Lorcana Wilds Unknown: Pixar Comes to the Inklands for the First Time

Pixar is finally in Lorcana. Set 12, Wilds Unknown, launches on May 15, 2026 (prerelease May 8), and it brings Toy Story, Brave, and The Incredibles into the Inklands for the first time. This is the crossover that Lorcana players and Disney collectors have been asking about since the game launched — and based on the early reveals, Ravensburger is giving it the spotlight it deserves.

The Pixar roster

The confirmed Pixar characters span three franchises:

• Toy Story: Buzz Lightyear — On the Way (Amber/Emerald) and Woody
• The Incredibles: Mrs. Incredible (Amethyst), Jack-Jack Parr
• Brave: Merida

Buzz Lightyear is the poster card — an Amber/Emerald character that signals an aggressive or midrange role in the meta. Mrs. Incredible in Amethyst aligns with the color that has dominated constructed play this year (Amethyst/Sapphire Evasive holds 23% of the Core Constructed meta). Jack-Jack Parr is the wildcard — his movie abilities involve uncontrollable power shifts, which could translate into interesting card mechanics. The full 204-card set will include 18 Enchanted, 18 Epic, and 2 Iconic cards, following the same structure as Winterspell.

New product: the 2-Player Starter Set

Wilds Unknown introduces the first-ever 2-Player Starter Set ($39.99), available from the May 8 prerelease onward. It includes two ready-to-play decks with deck boxes, plus holographic versions of Buzz Lightyear and Mrs. Incredible. This is Ravensburger's most direct play at onboarding new players — hand someone a box, and they can sit down and play immediately. The timing is smart: Pixar characters are the most broadly recognizable IP in Lorcana's roster, and a starter set built around them gives casual buyers a reason to try the game rather than just collect singles.

Booster boxes (24 packs) are expected at the standard $143.76 MSRP. Prerelease packs at $39.99 are designed for Pack Rush gameplay at local game stores — a format that Ravensburger has been pushing to build in-store play communities.

The Winterspell market: where Set 11 stands

Wilds Unknown follows Winterspell (Set 11, released February 20), which has established a strong secondary market. The Iconic and Enchanted chase cards are commanding significant prices:

Iconic cards appear in roughly 1 in 50 packs; Enchanted cards at roughly 1 in 72 packs. The Moana Iconic at nearly $3,000 is the most expensive card in the game right now — and Winterspell has only been out for two months. If Wilds Unknown produces Pixar Iconic cards at similar pull rates, expect the Buzz Lightyear or Woody Iconic (if they exist) to command even higher premiums. Toy Story is Pixar's most valuable IP in terms of cultural penetration and nostalgia.

Competitive meta heading into Set 12

The Core Constructed format (Sets 5–11 legal) has a clear hierarchy:

• Amethyst/Sapphire Evasive — 23% meta share, the top deck. Evasive creatures dodge challenges while generating lore efficiently.
• Amber/Emerald Aggro — second place. Fast, linear, punishes slow starts.
• Amethyst/Steel Challengers — third. Board control through combat, leveraging Steel's removal tools.

Sapphire is considered the strongest ink color from Winterspell, and Amethyst's dominance across multiple archetypes makes it the defining color of the current era. The question for Wilds Unknown is whether the Pixar cards introduce new archetypes or slot into existing ones. Buzz Lightyear in Amber/Emerald could strengthen the aggro shell. Mrs. Incredible in Amethyst could reinforce the already-dominant color. Or the Pixar characters could open entirely new strategies — Jack-Jack in particular has the character design space for something unpredictable.

Infinity Constructed: Amber/Steel Steelsong at 31%

For players in the non-rotating Infinity Constructed format, Amber/Steel Steelsong holds an enormous 31% meta share — the most dominant deck in either format. With all cards legal, Steelsong has access to the deepest pool of synergy pieces, and nothing from the rotating sets has dislodged it. If you are building for Infinity, Steelsong is the baseline your deck needs to beat.

The 2026 set roadmap

Wilds Unknown is the second of four sets planned for 2026, all connected by a storyline involving mysterious magical vines:

• Set 11 — Winterspell (February 20): Holiday/winter theme, Frozen, DuckTales, Mickey's Christmas Carol
• Set 12 — Wilds Unknown (May 15): Pixar debut — Toy Story, Brave, The Incredibles
• Set 13 — Attack of the Vine! (Q3): Monsters Inc., Up, and Turning Red
• Set 14 — Unnamed (Q4): Coco — Dia de los Muertos theme with music-based mechanics

Three of four 2026 sets feature Pixar properties. Ravensburger is clearly all-in on expanding Lorcana beyond its Disney Animation core, and Pixar is the strongest IP expansion they could make. Monsters Inc. in Set 13 and Coco in Set 14 continue the trend — by the end of the year, Lorcana's character pool will include some of the most beloved animated characters of the last 25 years.

Over 3,800 tournaments and 45,839 decklists have been tracked in the current competitive season. The game is growing. The Pixar addition could accelerate that — or at minimum, it gives Lorcana the kind of mainstream cultural hook that drives sealed product off shelves.

Prerelease is May 8. If you want to be among the first to play Buzz Lightyear in a card game, mark the date.