Thread:Birdadmirer/@comment-26900720-20150819042756/@comment-5142833-20150819044750

In my mind, I break the sets into four chunks.

The international sets (Gold/Silver/Copper) are the really old, sort of incoherent ones that were originally released outside the US.

The pre-herd sets (Northern Lights to Treasures) don't have much/any herd lore, though they do introduce some major characters. But I can infer that Ancient Lights is mostly Herd Pantheon and Native Lights is mostly Herd Mustang. Northern Lights, Magical Friends, Baby Bella, and Treasures are mixed bags.

The herd sets (Royalty to Winter Festival) are where the lore is, and where all the lost herds are represented. The cards in all of these sets have their herds clearly stated on the card or by the set name. (Thank goodness!) I assume this change happened because wiser collectors clamored for backstory.

The recap sets (Best of Bella Sara and Herds from North of North) are the final bow, the encores of all the well-known characters. I'm not entirely sure, because I don't collect the cards, but I think both sets are completely reprints.

And now for Knight: he's probably in Herd Bellasara judging by his very normal name. I have a process for guessing a herd. I'll actually make a page on it now!

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