    Important Dates

    • The Magic Story Podcast: The Five Clans of Tarkir: Dragonstorm: March 7 
    • Tarkir: Dragonstorm Story: March 10–17 
    • Debut and Previews Begin: March 18 
    • Full Card Image Gallery: March 28 
    • Tarkir: Dragonstorm Prerelease Events: April 4–10 
    • Standard Showdown: April 4–June 5 
    • Magic Academy: April 4–June 5 
    • MTG Arena Release Date: April 8 
    • Worldwide Tabletop Release: April 11 
    • Commander Party, Round 1: April 11–17 
    • Magic Presents: Spring Flourishes: April 18–May 4 
    • Tarkir: Dragonstorm Store Championship: May 3–June 1 
    • Commander Party, Round 2: May 16–22 

    Magic fans can finally return to Tarkir as dragons rip back through the Omenpaths as one of the five clans fight back to keep them from terrorizing the Multiverse. The set will bring back wedge gameplay (Jeskai, Sultai, Temur, Abzan, and Mardu) and dragons — all the things players loved about the first trip to Tarkir.

    The clans will return in a modern timeline with fresh new looks, while honoring their origins. They will be brought to life in new ways with more lore and history. Old dragons will also return alongside new dragons.

    Planeswalkers Sarkhan Vol and Ugin will be back in the action, but we will have to wait to see what their cards do. The special Booster Fun Dragonfire treatment of their cards offer amazing new glimpses at the characters.

    And the set’s Headliner is Mox Jasper! Take a look at the special treatments for the latest Mox below.

    Tarkir: Dragonstorm will also release with five Commander Decks — one for each of the original three-color clans that were introduced in the first visit to Tarkir. The decks are named:

    • Abzan Armor
    • Jeskai Striker
    • Sultai Arisen
    • Mardu Surge
    • Temur Roar

    Each deck contains:

    • 1 Ready-to-play 100-card Commander Deck with:
      • 1 Traditional foil face commander with borderless art
      • 1 Traditional foil featured commander with borderless art
    • 10 Double-sided tokens
    • 1 Collector Booster Sample Pack 
    • 1 Deck box

    Important Dates

    • First Looks: February 18, 2025
    • Previews Begin: May 10, 2025
    • Prerelease: June 6-8, 2025
    • MTG Arena Release: June 10, 2025
    • Magic Online (MTGO) Release: June 10, 2025
    • Global Release: June 13, 2025
    • Standard Showdown: June 13 – July 24, 2025
    • Friday Night Magic: June 13 – July 18, 2025
    • Magic Academy (Learn to Play & Deck Building): June 13 – July 24, 2025
    • Chocobo Racing Event Series: June 13 – July 24, 2025
    • Commander Party: June 20 – 26 & July 18 – 24, 2025
    • Gift Bundle Release: June 27, 2025
    • Store Championship: June 28 – July 20, 2025

    The first Universes Beyond offering in 2025 is the highly anticipated video game crossover — Final Fantasy. The set will include pieces from Final Fantasy 1 through 16.

    Favorite characters like Terra, Cloud, and Noctis enter the world of Magic: The Gathering in this set. They will be joined by monsters, rivals, locations, and legendary weapons from the Final Fantasy world, offering fans the biggest collection of art from the game ever in one place.

    The set will also feature the Through the Ages bonus sheet, which takes source material art from the original games and places them on reprints from the Magic universe. These cards will not be legal in Standard, but they will be playable in Draft and Sealed as they appear in both Play Boosters and Collector Boosters.

    Important Dates

    • First Looks: February 21, 2025
    • Worldwide Release: August 1
    • More To Come

    Magic journeys into Sci-Fi and fantasy with Edge of Eternities, diving deep into space and the many planets of the Blind Eternities. This space fantasy set includes all the fun of spaceships, new planets, aliens, star fields, and more.

    Explore the galaxy by taking advantage of the advanced technology of the Sothera system. The set will feature new material across a solar system of planets with different races, new magic, artifacts, and one familiar face — Tezzeret.

    We can see a prototype of the headliner for Edge of Eternities — Sothera, The Supervoid.

    Important Dates

    • Worldwide Release: September 26, 2025
    • More To Come

    The first full Marvel booster release will arrive in the final quarter of the year, but very little is known outside of that. Spider-Man will be Standard legal, following the announcement that starting in 2025, all Universes Beyond sets will be legal in all formats.

    Illustrated by Javier Charro

    The product lineup for Spider-Man will also include the new Spidey’s Spectacular Showdown Scene Box – a non-Standard legal product that contains six cards and six associated art cards that combine into an iconic Spider-Man illustration.

    Cards from the Spidey’s Spectacular Showdown Scene Box and additional product info can be found in our article here.

    The final set of the year will be another Universes Beyond set – Avatar: The Last Airbender!

    Notably, the return to Lorwyn was bumped to 2026 and will be the first set of that year.

Releases and Preorder Schedule for October to December 2024