Transformers Trading Card Game

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The Transformers Trading Card Game was a collectible card game in which players built teams of both Autobots and Decepticons (and later Mercenaries) to battle other players. The game was revealed on July 10th, 2018 by Wizards of the Coast, with attendees of Gen-Con and San Diego Comic-Con able to purchase an exclusive set-card pack.

The game used simple mechanics in which players take turns doing a multitude of things, from drawing cards, flipping their character cards to their alt-modes, playing action and upgrade cards, and battling.

Between Summer 2018 and Summer 2020, five full sets of cards were released, as well as several promotional cards and five ready-to-play box sets. On July 20, 2020, it was announced through various social media channels that Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack would be the final release of the Transformers Trading Card Game. The official statement included: "While the retailer and player community continued to grow, our product offerings didn’t meet the expectations of the broader fan base to engage further with the brand", as well as problems posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic as reasons for the cancellation of the game.

Wave 1

Maybe this one will actually have that holofoil Charizard...

The initial wave of the Transformers Trading Card Game was released on September 28, 2018 in the United States, with staggered releases in other regions. Set contained 40 double-sided character cards and 81 battle cards. Released concurrently with the set was the Autobot Starter Set, which included four unique character cards, and a ready-to-play battle deck that could be split between players. The set also includes the Metroplex Deck, which included four character cards (including an oversized character card for Metroplex, Autobot City) and a ready-to-play battle deck containing three cards exclusive to the Metroplex Deck, released on November 20, 2018.

Character Cards

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Uncommon

Rare

Super Rare

Battle Cards

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Box Sets

Starter Set

Character Cards

Battle Cards

Metroplex Deck

Batteries not included.

Character Cards

* Slammer is a drone, so it doesn’t flip between modes like other character cards.

Battle Cards

Energon Edition

Released on December 2, 2019 in celebration of the first year of the Transformers Trading Card Game, the Energon Edition consists of an Energon Cube shaped box containing one booster box worth of Wave 1 booster packs (30 in total), 18 six-sided Energon Dice/damage counters, as well as reprints of six character cards on semitransparent plastic (including the hard to get Slipstream, Strategic Seeker and Cliffjumper, Renegade Warrior from the SDCC 2018 pack) and full playsets of six battle cards reprinted in holofoil, with each one themed alongside one of the reprinted character cards. When opened the box contains a foam display stand that allows for the six character cards to be displayed, as well as a drawer to store the battle cards and dice. For a limited time those who ordered the Energon Edition received separate one copy each of the SDCC 2018 exclusive battle cards "All-Out Attack" and "Tandem Targeting System", also printed in holofoil.

Character Cards

Battle Cards

Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners

Your wallet will suffer at the hands of Predaking!

Wave 2 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, Rise of the Combiners was released on March 1, 2019 and added new characters and battle cards, including the titular Combiners. This wave consisted of 46 character cards and 81 battle cards. The set also included a ready-to-play Devastator deck, released on March 29, 2019, which included exclusive cards for the Constructicons as well as a ready-to-play battle deck that included 4 exclusive battle cards. A second starter set was also released as part of this set on May 3, 2019. The Bumblebee vs. Megatron starter set contained 4 exclusive character cards and another ready-to-play battle deck that can be split between two players.

Character Cards

Common

Menasor, Menacing Colossus

Superion, Sky Protector

Dreadwing, Sky Destroyer

• Dreadwind, Air Defense
• Blackwing, Aerial Attacker

Uncommon

Optimus Maximus, Ultimate Defender

Predaking, Ferocious Hunter

Rare

Volcanicus, Fiery Champion

Super Rare

Battle Cards

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Box Sets

Devastator Deck

Devastator, Towering Warrior

Battle Cards

Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set

Character Cards

Battle Cards

Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I

A tie-in to the concurrently running War for Cybertron: Siege toyline, Wave 3 features many characters from the line, though there are several game exclusive additions to the cast as well. Though Wave 2's Combiners sit this wave out, the game does add two new types of Character Cards in the form of Micro and Battle Masters. This wave also sees the debut of original art for all of the wave's Battle Cards, each drawn by a variety of artists who've worked on IDW Publishing's Transformers comics.

Character Cards

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Uncommon

Rare

Super Rare

Battle Cards

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Rare

Box Sets

Blaster vs. Soundwave

Character Cards

Battle Cards

Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II

Wave 4 continues the toyline tie-in of Wave 3, offering a variety of characters featured in the War for Cybertron Trilogy toyline. Triple Changers and, in a way, Combiners make their return in this wave. Unlike Wave 2's combiners, Wave 4's Captain Omega Supreme and Private Skytread start out as component alt mode parts that the player must fulfill a certain condition to unite into robot mode. Unlike Wave 3's Sergeant Cog, Wave 4's Weaponizers Sergeant Six-Gun and Raider Brunt split up into two separate Weapon type upgrades upon their defeat.

Wave 4 also sees the debut of a third faction to the game, the Mercenaries, who will go on to be featured in the next War for Cybertron Trilogy toyline, Earthrise.

Players who purchase a full Booster Box of War for Cybertron: Siege II cards also receive a new Titan card, Trypticon, and his three minions.

Character Cards

Common

Uncommon

Raider Skytread, Special Ops-Soldier

Rare

Super Rare

Battle Cards

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Booster Box Exclusives

Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack

Breaking with the previous two wave's tie-ins with the current toyline, Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack is based on the Titans Return toyline. This wave introduces a mechanic for character cards: Titan Masters and Body Mode character cards, as well as new Stratagem cards.

Players who purchase a full Booster Box receive a new Titan card, Fortress Maximus, Great War Veteran, and his two Titan Masters, and players who purchase a Booster Box from participating WPN dealers receive promotional Perceptor and Convex cards.

This set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.

Character Cards

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Uncommon

Rare

Sky Shadow, Elite Warrior

Super Rare

Stratagems

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Battle Cards

Common

Uncommon

Rare

Booster Box Exclusives

Exclusives

"And how do I get you?"
"Don't ask!"

Convention Pack 2018

Character Cards

Battle Cards

Convention Pack 2019

Character Cards

Lootcrate

Character Cards

• Omega Supreme, Autobot Defense Base

Chinese New Year Promotion

Character Cards

• Bumblebee, Silver Gold Warrior

In-Store Play Promo Cards

Character Cards

Wave 3

Wave 4

Wave 5

Tidal Wave, Dark Fleet

Heroes of the Realm

Every year, Wizards of the Coast would give teams specific Magic: The Gathering cards for their efforts, such as for their work on a team or a project. For the 2018 Heroes of the Realm, the team behind the Transformers Trading Card Game were given a specific card called "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" which is a Magic: The Gathering card on the front side and a Transformers Trading Card Game card on the opposite side. Although presumably, they are meant to be two separate things, the Magic: The Gathering side has an ability to "Flip target Permanent to its other face", which might include itself, although how a Transformers Trading Card game would function in another game is up for debate.

Character Cards

• Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader

Notes

• The artwork used on the cards originates from various sources. Character cards, for example largely reuse packaging art and character art from Transformers Legends, while the battle card artwork is sourced from the IDW comics. Beginning with Wave 2, some new cards such as Windblade: Combiner Hunter featured all new art. As of Wave 3, all battle card art is completely original while character cards remain a mix of reused packaging and Legends art, albeit with a much more generous portion of new art as well.
• Before the game was canceled, the team expressed interest in waves based on Beast Wars, Japanese Generation 1, and another Combiner-centric set. How these would have interacted with the War For Cybertron Trilogy waves is unknown. Seaspray was also confirmed as a "major consideration" for a future wave, presumably the first Earthrise wave.
• Had a third San Diego Comic-Con pack been released, it would have been card reissues, as Drew Nolosco disliked the way some characters could only be acquired through said packs.