Summary
Ravensburger has announced its largest errata forDisney Lorcanato date, taking a sledgehammer to one of the game’s most oppressive cards.
First printed in Rise of the Floodborn,Bucky, Squirrel Squeak Tutorhas been hit with a huge nerf, functionally changing how the card works with the upcoming Shimmering Skies set.
Erratais when a trading card game changes how a card works from its literal printed text. This is often used as a way to keep old cards up to date with current terminology, but can also be sparingly used for the sake of balancing the game. Regardless of what the printed card reads, every copy of an errata’d card is treated as if it does the same thing.
The Changes
Announced throughthe official Lorcana site, Bucky, Squirrel Squeak Tutor is having three major changes. The first is it ink cost is being increased from two ink to three, meaning it’ll be arriving to the field about a turn later.
The second big change is the complete removal of Bucky’s ward keyword. Ward prevents a character from being chosen by your opponent for actions or abilities, which made Bucky very difficult to deal with.
Finally, Bucky’s discard ability is being changed. Instead of triggering whenever you play a Floodborn character through any means, it now only triggers when you shift it onto an existing character. This makes it a lot weaker, as it relies on you having other characters out in play to shift onto for Bucky to be useful.
Are Errata The Best Idea?
These changes are all designed to make Bucky a worse card, as it has long been part of a large number of decks thanks to its easy ability to whittle down your opponent’s hand of any potential answers. Floodborn Discard decks have been especially dominant in the meta of late, with both Emerald/Steel and Emerald/Sapphire builds making use of the maximum four copies of Bucky allowed.
Talking about the errata, Ravensburger said that it is “not something we take lightly or want to do too often”, and that it is to “preserve a fun environment for the game”. It also stressed “please be understanding and helpful with those who may not follow changes”.
However, errata is a controversial tool in any TCG, as it means people will likely be playing with pieces they didn’t know were changed to such a huge extent. Outright bans are usually preferred, as it’s easier to explain to someone a card is banned than a card doesn’t do what it has printed on it.
In Magic: The Gathering, for example, changes like this are reserved solely for digital-only formats onMTG Arenalike Alchemy and Historic, where cards in players’ collections can easily be changed. The last time a this big change occurred was back in 2020, when emergency changes tothe companion mechanicrequired widespread erratas to a number of cards.
This change will take effect from July 27, 2025, the same day Shimmering Skies hits local game stores. Ravensburger has confirmed that it’ll be making up-to-date versions of Bucky available via reprints “later this year”, and future printings will follow the new, errata’d text.
Disney Lorcana
Lorcana is a trading card game developed by Disney and published by Ravensburger, featuring iconic characters, settings, and more from the studio’s long history. As an Illumineer, you must build your deck and help protect Lorcana.
