Disney Lorcana

Lorcana Lore Counter: Winning at 20 and Tracking Every Game

A game of Disney Lorcana is a race. Everyone starts with 0 lore, and the first player to reach 20 wins. Here's how lore is gained and lost, the other ways a game can end, and how to keep count, whether on a dial or in TurnZero HQ.

How lore works

Lore is the only score in Lorcana. Each player starts the game with 0 lore, and whoever reaches 20 or more first wins, at the moment they get there rather than at the end of the turn.

Most lore comes from questing. On your turn, you exert (turn sideways) a ready character that has been in play since the start of your turn, and you gain lore equal to the lore value printed on it. Challenging exerts a character too, so one that quests usually can't also challenge that turn. That is the central choice of most Lorcana turns: gain lore now, or use the character to remove an opponent's questers.

Lore can come from elsewhere too. A location with a lore value gives its owner that lore at the start of their turn, and some card abilities gain lore directly. Other effects make a player lose lore. A player can never go below 0: if they would lose lore while at 0, nothing happens. Where lore is printed on a card →

How a game of Lorcana ends

Reaching 20 lore is the usual finish, but it isn't the only one. Under the current Comprehensive Rules (version 2.0.1, February 2026):

EndingWhat happens
20 loreA player with 20 or more lore wins the game.
Deck outA player whose own turn ends with no cards in their deck loses. Drawing the last card doesn't lose by itself, so that player still has the rest of the turn to win.
ConcessionA player can concede at any point, and conceding loses the game.

Older versions of the rules worded the deck-out loss differently, around drawing from an empty deck, so a friend who learned the game early may remember it that way. If a ruling matters at a tournament, the event's judge and the current rules document decide it.

How players keep count at the table

Any method works as long as both players can see it and agree on it. The common ones:

MethodGood forWatch out for
Lore counter dial or sliderQuick, visible and made for 0 to 20Getting bumped mid-game
DiceEveryone has some; two dice cover 0 to 20Easy to knock over, and hard to read across the table
Pen and paperA running record you can check back throughSlower, and easy to fall behind
A phone appUndo, a record of the game afterwardNeeds a phone on the table and a charged battery

Whichever you use, say your new total out loud when you quest. Most lore disputes come from a quest that one player counted and the other didn't see.

How to track a Lorcana game in TurnZero HQ

TurnZero HQ keeps score for games you play in person. It isn't a place to play Lorcana online: the cards stay on the table, and the app holds the lore totals and the result. It's free on iPhone, Android and the web.

StepWhat to do
1. Pick the gameOpen Play and choose Lorcana in the game picker. The start block becomes "Start a Lorcana game".
2. Seat the tableUnder "How many at the table?", tap 2 for a duel, or More for a bigger table. This starts a gathering for Lorcana, or joins one you already have open.
3. Pick decksIn setup, choose each seat's deck from that player's Lorcana decks, the ones built in the Deck Lab. Every seat starts at 0 lore.
4. Keep scoreEach seat shows one number, its Lore. Tap + to add 1 lore as characters quest and − when a player loses lore, or tap the number itself to type a new total after a big turn. Undo takes back the last change.
5. Reach 20When a seat reaches 20 lore, the app names the winner and offers Record the result. For a deck out or a concession, tap End Game instead.
6. Record the resultConfirm the winner (tap the crown to change it) and pick how the game ended: Reached the winning score, Deck out or Concession. The game is saved in the gathering's history.

Lore stops at 20 in the tracker, since the game is over at that point, and never goes below 0, which matches the rules. Only one device keeps score at a time: the host or a seated player. Anyone else in the gathering can watch the totals live, and a seated player or the host can tap Keep score here to take over.

What the Lorcana tracker doesn't do

The tracker keeps lore and records results. It doesn't give Lorcana decks or players ratings or win odds, build per-player Lorcana stats, write AI recaps of a game, hand out awards, or run best-of-three matches. Those are Magic: The Gathering features today. It doesn't read anything from your cards either: you move the lore number yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you win a game of Disney Lorcana?

Reach 20 lore. Every player starts at 0, gains lore mostly by questing with characters, and wins as soon as they have 20 or more. A player can also lose by ending their own turn with no cards left in their deck, or by conceding.

Can your lore go down in Lorcana?

Yes. Some card effects make a player lose lore. Lore can't go below 0, so a player at 0 who would lose lore simply stays at 0.

What happens when you run out of cards in Lorcana?

Under the current Comprehensive Rules, a player whose own turn ends with no cards in their deck loses the game. Drawing your last card doesn't lose on its own, and neither does having an empty deck during an opponent's turn, so you still get the rest of that turn to reach 20 lore.

Is there a free Lorcana lore tracker app?

TurnZero HQ tracks Lorcana games for free on iPhone, Android and the web. Start a Lorcana gathering, seat the players with their decks, and each seat gets a lore number that counts up from 0 and ends the game at 20. The result is saved in the gathering's history.

Does TurnZero HQ keep Lorcana ratings or stats?

No. It records each Lorcana game, who won and how it ended, in the gathering's history. Ratings, win odds, per-game player stats, AI recaps and awards are Magic: The Gathering features today, and best-of-three matches aren't tracked for Lorcana.

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