Amethyst

Amethyst
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Amethyst is one of the six official Ink colors of Disney Lorcana.

Most cards belong to 1 of the six available ink colors. Dual Ink cards exist but are a rare occurrence, first added since Archazia's Island. Deck building restrictions in Core Constructed format allow up to 2 different ink colors in a deck in no particular proportion. Other Formats allow for any combination of colors.

Nature

Amethyst glimmers are wondrous, for this is the otherworldly ink of sorcerers, sages, animated objects, and other glimmers who use their special powers to achieve their aims. They are incredibly powerful when they have access to their amazing abilities but may land in trouble if they're stripped of those or tap into power they can't control.

Amethyst ink embodies the spirit of imagination; those who harness the ink are otherworldly and mysterious, and are deeply in tune with the arcane.Glimmers made with Amethyst ink act as magical specialists, be they spellcasters, sorcerers, or enchanted items. This ink brings about magical forces of power with the Glimmers it summons.

Amethyst is represented by the color purple. Its icon is a spiral reminiscent of a vortex or a void, referencing its potency as a miraculous event or a force of destruction. Ravensburger Creative Director Shane Hartley shared more characteristics for Amethyst Glimmers, stating that Amethyst glimmers are "incredibly powerful" and use otherworldly powers and arcane abilities to achieve their goals. Amethyst was also among the first icons designed for the inks, although it was difficult to create. According to Hartley, the first iterations of the icon leant itself more to villains, which made it incompatible with the neutrality that inks are supposed to be, thus its design was reworked to be applicable with heroes.

Amethyst ink, due to their reliance on magic, are vulnerable if they lose their ability to cast spells. Furthermore, due to its unrestrictive and chaotic nature, the ink can dangerous to both heroic and villainous characters if they use it to tap into more deadly spells.

The Amethyst Chromicon and Amethyst Coil amplify the user's connection to magic.

“Seek not power for its own sake.”
–Inscription

Amethyst Chromicon

Shimmering Skies 『66/204·EN·5』

Shanzay's coil flared, sending a tendril of mystical energy toward the damaged glimmer.

Amethyst Coil

Archazia's Island 『84/204·EN·7』

Mechanics

Amethyst inks bring a boost of power in a deck and help the player manipulate their deck by altering the cards of their opponent.

Bounce

Amethyst glimmers can return cards in play back to their players' hands. This ability is seen on Befuddle. While Amethyst does get this ability, it is more limited and less frequent than on Emerald cards.

Challenger

Amethyst glimmers have access to the Challenger keyword, as shown on Dr. Facilier - Charlatan, Jafar - Wicked Sorcerer, and Zeus - God of Lightning.

In addition to having the keyword, they also have the ability to grant it to others, as seen on Tinker Bell - Peter Pan's Ally.

Character

Brooms

Amethyst glimmers care about the Broom classification, as seen on Mickey Mouse - Wayward Sorcerer.

Card Draw

Amethyst glimmers have access to powerful card-drawing effects, such as Maleficent - Sorceress, The Queen - Wicked and Vain, Ursula - Power Hungry, Friends on the Other Side, and Magic Mirror.

The card Jafar - Keeper of Secrets acts as a payoff for the card draw, with its strength increasing based on the number of cards in its player's hand.

Amethyst has far more card draw than any other ink.

Card Filtering

Amethyst glimmers can filter the top card of the deck to influence what they draw. This ability is seen on Dr. Facilier - Remarkable Gentleman, Yzma - Alchemist, Reflection, and Ursula's Cauldron.

Discard Recovery

Amethyst glimmers can recover cards from the discard pile, as seen on Dr. Facilier - Agent Provocateur, Magic Broom - Bucket Brigade, Marshmallow - Persistent Guardian, and Mickey Mouse - Wayward Sorcerer.

Exerting

Amethyst glimmers can exert opposing characters, as seen on Elsa - Snow Queen, Elsa - Spirit of Winter, and Freeze. It gets this ability more frequently than Ruby does.

Evasive

Amethyst glimmers have access to the Evasive keyword, as shown on Jetsam - Ursula's Spy, Pascal - Rapunzel's Companion, and Tinker Bell - Peter Pan's Ally.

In addition to having the keyword, they also have the ability to grant it to others, as seen on Jetsam - Ursula's Spy.

Though it shares this ability with Emerald and Ruby, Amethyst seems to get it less frequently than either of them.

Lore Point Loss

Amethyst glimmers are able to take away opponents' lore points, as shown on Ursula - Power Hungry. It gets this ability less frequently than Ruby.

Prevention of Readying

Amethyst glimmers can prevent opposing characters from readying at the start of the turn, as seen on Anna - Heir to Arendelle and Elsa - Spirit of Winter.

Rush

Amethyst glimmers have access to the Rush keyword, as shown on Flotsam - Ursula's Spy, Rafiki - Mysterious Sage and Zeus - God of Lightning.

In addition to having the keyword, they also have the ability to grant it to others, as seen on Flotsam - Ursula's Spy and White Rabbit's Pocket Watch.

Shift

As Shift appears on all Floodborn cards, this includes Amethyst glimmers such as Dr. Facilier - Agent Provocateur and Elsa - Spirit of Winter.

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