diff --git a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
index e2e7a5331..8ebbc208d 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ Components with the <wa-badge variant="warning">Experimental</wa-badge> badge sh
 
 ## Next
 
+- 🚨 BREAKING: Changed `appearance="filled outlined"` to `appearance="filled-outlined"` in `<wa-card>` [issue:1671]
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-slider>` that caused some touch devices to end up with the incorrect value [issue:1703]
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-card>` that prevented some slots from being detected correctly [discuss:1450]
 - Fixed a bug in `<wa-select>` that caused options not to get cleared correctly. [pr:1782]
+- Improved performance of `<wa-icon>` so initial rendering occurs faster, especially with multiple icons on the page [issue:1729]
 
 ## 3.0.0
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ Components with the <wa-badge variant="warning">Experimental</wa-badge> badge sh
   - `<wa-badge>`
   - `<wa-button>`
   - `<wa-callout>`
+  - `<wa-card>`
   - `<wa-details>`
   - `<wa-input>`
   - `<wa-select>`
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/utilities/fouce.md b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/utilities/fouce.md
index cfe22e8dc..8bb731bba 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/utilities/fouce.md
+++ b/packages/webawesome/docs/docs/utilities/fouce.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ As soon as all elements are registered _or_ after two seconds have elapsed, the
 
 :::details Are you using Turbo in your app?
 
-If you're using [Turbo](https://turbo.hotwired.dev/) to serve a multi-page application (MPA) as a single page application (SPA), you might notice FOUCE when navigating from page to page. This is because Turbo renders the new page's content before the autoloader has a change to register new components.
+If you're using [Turbo](https://turbo.hotwired.dev/) to serve a multi-page application (MPA) as a single page application (SPA), you might notice FOUCE when navigating from page to page. This is because Turbo renders the new page's content before the autoloader has a chance to register new components.
 
 The following function acts as a middleware to ensure components are registered _before_ the page shows, eliminating FOUCE for page-to-page navigation with Turbo.
 
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/src/components/card/card.css b/packages/webawesome/src/components/card/card.css
index 5156511df..cb06f19f6 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/src/components/card/card.css
+++ b/packages/webawesome/src/components/card/card.css
@@ -16,27 +16,28 @@
 }
 
 /* Appearance modifiers */
-:host([appearance~='plain']) {
+:host([appearance='plain']) {
   background-color: transparent;
   border-color: transparent;
   box-shadow: none;
 }
 
-:host([appearance~='outlined']) {
+:host([appearance='outlined']) {
   background-color: var(--wa-color-surface-default);
   border-color: var(--wa-color-surface-border);
 }
 
-:host([appearance~='filled']) {
+:host([appearance='filled']) {
   background-color: var(--wa-color-neutral-fill-quiet);
   border-color: transparent;
 }
 
-:host([appearance~='filled'][appearance~='outlined']) {
-  border-color: var(--wa-color-neutral-border-quiet);
+:host([appearance='filled-outlined']) {
+  background-color: var(--wa-color-neutral-fill-quiet);
+  border-color: var(--wa-color-surface-border);
 }
 
-:host([appearance~='accent']) {
+:host([appearance='accent']) {
   color: var(--wa-color-neutral-on-loud);
   background-color: var(--wa-color-neutral-fill-loud);
   border-color: transparent;
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/src/components/card/card.ts b/packages/webawesome/src/components/card/card.ts
index 94a4212e7..58c072852 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/src/components/card/card.ts
+++ b/packages/webawesome/src/components/card/card.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default class WaCard extends WebAwesomeElement {
 
   /** The card's visual appearance. */
   @property({ reflect: true })
-  appearance: 'accent' | 'filled' | 'outlined' | 'plain' = 'outlined';
+  appearance: 'accent' | 'filled' | 'outlined' | 'filled-outlined' | 'plain' = 'outlined';
 
   /** Renders the card with a header. Only needed for SSR, otherwise is automatically added. */
   @property({ attribute: 'with-header', type: Boolean, reflect: true }) withHeader = false;
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/src/components/icon/icon.ts b/packages/webawesome/src/components/icon/icon.ts
index 785289805..d9e8d9760 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/src/components/icon/icon.ts
+++ b/packages/webawesome/src/components/icon/icon.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export default class WaIcon extends WebAwesomeElement {
     }
   }
 
-  @watch(['family', 'name', 'library', 'variant', 'src', 'autoWidth', 'swapOpacity'])
+  @watch(['family', 'name', 'library', 'variant', 'src', 'autoWidth', 'swapOpacity'], { waitUntilFirstUpdate: true })
   async setIcon() {
     const { url, fromLibrary } = this.getIconSource();
     const library = fromLibrary ? getIconLibrary(this.library) : undefined;
diff --git a/packages/webawesome/src/components/select/select.ts b/packages/webawesome/src/components/select/select.ts
index 3ed66c5d9..a40567e75 100644
--- a/packages/webawesome/src/components/select/select.ts
+++ b/packages/webawesome/src/components/select/select.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export default class WaSelect extends WebAwesomeFormAssociatedElement {
   @state() optionValues: Set<string | null> | undefined;
 
   /** The name of the select, submitted as a name/value pair with form data. */
-  @property() name = '';
+  @property({ reflect: true }) name = '';
 
   private _defaultValue: null | string | string[] = null;