The first two sets to be released in 2025 will keep the story and lore of Lorcana going, once again taking Illumineers on new quests, into new lands, and bringing along new characters and franchises for the ride
For budget-conscious players, Clarabelle effectively replaces the need for more expensive draw-based rares by consolidating your entire card-advantage engine into a single, high-willpower character that is difficult for opponents to remove without a dedicated action card
With a modest two strength and three willpower, helping to bolster your inkwell is the reason to have Winnie the Pooh, Having a Think in your deck
Merlin - Crab is probably the weakest of the set
Not many Illusion characters have been revealed in Set 7 so we probably wont see them often in gameplay very much, which actually could mean theyll be effective since most players wont tech for them (Card Game jargon meaning specifically prepare their deck to play against them.) But if more of these Illusion characters are revealed in later sets, we could see them affect the meta (the current deck trends in a Trading Card Game)
With ruby excelling in cards built around aggressive challenges, it can even the odds in an outmatched fight against a bigger opponent - or simply make a stocky character even more of a threat