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Disney Lorcana Pixar characters Wilds Unknown debut: Toy Story, Brave, The Incredibles in Set 12. Every franchise, ink color, and Iconic card covered.
Disney Lorcana Pixar characters Wilds Unknown marks the moment two and a half years in the making. Set 12, released May 15, 2026, delivered the first Pixar glimmers in the game's history: Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Merida, and the Parr family in card form. Before Wilds Unknown, every Lorcana character came from classic Disney animated or live-action properties. This guide breaks down which three franchises made the cut, what ink colors each character received, which cards matter for collectors versus competitive players, and what comes next in the Pixar pipeline.
TL;DR: Wilds Unknown (released May 15, 2026) is the first Lorcana set with Pixar characters. Three franchises debut: Toy Story, Brave, and The Incredibles. Buzz Lightyear and Merida hold the two Iconic rarity slots (pull rate around 1 in 1,500 packs). Pixar cards are distributed across all six ink colors, so most existing two-ink archetypes gain at least one new option. Monsters Inc. arrives in Set 13 on July 24, 2026.
Three Pixar franchises got their Lorcana debut in Set 12. Here is the confirmed roster:
Toy Story: Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Sid Phillips, and even Pizza Planet as a Location card. This is the most represented Pixar franchise in the set, which makes sense given that Toy Story is the franchise that launched Pixar's dominance of animated film.
Brave: Merida, Queen Elinor, King Fergus, and the triplet brothers Hamish, Hubert, and Harris. The Will o' the Wisps also appear as characters. Merida is the top Brave pull by a significant margin, holding Iconic rarity.
The Incredibles: Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Dash, Violet, Jack-Jack, and Frozone. The Parr family appears across multiple ink colors, and Elastigirl is prominent enough to anchor the two-player starter set alongside Buzz.
Notably absent: Remy from Ratatouille, Dory and Nemo from Finding Nemo, and Miguel from Coco do not appear in Wilds Unknown. These franchises are confirmed for future sets rather than this one. Do not expect them in the Wilds Unknown card list.
This one surprised some players. Pixar has been under Disney's ownership since 2006, so the delay into Set 12 wasn't a rights issue. Ravensburger has said in interviews that they wanted to establish Lorcana's core Disney identity first, rooting the game in the princess and classic villain archetypes that define the Disney brand for most casual fans. Adding Pixar as a second wave creates a natural expansion beat rather than overwhelming new players with two massive character pools at launch.
There's also a licensing complexity angle. Pixar characters carry specific personality traits and franchise tone that require careful design to translate into card abilities. Ravensburger needed time to develop the "glimmer" interpretation of Buzz Lightyear that feels right to a Toy Story fan while fitting Lorcana's gameplay systems. The results, based on early community response, landed well.
Caption: The Enchanted rarity versions of Pixar characters use the Lore Nouveau visual style introduced in Wilds Unknown, giving familiar faces a stained-glass illustration treatment.
GODEEPER: Curious which Wilds Unknown cards are actually worth pulling for collection or competitive play? The full chase card breakdown covers every Iconic and Enchanted value. Disney Lorcana Wilds Unknown Best Cards to Pull 2026 →
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One of the smarter design decisions in Wilds Unknown: Pixar characters were not siloed into one or two ink colors. They're spread deliberately across all six, which lets existing deck builders absorb new cards without rebuilding from scratch.
Amber takes a significant portion of the Toy Story cast. Woody's questier, community-oriented personality fits Amber's protective and healing identity well. Several Dwarfs-adjacent Amber strategies from prior sets now have Toy Story companions to pair with.
Emerald picks up the more disruptive Toy Story characters. Buzz Lightyear in his standard (non-Iconic) versions appears in Emerald, reflecting his bold action-hero personality.
Ruby houses core Incredibles family members. Mr. Incredible fits Ruby's aggressive, high-strength identity exactly. If you're running a Ruby aggro list, the Incredibles pieces slot naturally into that plan.
Amethyst takes Violet and some of the more subtle Incredibles characters. Violet's forcefield abilities translate well into Amethyst's protective-magic space.
Sapphire carries Merida and the broader Brave cast. Sapphire's ramp-and-value identity pairs with Brave's outdoor survival theme in a way that Ravensburger leaned into at the design level.
Steel picks up Frozone. Steel's large-body and removal identity fits a character whose power is fundamentally about creating barriers.
For a full explanation of what each ink color does and which archetypes they support, the Disney Lorcana ink colors explained guide covers the whole system.
Iconic is a rarity tier above Enchanted that Ravensburger introduced to mark the most significant cards in a set. Wilds Unknown has exactly two:
Buzz Lightyear, Jungle Ranger is the headline pull of the entire set. Buzz has ranged from $3,000 to $3,500 on the secondary market for raw copies; check TCGPlayer for current pricing before buying. The card's artwork puts Buzz in jungle terrain, which fits the Wilds Unknown world-building theme. Pull rate estimates sit at approximately 1 in 1,500 packs. That's roughly 62 booster boxes per expected Iconic pull at the statistical level, which is why buying on the secondary market is a more direct path for collectors who want to own one.
Merida, Formidable Archer is the second Iconic at around $1,500-$1,700; check current listings before purchasing. Merida is a fan favorite from Brave's 2012 release, and the Iconic treatment gives the card a scale and artwork quality that the standard Merida versions don't match.
Both Iconic cards use the "Lore Nouveau" art style, which gives them a distinct stained-glass / Art Nouveau visual treatment separate from the rest of the set.
One honest note on the pull math: if your goal is to own both Iconic cards, opening booster boxes is not a cost-efficient strategy. The expected-value math heavily favors purchasing them as singles. The set is otherwise worth opening for the Enchanted tier, but the Iconic pull rate makes box-opening an expensive route to those two specific cards.
Caption: Wilds Unknown products include the booster display, the Illumineer's Trove at $49.99, and a two-player starter featuring Elastigirl and Buzz Lightyear.
GODEEPER: Want a full picture of what Wilds Unknown includes, set products, and how it changed the competitive meta? The set guide covers release date, pricing, and the meta impact in full. Disney Lorcana Wilds Unknown Set Guide →
The community reaction to the Pixar debut has been strong, but the competitive relevance splits across two audiences: collectors and tournament players.
For collectors and fans, the Iconic and Enchanted versions of Toy Story and Incredibles characters have driven some of the strongest demand the game has seen. Pixar fans who don't normally play TCGs have bought packs specifically for the Buzz Lightyear and Woody cards. That crossover buying behavior inflated early pack prices and made Wilds Unknown booster displays harder to find at MSRP during the first two weeks after release.
For competitive players, the cards that saw the most tournament discussion were those with specific mechanical value rather than just franchise appeal. Elastigirl's slot in Amethyst Sapphire evasive strategies made her the Pixar character that showed up most consistently in top-8 lists through the Wilds Unknown era of the format. Core Constructed rotated July 17, 2026, and Amethyst Sapphire Evasive is no longer the format's leading archetype (the current top tier is Amber-paired: Amber/Emerald Elinor, Amber/Ruby Boost, and others), so treat Elastigirl's competitive standing as historical rather than current until post-rotation data confirms where she lands.
The two-player starter featuring Elastigirl and Buzz is worth noting as the entry point for new players coming from the Pixar fan side rather than the competitive side. If someone buys their first Lorcana product because they want Toy Story cards, the starter gives them a functional deck to learn on rather than a pack-opening experience that teaches nothing. The Disney Lorcana starter decks guide covers what the two-player starter includes and how to upgrade it.
Wilds Unknown opened the door and Ravensburger is walking through it fast. Three confirmed future additions:
Monsters Inc. arrives in Set 13, Attack of the Vine (prerelease July 17, full release July 24, 2026). Sulley, Mike Wazowski, and Boo face vines in the next world-building chapter.
Coco is confirmed for a future set called Hyperia City. Miguel and the Land of the Dead aesthetic should translate visually into Lorcana's illustration style with no difficulty.
Onward has its own confirmed set, now titled Into the Inkdark, targeting a Q1 2027 release.
The pattern here is significant. Ravensburger is treating Pixar as a multi-year franchise pipeline rather than a single burst. That means the secondary market for early Pixar Iconic cards may behave differently than previous chase cards. Players who collected early Lorcana sets saw values hold well because the game's player base has grown with each release. Whether Pixar demand sustains or normalizes over the next two to three sets depends on how Ravensburger paces the new franchise introductions.
Which Pixar franchises are in Disney Lorcana Wilds Unknown? Wilds Unknown includes characters from three Pixar franchises: Toy Story (Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Sid Phillips, Pizza Planet), Brave (Merida, Elinor, Fergus, Hamish, Hubert, Harris, Will o' the Wisps), and The Incredibles (Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Dash, Violet, Jack-Jack, Frozone). Monsters Inc., Coco, and Onward are confirmed for future sets.
Who are the Iconic rarity Pixar cards in Wilds Unknown? Buzz Lightyear, Jungle Ranger and Merida, Formidable Archer are the two Iconic rarity cards in Wilds Unknown. They are the rarest cards in the set with an estimated pull rate of around 1 in 1,500 packs. Buzz has ranged from $3,000 to $3,500 for raw copies and Merida around $1,500-$1,700; check TCGPlayer for current pricing before buying.
Is Wilds Unknown the first Disney Lorcana set with Pixar characters? Yes. Wilds Unknown, released May 15, 2026 as the 12th Lorcana set, is the first to feature Pixar glimmers. Before this set, every character in Lorcana came from classic Disney animated or live-action properties. Pixar was absent from the game's first eleven sets.
What ink colors do Pixar characters use in Wilds Unknown? Pixar characters are spread across all six ink colors in Wilds Unknown. The Toy Story crew appears in Amber and Emerald pairings. The Incredibles family clusters in Ruby and Amethyst. Merida and the Brave characters appear in Sapphire. Frozone is in Steel. This spread means Pixar cards fit into most existing two-ink archetypes.
Are the Pixar cards in Wilds Unknown good for competitive play? Several are. Elastigirl and Buzz appear in the two-player starter, signaling competitive relevance. Pixar characters with evasive or value abilities saw the most tournament discussion pre-rotation. Core Constructed rotated July 17, 2026, and as of the 2026-08-07 inkdecks.com data the top tier is Amber-paired decks (Elinor and Midrange co-lead at 15%/14%) rather than the earlier Amethyst Sapphire and Amber Emerald archetypes; check current tier lists for which Pixar pieces still carry over.
Will there be more Pixar sets after Wilds Unknown? Yes. Ravensburger confirmed Monsters Inc. characters appear in Attack of the Vine (Set 13, July 24, 2026). Coco is confirmed for a future set called Hyperia City. Onward has its own confirmed set, now titled Into the Inkdark, targeting a Q1 2027 release. The Pixar pipeline in Lorcana is now multi-year.
What is the Snow White panorama in Wilds Unknown? Wilds Unknown includes an eight-card Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs panorama, where the card art connects across eight separate cards to form one scene. It represents the classic Disney side of the set alongside the Pixar debut, and the Lore Nouveau Enchanted versions of Snow White characters are among the collector chase pieces.
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