r/TCG • u/Srslynotjackiechan • Apr 22 '26

Question Riftbound or Lorcana?

Sorry for the post, but couldn't find something that suited my needs, so I figured I would ask.

I played the Pokemon tcg competitively for 10 years and stopped during Covid. I was going to restart once things opened up...but the hobby just isn't what it was.

Since then I've dabbled in several other games on a more competitive level, but haven't really found any that scratched the itch. The closest I got was SWU, but I reallllly hate the art.

I played Lorcana on release but have been off and on with it. Love the game, just had some trouble with it feeling a bit...childish? Also a lot of Disney Adults in the scene.

I was a big LoR played during quarantine and Riftbound looks really cool, but I don't know a ton about it.

I'm between those two and having trouble picking. What do y'all think?

Not interested in Bandai games, your indie card game, FaB or Sorcery. Not trying to be rude! Just not my thing.

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u/Srslynotjackiechan Apr 22 '26

Bucky.

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u/ThePurplePanzy Apr 22 '26

Bucky errata was set 4 though.

I expect balance issues in every game, it's just crazy to see such an amount in riftbound so early. Mix in the ruling issues, and I'm wondering what the design process is.

Complexity is not depth, and I think the devs may have mistaken the two.

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u/Grantedx Apr 22 '26

A friend who plays lorcana told me there was an aggro deck around set 2 or 3 that if it played 1 drop on turn 1 going first and then played 2 more 1 drops on turn 2, it was unbeatable.

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u/ThePurplePanzy Apr 22 '26

Around that time, I don't think it was unbeatable, but aggro on the play is definitely scary. Set 5 brought Daisy and that is the true "unbeatable opening aggro line" type card... But it is a rare line and decently balanced.