Collection planning

Lorcana Master Set vs Playset: Decide Which Cards You Still Need

LanaKit•2026-10-31

A playset usually aims for four copies of each full card name you want to play. A master set aims to collect the versions you have chosen to include, often separating normal and foil printings. Those goals produce different missing-card lists. Decide which list you need before treating duplicates as spares or buying another version.

At a glance
For collecting, define the set, language, finishes and special printings you will count.
For a usual four-copy playing target, combine copies with the same full card name across printings and finishes.
A completed ownership checkbox does not tell you whether you own four copies.

Goal	Count by	What remains missing
One-of-each binder	Each printing and finish you chose to include	Any selected printing/finish with no owned copy
Four-copy playset	Full card name, including a character’s version	Enough additional copies to reach your chosen target of four
Both	Keep the two counts alongside each other	A card can meet one goal while still falling short of the other

Write down what your master set includes

Collectors use “master set” for different scopes. Name the expansion and language, then decide whether you want one normal copy, normal plus foil, or additional special printings. List any promos or alternate versions explicitly. Do not assume that a box’s base-card count includes every printing you want. There is no useful completion percentage until your target list is clear.

Open a printable set checklist

Count a playset by the full card name

The current Constructed rules normally limit a deck to four cards with the same full name, with exceptions written on particular cards. For a character, the name and version together form that full name. Different art, set numbers or finishes do not by themselves create another full name. Four copies is a useful inventory target, not a requirement to play four in every deck. Check your format’s legality and any card-specific exception separately.

Keep a decklist separate from owned quantities

The same four cards can leave two binder gaps

Consider Aladdin – Prince Ali from The First Chapter (69/204) and its Fabled printing (92/204). Both printings appear in the catalog with normal and foil finishes. For this counting example, suppose your inventory has three normal First Chapter copies and one foil Fabled copy. You have four copies of that full name. If your collecting target is one normal and one foil of each of these two printings, you still need the First Chapter foil and the Fabled normal. This checks one card across two printings; it does not declare either entire set complete.

Playing target: 3 + 1 = 4 copies; no extra copy is needed for that four-copy target.
Selected printing/finish target: 2 of the 4 chosen combinations are present; the other 2 are missing.
The two extra normal First Chapter copies are duplicates for that binder target, but they still contribute to the playing target.

Turn your inventory into the right missing list

First record what you physically own by printing, finish and quantity. For the binder list, compare each selected printing/finish with your one-copy target. For the playset list, add the usable copies of each full name and compare that sum with your playing target. Note borrowed cards and copies you have reserved for another deck. If you want two decks ready at the same time, decide whether the same physical copies can move between them before buying more.

Record quantities and finishes in LanaKit

Use checkboxes for presence and quantities for copies

The website’s set checklists mark whether you own a cataloged printing and finish. They do not count duplicate copies, and browser marks do not sync with the app. LanaKit’s iOS and Android collections let you record quantities and finishes. Compare those records with your chosen targets manually. Keep your chosen scope with your list so that “complete” means the same thing next time you sort the binder.