Steel
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Steel is one of the six official Ink colors of Disney Lorcana.[1]
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
Steel glimmers are strong. Large and imposing, armored, or just plain powerful, Steel glimmers can apply huge amounts of brute force to get the job done.
Steel ink embodies the spirit of strength;[2] those who harness the ink are hardened and powerful with definite resolve.[3] Glimmers made with Steel ink act as tanks and living barriers, imposing forces relying on physical force to forge ahead.[4][5][6] Similar to Amber, Steel Glimmers can serve as protectors, albeit by providing defense from physical attacks.
Steel is represented by the color gray. Its icon is a solid fortress. Ravensburger Creative Director Shane Hartley shared more characteristics for Steel Glimmers, stating that Steel glimmers are "strong", and can be large, armored, or just plain powerful. For the icon, the art team was able to quickly come up with a defensive fortress as its symbol, albeit it took longer to refine it to be a symbol of strength and force.[6]
The Steel Chromicon and Steel Coil increase the user's will and bestow a sense of clarity.
“Strong in will, strong in battle.”
–Inscription
As the coil clicked onto Shanzay's arm, she felt a strengthened sense of clarity.
Mechanics
Steel inks are useful for power and defense: they provide brute force to plow the way through opponents and have opportunities to protect allies.
Banishing Items
Steel glimmers can banish items that are in play, as seen on Beast - Hardheaded and Break.
Bodyguard
Steel glimmers have access to the Bodyguard keyword, as seen on Donald Duck - Musketeer, Hercules - True Hero, and Mickey Mouse - Musketeer. It shares this keyword with Amber.
Card Draw / Discard
Steel glimmers do have access to card draw, but only when discarding cards as well, such as with Simba - Future King, Tinker Bell - Tiny Tactician, A Whole New World, and Ransack.
If no cards are present in a player's hand, then they may draw without discarding, by using Beast's Mirror.
The card Musketeer Tabard also allows for card draw without discarding, despite being a Steel card.
Steel card draw is more powerful and more frequent than that of Amber or Sapphire, though still less so than Amethyst. With A Whole New World, Steel can use this to force the opponent to discard, which is unique. Though raw discard is still primarily found in Amber and Emerald, not Steel.
Challenge Prevention
Steel glimmers can prevent the opponents from challenging, as seen on Captain Hook - Thinking a Happy Thought, Gantu - Galactic Federation Captain, and Frying Pan.
Challenger
Steel glimmers have access to the Challenger keyword, as shown on Captain Hook - Forceful Duelist, Captain Hook - Thinking a Happy Thought, Prince Eric - Dashing and Brave, and Simba - Returned King.
Unlike Amethyst, Steel is only able to have the ability itself, and is unable to grant the ability to others.
Damage
Steel glimmers are able to damage opposing characters directly, such as with Hans - Thirteenth in Line, Tinker Bell - Giant Fairy, Fire the Cannons!, Grab Your Sword. Plasma Blaster, and Smash.
The card Captain Hook - Captain of the Jolly Roger is able to recover Fire the Cannons! from the discard pile, thereby enabling further direct damage for Steel.
Defensive Evasive
Steel glimmers can have Evasive during your turn only, enabling them to challenge characters with Evasive, while not evading challenges themselves. This ability can be seen on Donald Duck - Musketeer and Simba - Returned King. It shares this ability with Sapphire.
Lore Increase
Steel glimmers can increase their own lore, such as Starkey - Hook's Henchman. Unlike Ruby and Sapphire, a Steel glimmer only increases its own lore, not those of others. Amber also has this limitation.
Lore Point Gain
Steel glimmers can gain lore points with card effects directly, rather than needing to quest, such as with Simba - Rightful Heir and Te Kā - Heartless. It shares this ability with Ruby.
Musketeers
Steel glimmers care about the Musketeer classification, as seen on Donald Duck - Musketeer and Mickey Mouse - Musketeer. It shares this ability with Amber.
Pirates
Steel glimmers care about the Pirate classification, as seen on Starkey - Hook's Henchman.
Shift
As Shift appears on all Floodborn cards, this includes Steel glimmers such as Captain Hook - Thinking a Happy Thought and Tinker Bell - Giant Fairy.
Strength Increase
Steel glimmers can increase the strength of characters, as seen on Mickey Mouse - Musketeer. It gets this ability less frequently than Emerald.
Example
References
- ↑ "Disney Lorcana Reveals New Details". ComicBook.
- ↑ "Mystical Artifacts". Disney Lorcana. 4 September 2024.
- ↑ Disney Lorcana. "Steel Glimmer". Twitter.
- ↑ "Steel Ink". Lorcana Website.
- ↑ Levy, Jerel (27 July 2023). "All Ink From Disney Lorcana, Explained". TheGamer.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "WE GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF DISNEY LORCANA'S ART DESIGN". Nerdist.
| Card Layout | ||
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| Card | Card Front (Regular • Foil) • Card Back (Regular • Gold) | |
| Card Types | Action • Character • Item • Location | |
| Ink Colors |  Amber •  Amethyst •  Emerald •  Ruby •  Sapphire •  Steel • Dual Inks
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| Card Properties | All Card Types | Card name • Cost • Inkwell |
| Characters | Version • Classification • Strength • Willpower • Lore Value | |
| Locations | Version • Move Cost • Willpower • Lore Value | |
| Text Box | Ability (Keyword) • Flavor text (Rules of Villainy) | |
| Rarity | Common • Uncommon • Rare • Super Rare • Legendary • Enchanted • Epic • Iconic • Special Rarities (Promo • Mark • Disney 100) | |
| Other Texts | Illustrator • Collector Number • Copyright | |