Disney Lorcana's thirteenth main set, Attack of the Vine, does something the game has never done before: it brings Turning Red into the game alongside two other franchise debuts. Meilin Lee headlines the arrival, and she doesn't just show up as a single guest character.
Ravensburger built an entire new card classification around her transformation, one that other Red Panda cards share going forward. For collectors chasing a franchise's first cards in a long-running trading card game, a debut like this carries extra weight beyond the usual set-release checklist.
Those first prints are the only place a franchise's earliest Lorcana cards will ever exist, which tends to keep collector interest in them long after a set's initial hype fades.
Here's what's actually confirmed about Turning Red's arrival, the Red Panda classification, and what it means for anyone building a collection around these new cards.
Attack of the Vine adds Red Panda as an official card classification, alongside the set's other new classifications: Boss, Team, and Vineling. Meilin Lee anchors it directly, appearing across multiple printings that all carry the Red Panda tag rather than existing as a one-off character cameo.
Her mother, Ming Lee, joins the classification too, which means the family's core transformation conceit carries over into how the cards actually function, not just their artwork.
Meilin Lee appears across several confirmed prints in Attack of the Vine, including Superficially Obedient, a low-cost early-game character, and Popular Red Panda, a six-cost Ruby character whose Karaoke Queen ability rewards singing songs with bonus lore.
A third print, Losing Control, digs into the deck for another Red Panda or song card when played. Each one leans on a different piece of the movie's plot, from her buttoned-up starting personality to the fully transformed panda persona most fans associate with the film.
Turning Red's debut comes paired with an entirely new Shift variant called Temporary Shift, introduced specifically for Red Panda characters. A Temporary Shift character can be played on top of an existing character with the same name, but it returns to hand at the end of the turn instead of staying stacked in play.
Ravensburger's own release notes single this mechanic out as built around the transformation itself: the panda form comes out, does its work for a turn, and recedes again, echoing the film's central metaphor.
Ming Lee gets her own Red Panda arc across the set, culminating in Ming Lee, Giant Red Panda, a nine-cost card that also uses Temporary Shift and hits the board as a genuinely oversized threat. It's one of the more expensive character cards in the set, reflecting how central her transformation is to the film's climax.
Collectors specifically chasing the Turning Red sub-theme should treat this card as the classification's high-water mark rather than a side character pull.
Beyond the Lee family, Attack of the Vine folds in 4*Town, the boy band at the center of the film's plot, giving the set a second, distinct hook for Turning Red collectors beyond the Red Panda mechanic itself.
Between the band and the family, the set gives Turning Red genuine narrative depth rather than treating the license as a single-character cameo appearance.
A franchise's first appearance in a long-running TCG tends to hold collector interest longer than a routine set release, since it's the only place those specific prints exist. Attack of the Vine's Turning Red cards fall squarely into that category.
For the single most valuable pull — Ming Lee, Giant Red Panda is the likely target — EVORETRO's One-Touch Magnetic Holder adds a harder second layer worth having on hand before you even open a pack.
It's a new card classification introduced in Attack of the Vine for Turning Red characters like Meilin Lee and Ming Lee.
A new Shift keyword variant that returns the shifted card to hand at the end of the turn instead of leaving it in play.
Monsters, Inc. and Up join Turning Red as first-time Disney Lorcana franchises in this set.
It's a nine-cost character card built as the classification's headline print, making it one of the set's most sought Turning Red cards.
Whichever Meilin Lee or Ming Lee print you land, a franchise debut card is worth setting up properly from the first pull rather than tossing it in a bulk box. EVORETRO's Perfect Fit Sleeves keep the card snug and ready for a harder case the moment it arrives.
From there, deciding on binder pages versus individual holders comes down to whether you're building a full Turning Red run or focusing on Meilin Lee alone.
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