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The First Chapter: Hades – Infernal Schemer (147/204)

Sapphire Legendary — putting opponents into the inkwell for fun and profit

Sanitized PSA 10 slab of Hades – Infernal Schemer (147/204); certification number and barcodes redacted
PSA Gem Mint 10 · The First Chapter retail 147/204 · identifiers redacted for publish

Seven cost. Not inkwell-eligible. Legendary. Matthew Robert Davies paints the flame-hair briefing. Dreamborn Villain Deity. IS THERE A DOWNSIDE TO THIS? On play, you may put chosen opposing character into their player’s inkwell facedown. Flavor hunts for weakness because everybody’s got one.

Collector number 147/204. English retail The First Chapter. No Enchanted twin for Infernal Schemer in set 1 (Amber got King of Olympus Enchanted instead — different Hades). Three PSA 10 carousel faces under this title.

Later-set reprints (including Fabled-era appearances) are other drawers. This file is set 1 Sapphire Legendary only.

How it got into collections

Retail The First Chapter English product — not a convention stamp card:

  • Available in The First Chapter packs / sealed product after August 18, 2023 (LGS / organized launch), with broader retail following September 1, 2023
  • Rarity within the 204-card English main set: Legendary (147/204)
  • Non-foil and cold foil finishes exist for main-set cards; foil alone does not equal Enchanted or Expo
  • Provenance is pack history, carefully kept

Archive note: 3 PSA 10 First Chapter slabs appear in the collection carousel under this title. Hero photograph uses a sanitized PSA Gem Mint 10 slab front (identifiers redacted). Never publish cert numbers or barcodes.

Specimen dossier

Catalog ID
147/204 (The First Chapter English retail)
Set of origin
Disney Lorcana — The First Chapter (set 1), English
Publisher
Ravensburger / Disney Lorcana TCG
Release window
August 18, 2023 onward (retail product)
Illustrator
Matthew Robert Davies
Franchise source
Hercules
Rarity
Legendary
Finish
Non-foil and cold foil in set (Enchanted separate if noted below)
Flavor text
"He's gotta have a weakness, because everybody's got a weakness."

Card anatomy

FieldObservation
TypeCharacter
InkSapphire
Cost7 (not inkwell-eligible)
Strength / Willpower / Lore3 / 6 / 2
ClassificationsDreamborn · Villain · Deity
AbilitiesIS THERE A DOWNSIDE TO THIS? When you play this character, you may put chosen opposing character into their player's inkwell facedown.

Authentication notes

  • Exact identity: Disney Lorcana The First Chapter English retail (set 1) — do not caption as D23 Expo or Gen Con unless cross-linking a documented twin
  • Collector number 147/204 and Legendary rarity mark
  • Sapphire ink · cost 7 · Character
  • Classifications: Dreamborn · Villain · Deity
  • Illustrator credit: Matthew Robert Davies