Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 7 min read
Disney Lorcana's first set: its August 2023 launch, how its 216 printings are numbered, its 12 Enchanted cards and which cards came back in later sets.
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 7 min read
Disney Lorcana's second set: its November and December 2023 dates, 216 printings, Enchanted numbers out of card order and the cards Fabled brought back.
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 9 min read
Disney Lorcana's Set 8: Ravensburger's 2025 dates, its dual-ink cards compared with Archazia's Island, its four Illusions, 18 Enchanted cards and products.
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 7 min read
Disney Lorcana's third set: its release dates, the first location cards, its 204 cards and 18 Enchanted printings, and which cards came back in later sets.
Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Lorcana 7 min read
Disney Lorcana's Set 7: its release date, the first dual-ink cards and how they are numbered, its 224 printings, Enchanted cards and boxes.
Safety and fakes 7 min read
How to tell a reprint from the first printing on Pokémon, Magic, One Piece and sports cards, by set mark, number, copyright year, stamp and size.
Safety and fakes 7 min read
Sort cards in passes by game or sport, set, number, rarity and condition, with the keys each kind of card prints and the traps that put cards out of order.
Grading 8 min read
What TAG prints inside its clear slab, how its grades, condition names and scores line up, where the cert number sits, and how to check a slab's report.
Safety and fakes 8 min read
How to measure humidity and trust the reading, when silica gel helps, what graders and supply makers say their holders block, and how to handle curl and damp.
Safety and fakes 7 min read
How to pack binders, card boxes and slabs for a house move, what a mover's high-value list and cover mean for cards, and how to keep boxes out of truck heat.
Pokémon 8 min read
Find a Pokémon card's set from its symbol or code, its number and its border, and what decides it when several sets print the same total.
Sports cards 6 min read
Where a card's print run is stated: the serial stamp, the maker's checklist, two checklist sites that agree or a product page, and what pop counts are not.
Safety and fakes 8 min read
Which details pin down each kind of card, how to photograph a collection as a record, and which card apps let you export your list before you rely on one.
Pokémon 7 min read
Pokémon's Hidden Fates from August 2019: its 69-card main list, the 94-card Shiny Vault numbered SV1 to SV94, the first TAG TEAM trio, and its products.
Pokémon 6 min read
Pokémon's Guardians Rising from May 2017: its 169 cards, 12 Pokémon-GX, a 15-card rainbow block with three earlier names, and the notice checked.
Pokémon 6 min read
Pokémon's Generations of February 2016: its 83-card main set, the 32-card Radiant Collection, how its packs were sold and which cards match older XY cards.
Pokémon 7 min read
Pokémon's Fusion Strike: the longest Sword & Shield expansion at 284 cards, Mew's six cards by number, the 20 above 264, and how Pokémon's counts compare.
Pokémon 6 min read
Pokémon's XY Furious Fists of August 2014: its cards block by block, which Pokémon-EX have full-art versions, and the two Mega cards above 111.
Pokémon 7 min read
Forbidden Light, the Pokémon set from May 2018: all 146 cards block by block, its five Prism Star cards and the Lucario-GX with no main-run card.
Pokémon 6 min read
Pokémon's XY Flashfire of May 2014: its cards block by block, how to tell its Mega Charizard X from its Mega Charizard Y, and the three cards above 106.
Pokémon 7 min read
Pokémon's XY Evolutions from November 2016: its 113 cards block by block, its EX and BREAK cards, and how its list lines up with the 1999 Base Set.
Pokémon 7 min read
Pokémon's Dragon Majesty from September 2018: its 78 cards, seven Pokémon-GX names, two Prism Star cards, and how the list matches Pokémon's own figures.
Pokémon 7 min read
Pokémon's Darkness Ablaze from August 2020: its 201 cards, the first Charizard VMAX, every number block, and Pokémon's card counts checked against the list.
Pokémon 6 min read
Crimson Invasion, the Pokémon set from November 2017: its 124 cards block by block, its eight Pokémon-GX and the three high numbers with no twin.
Card images from Scrydex.
