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The First Chapter: Merlin – Self-Appointed Mentor (153/204)

Sapphire Common Support — medieval muddle, modernized

Sanitized PSA 10 slab of Merlin – Self-Appointed Mentor (153/204); certification number and barcodes redacted
PSA Gem Mint 10 · The First Chapter retail 153/204 · identifiers redacted for publish

Four cost. Sapphire Common 153/204. Dave Beauchene. Dreamborn Mentor Sorcerer. Support keyword. Flavor wants to modernize the medieval muddle — a mission statement for the entire Illuminary, frankly.

Pack Common. English The First Chapter. One PSA 10 in the carousel. No Enchanted twin for this Merlin in set 1.

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: Common (153/204)
  • 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: 1 PSA 10 First Chapter slab appears 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
153/204 (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
Dave Beauchene
Franchise source
The Sword in the Stone
Rarity
Common
Finish
Non-foil and cold foil in set (Enchanted separate if noted below)
Flavor text
"What a mess! What a medieval muddle! We'll have to modernize it."

Card anatomy

FieldObservation
TypeCharacter
InkSapphire
Cost4 (inkwell-eligible)
Strength / Willpower / Lore3 / 4 / 1
ClassificationsDreamborn · Mentor · Sorcerer
AbilitiesSupport (Whenever this character quests, you may add their Strength to another chosen character's Strength this turn.)

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 153/204 and Common rarity mark
  • Sapphire ink · cost 4 · Character
  • Classifications: Dreamborn · Mentor · Sorcerer
  • Illustrator credit: Dave Beauchene