Ursula Takes the Stage: 2025 Topps Disney Wonder Card #176 Cartoon Villain Spotlight
Poor Unfortunate Souls - and Lucky Collectors!
Oh my goodness, friends - if there is one villain who knows how to make an entrance, it is Ursula, the Sea Witch from The Little Mermaid. And she absolutely commands the spotlight on Card #176 from the 2025 Topps Disney Wonder Base Set Cartoon Villain subset. From the moment I pulled this card, I let out a little gasp. She is bold, she is dramatic, and she is exactly the kind of card that reminds me why villain collecting is so deeply rewarding in this hobby. ✨
About the 2025 Topps Disney Wonder Cartoon Villain Set
Let me give you a little context for where this gorgeous card lives. The Cartoon Villain subset is a 12-card set sitting within the broader 190-card tiered base set of 2025 Topps Disney Wonder, and it is one of the most exciting corners of this whole release. Cards #172 through #183 spotlight some of the most iconic animated baddies across Disney's animated canon. The full lineup includes the Evil Queen (#172), Lady Tremaine (#173), Queen of Hearts (#174), Maleficent (#175), Ursula (#176), Gaston (#177), Jafar (#178), Governor Ratcliffe (#179), Shan-Yu (#180), Mother Gothel (#181), Mor'Du (#182), and King Magnifico (#183). It is a murderers' row of villainy and I am here for every single one of them.
Set builders, this means you need all 12 of these Cartoon Villain cards to complete that subset run - and honestly, this is one of the most compelling reasons to go deep into your boxes. Each card features a distinct character from a beloved film, and the artistic style of 2025 Topps Disney Wonder gives each villain a storybook painterly quality that makes them feel like pages torn from the most beautiful dark fairy tale you have ever read.
Card #176 - Ursula, The Sea Witch
Card #176 features Ursula from The Little Mermaid, and wow - the illustrated art style of Wonder is absolutely the perfect format for her. Ursula is all sweeping tentacles, theatrical gestures, and that wickedly confident expression that made her one of Disney's most unforgettable antagonists. The painterly Wonder aesthetic brings out the dramatic purples, the inky blacks, and her sly, larger-than-life personality in a way that feels fresh and timeless all at once.
I have always had a soft spot for Ursula as a collector target. She is what I would call an "underrated collector gem" - villain cards across Topps Disney sets consistently have strong demand, and a character as iconic as Ursula, rendered in this gorgeous illustrated format, is exactly the kind of card that gets noticed. Whether you are a character collector dedicated to The Little Mermaid, a villain set completionist, or a set builder chasing the full 190-card Wonder base set, Card #176 belongs in your want list.
"The best villain cards don't just show a character - they capture a moment of pure theatrical magic that makes you feel like the movie is right there in your hands."
A Little Collector Nostalgia
You know, Ursula always brings me back to one of my favorite Disney memories. On a rope-drop morning at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, I was heading through Fantasyland when I came across a cast member trading Disney pins outside the castle. One of the pins was a Ursula villain design, and I traded for it immediately - it felt like finding treasure. That same thrill is what collecting villain cards like this one gives me all over again. The hunt, the joy of the pull, the satisfaction of sliding a card like this one into your collection. There is nothing quite like it. 🎴
Collector Notes - Where This Card Fits
As a Base Set Cartoon Villain card, Card #176 is a standard-thickness card with full set-builder relevance. Here is how it breaks down by collector type:
- Set builders - You need this card to complete both the Cartoon Villain 12-card subset and contribute to the full 190-card Wonder base set run. Do not skip the villain tier!
- Character collectors - If you are building a dedicated Ursula or Little Mermaid collection, this card is a must-have. She also appears in the Tier 1 base set at Card #41, so you may be chasing both versions.
- Parallel collectors - The Base Set Cartoon Villain subset carries its own parallel tier, so if you are going for the full rainbow of Ursula cards in this set, keep your eyes open for color parallels of this number.
- Villain collectors and hit chasers - Villain cards are consistently strong in secondary market demand. This is a card worth protecting properly from the moment you pull it.
Display and Protection Ideas
For a base card this striking, I love keeping it somewhere I can actually see it. I have mine tucked in an Ultra Pro Hinged Card Holder sitting right on my card display shelf - the hinged opening makes it so easy to swap cards in and out when I want to photograph them or show them off to fellow collectors. For organizing the full Cartoon Villain subset run alongside the rest of the Wonder base set, an Ultra Pro Snap Card Frame is a gorgeous way to display a featured card of the week right on your desk or shelf. These cards have way too much visual personality to stay buried in a binder forever!
And if you are tracking your Wonder collection digitally, do not forget to pop over to the Collectiblz app and mark Card #176 as Have when it lands in your collection. Checking off a villain card in your Collectiblz checklist is one of those small collector joys that never gets old. 💖
Final Thoughts on Card #176 - Ursula Cartoon Villain
The 2025 Topps Disney Wonder set has given us something genuinely special with its Cartoon Villain subset, and Ursula's Card #176 is one of the standout pieces of this entire release. The illustrated Wonder aesthetic is a perfect match for animated villain energy, and with 12 incredible characters to chase in this subset, collectors have a truly satisfying mini-set hunt ahead of them. Whether you are building the full set, chasing Ursula specifically, or just hunting for the most visually dramatic cards in your boxes, the Cartoon Villain run is not one to overlook.
Happy hunting, and may your next pack be full of glorious, theatrical, sea-witch energy! 🏰
- 🩵 Tilly
