With a decently sized initial card pool there are multiple strategies and deck archetypes that can be used, but the underlying strategy of the game revolves around deciding what cards to sacrifice to your inkwell, and when it is most advantageous to risk questing vs challenging
For starters, that includes the new Mickey Mouse - Brave Little Prince (Iconic), which's already selling for over $1000 on resale sites like TCGPlayer and eBay, while its new "Iconic" pairing, Minnie Mouse - Sweetheart Princess, isn't exactly cheap either, and currently fetching around $865 market price
Both starter decks did what they set out to do in my first experience with them: introduce an easy entry point into the game while emphasizing the sets new Boost mechanic
It aims to reach 20 Lore by overwhelming opponents with Rubys relentless aggression while using Amethysts disruptive spells to keep the board in check
1 Quickstart rulebook
Upgrading the deck to a competitive one would entail getting an entirely new Sapphire Steel deck