Today, we’re going to attempt to unravel one of the more intriguing layers of Disney Lorcana and Collectible Card Games (CCGs also called TCGs or Trading Card Games) in general by zooming in on a classic bit of TCG philosophy: Mike Flores’ classic Dojo article “Who’s the Beatdown?”
A crucial concept that lies at the heart of success in playing TCGs (Trading Card Games, sometimes called Collectible Card Games or “CCG’s” like Lorcana, Magic: The Gathering, or Pokémon) competitively is “Card Advantage.” This concept is instrumental to shaping any player’s gameplay, making strategic decisions, and understanding your deck’s (and, on a more cellular level, your cards’) position(s) in the metagame.