Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist

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For those of us that have been speculating about the new Transformers Trading Card game we now have a list of what the Autobot Starter Set contains. You can find the list here. While this list does not show us any of the card text (Besides the image of Bumblebee//Brave Warrior) we can have a better idea of what deck structure will look like for the game.

Recently we discovered the video instructions of how to play this game as well as more details about the game from SDCC. Because of this we know that the battle cards are made up of power up items and actions which is reflected in the list. We will post the list below along with the details on the contents of this set. Feel free to speculate on what you think these cards will do on the boards.

Contents

4 Foil Transformers Character Cards

Deck of 40 Battle Cards

Damage Counters

2-Player Starter Set Rules for Basic Version of Gameplay

CHARACTER CARDS
Optimus Prime // Autobot Leader

Bumblebee // Brave Warrior

Ironhide // Veteran Autobot

Red Alert // Security Chief

BATTLE CARDS
2 Armored Plating

2 Data Pad

2 Debilitating Crystal

2 Flamethrower

2 Grenade Launcher

2 Handheld Blaster

2 Improvised Shield

2 Incoming Transmission

2 Inspiring Leadership

2 Leap into Battle

2 New Designs

2 Piercing Blaster

2 Plasma Burst

2 Primary Laser

2 Ramming Speed

2 Rapid Ascent

2 Rapid Conversion

2 Ready for Action

2 Repair Bay

2 Team-Up Tactics

Credit(s): hasbro

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Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1973741)
Posted by Va'al on July 24th, 2018 @ 3:57pm CDT

Will work on the follow-up to this with some better light in the morning then, so we can see some text too!

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1973757)
Posted by Anonymous on July 24th, 2018 @ 4:32pm CDT

Nice info

Why only the bot starter set i wonder,seems really wierd to not have a con one at the same time

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1973771)
Posted by Va'al on July 24th, 2018 @ 5:06pm CDT

New con video interview, sorry about the audio!

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... uzz/41674/

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1973824)
Posted by Omega-Doom on July 24th, 2018 @ 10:22pm CDT

Is there going to be a Decepticon starter deck? I would love it if they had released one.

forever!

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1973856)
Posted by Va'al on July 25th, 2018 @ 4:11am CDT

People have expressed interest in the booster pack on offer at San Diego Comic Con for the new trading card game created by Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast for Transformers (due out at retail in September 2018), so we took out the cards and did a brief pictorial rundown for all to check out - follow us below!

Packaging, front and rear, with nice Slipstream art. Each pack contains 2 character cards (foil, in this case) plus 2 battle cards.

Cardboard inserted to protect the cards.

Pack also includes a promotional gold foil card for the game, with Slipstream silhouette one one side.
Then the two and two cards, as described on packaging!

The two Battle cards feature IDW comics art each: All-out Attack & Tandem Targeting System.

First character card is Slipstream - one side in jet mode, one in robot mode. The robot mode art is foil, and each mode has a different ability.

Specs: Strategic Seeker - Plane - Ranged attack
robot mode ATT 3 HP 13 DEF 1 | alt mode ATT 3 HP 13 DEF 2

Second character card is Cliffjumper - one side in vehicle mode, one in robot mode. The robot mode art is foil, and each mode has a different ability.

Specs: Renegade warrior - Car - Ranged attack
robot mode ATT 5 HP 12 DEF 2 | alt mode ATT 5 HP 12 DEF 2

Group shot.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1973863)
Posted by WreckerJack on July 25th, 2018 @ 5:23am CDT

I noticed the card names are written in Cybertronian on the top right. That's a neat Easter egg right there.

Also, how to these cards feel in hand? Same as magic cards?

Omega-Doom wrote:Is there going to be a Decepticon starter deck? I would love it if they had released one. forever!

I think it would be a mistake not to have one. Its always been about Bots VS Cons. My guess is since the starter decks become available September 28, 2018 they will probably have some time to reveal a Decepticon deck before then.

Looking at most successful card games starter decks often come in pairs so that players can start with different decks. This is a good idea because the point of collectible card games are so that you can customize your deck rather than just play with preset cards. Facing different decks and choosing one that matches the player's style is very important. Especially when people feel they identify with the characters on the cards.

Magic players may remember how attached people got to their Ravnica guilds. The Return to Ravnica set saw record sales and event attendance too. While I doubt any cardgame could match that I think the principal is the same. Sorry if that's a ramble. I could use some sleep haha.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1973864)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 25th, 2018 @ 5:24am CDT

Thanks va'al :-)

this looks interesting so far and if it's easy to play the better as you know what they say: easy to learn, difficult to master...wonder if takara would be tempted to make an anime about it :lol:

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1973872)
Posted by dragons on July 25th, 2018 @ 7:32am CDT

Game looks fun to play I really like vehicle modes are on back of not cards no need waste more money try get there alternate modes unlike that transformers ccg game for phones and tablets you had to maybe if it does well they will add bigger characters in game trypticon, devastator, metroplex, galvtron

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1973881)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on July 25th, 2018 @ 8:23am CDT

I think I just want to get some of these for the character cards. I loved Transformers Legends, so it’s really cool to see that artwork return!

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975253)
Posted by WreckerJack on July 30th, 2018 @ 1:52am CDT

We are excited to bring you a spoiler list of the first booster set for the new Transformers Trading Card game. A big thank you to Nicorange for the tip. The notes at the top tell us 40 Character Cards and 81 Battle Cards are available in this upcoming release. This means that there are 121 cards total in this set. According to Hasbro most packs include a rare battle card but only 1 out of every 79 packs will contain a super rare.

There is a decklist for the Autobot Starter set if you would like to compare cards. We also have a pictorial review of the SDCC exclusive card set which gives us a good first look of these cards in hand to get a better idea about their design.

While the only card image included with the set spoiler is of Decepticon Shockwave // Cybertron Commander we now know which characters will be featured. Since this set won't be out until September 28th, 2018 we have lots of time to speculate what they do and hope for more card images with text. Did your favorite characters make it? If not who would you have liked to see?

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975254)
Posted by Victinoko on July 30th, 2018 @ 2:02am CDT

I'm happy that Sunstorm and the Deluxe Insecticons are getting some love. Although, one has to wonder, where is Venom?

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975261)
Posted by WreckerJack on July 30th, 2018 @ 2:39am CDT

I see a lot of characters from the comics. I am plesantly surprized by Deadlock, Chromia and Sunstorm. I did expect Wheeljack as he was featured in the video from SDCC (Though you already know I am stoked for him being included). I am a little confused by the inclusion of Darkmount. I had always thought Darkmount was a place but hey, if the planet can transform I suppose a fortress can too.

I'd also like to point out there is a list of credits at the bottom of the page that shows us who worked on the game.

https://www.hasbro.com/common/documents ... A94252.pdf

Some of my favorite artists from the comics worked on this. Nick Roche, Sara Pitre-Durocher, and Alex Milne to name a few!

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975263)
Posted by Victinoko on July 30th, 2018 @ 2:44am CDT

WreckerJack wrote: I am a little confused by the inclusion of Darkmount. I had always thought Darkmount was a place but hey, if the planet can transform I suppose a fortress can too.

I think by Darkmount they mean Straxus, as that is what the Generations toy was called.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975268)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 30th, 2018 @ 2:59am CDT

So Shockwave will lend himself to a hand control type deck eh? Logical choice

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975272)
Posted by Regimus Prime on July 30th, 2018 @ 3:12am CDT

https://youtu.be/GxWcV0INmKQ

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975273)
Posted by Va'al on July 30th, 2018 @ 3:15am CDT

WreckerJack wrote:I'd also like to point out there is a list of credits at the bottom of the page that shows us who worked on the game.

https://www.hasbro.com/common/documents ... A94252.pdf

Some of my favorite artists from the comics worked on this. Nick Roche, Sara Pitre-Durocher, and Alex Milne to name a few!

I don't want to burst the bubble here, but it may be the case that those people haven't directly worked on the game, just that their art is featured on the cards! I'm not saying this is for sure, just a heads up.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975284)
Posted by WreckerJack on July 30th, 2018 @ 4:16am CDT

Va'al wrote:
WreckerJack wrote:I'd also like to point out there is a list of credits at the bottom of the page that shows us who worked on the game.

https://www.hasbro.com/common/documents ... A94252.pdf

Some of my favorite artists from the comics worked on this. Nick Roche, Sara Pitre-Durocher, and Alex Milne to name a few!

I don't want to burst the bubble here, but it may be the case that those people haven't directly worked on the game, just that their art is featured on the cards! I'm not saying this is for sure, just a heads up.

Yeah that was what I meant, didn't phrase it right I suppose. I would consider contributing artwork working on the game. But yeah, the WotC staff are the ones responsible for developing the actual gameplay and cards.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975351)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 30th, 2018 @ 12:36pm CDT

Thanks to fellow Seibertron user, Nicorange, we have reveals of four new cards for the official Transformers trading card game, after the list of cards present in the sets we previously reported on here, this time showing the images for those cards.

First up we have Sludge of the Dinobot! Or just Dinobot Sludge as Wizards of the Coast have dubbed him.

Next up, we have Jetfire, boasting his Classics toy design.

Here we have the Matrix of Leadership, something all Transformer fans will be familiar with now.

Last up is Nemesis Prime, everyone's favourite black repaint!

Check out https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/tradingcardgame for more details about this forthcoming game from Wizards of the Coast, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more updates when we get them!

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975369)
Posted by Terrsolpix on July 30th, 2018 @ 1:41pm CDT

Looks like you swapped around Nemesis and Jetfire’s pictures

. But otherwise these all look neat. Can’t wait to get my hands on them.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975371)
Posted by Victinoko on July 30th, 2018 @ 1:51pm CDT

Nemesis Prime looks nice! Can't wait to see what Sunstorm and Demolisher will look like.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975374)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 30th, 2018 @ 2:21pm CDT

Nicorange wrote:Nemesis Prime looks nice! Can't wait to see what Sunstorm and Demolisher will look like.

I'm quite liking his effect, I wonder how workable it is though to try and build around it :-?

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975382)
Posted by Kyleor on July 30th, 2018 @ 2:59pm CDT

So will Booster Packs for the game be 3/4 full of Bumblebee like packs for the toylines?

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975420)
Posted by Victinoko on July 30th, 2018 @ 4:37pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:
Nicorange wrote:Nemesis Prime looks nice! Can't wait to see what Sunstorm and Demolisher will look like.

I'm quite liking his effect, I wonder how workable it is though to try and build around it

Hopefully they make some cards that allow you to discard your deck quickly then, or else it just becomes a neat novelty ability.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975422)
Posted by SkyFire Prime on July 30th, 2018 @ 4:44pm CDT

Thanks for giving the game attention, I want this game to be popular.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975423)
Posted by #Sideways# on July 30th, 2018 @ 4:50pm CDT

Son, you 'ain't seen nothin' yet.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975428)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 30th, 2018 @ 4:53pm CDT

Is that real? Wow that's something...do the cons get a trypticon deck?

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975430)
Posted by #Sideways# on July 30th, 2018 @ 4:54pm CDT

It's from the Facebook group, where a Mod found it on the Wizard's main site. I should hope that Trypticon is coming!

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975442)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 30th, 2018 @ 6:09pm CDT

I can't wait to see what they do for unicron...we all know it's coming...

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975448)
Posted by Dude Gatsby on July 30th, 2018 @ 6:24pm CDT

Would love to see an original combiner named Royal Flush.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975455)
Posted by WreckerJack on July 30th, 2018 @ 7:51pm CDT

SkyFire Prime wrote:Thanks for giving the game attention, I want this game to be popular.

Me too. I really hope we get tournament support and play groups.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975502)
Posted by Va'al on July 31st, 2018 @ 4:05am CDT

Fellow Seibertronians #Sideways# and Nicorange are currently following the slow tease of more information about the Trading Card Game that Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro have been developing for Transformers, and after deck reveals, booster packs, new images and the such, we seem to also have another pre-made deck for the Autobot side - featuring Metroplex!

The deck also features Scamper, Six-Gun, and Slammer, plus some special battle cards to use with this first enormously oversized Titan foil card, and lends itself to speculate that once the Decepticon side is brought into the game we'll be seeing some giant purplesaur too. Check out the image of the deck in packaging below, and let us know what you think!

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975517)
Posted by WreckerJack on July 31st, 2018 @ 5:04am CDT

Well, that looks OP. I don't think they mentioned titan cards in the rules.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975521)
Posted by Amelie on July 31st, 2018 @ 5:14am CDT

Dude Gatsby wrote:Would love to see an original combiner named Royal Flush.

Only if the combined mode is a golden toilet

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975524)
Posted by steve2275 on July 31st, 2018 @ 5:30am CDT

whats the price i wonder :-?

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975527)
Posted by Anonymous on July 31st, 2018 @ 5:43am CDT

Yeah 35 health looks mental, unless he is like 15 / 20 stars or something.

On the deck cycling, i think decks will cycle quickly as you draw when battling. May be more about having a deck full of cards to keep your characters alive whilst waiting for the deck to cycle.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975535)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 31st, 2018 @ 6:31am CDT

I can't see how many stars metro is, though I think the team in that set at least is just him and his usual crew.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975545)
Posted by Rodimus Knight on July 31st, 2018 @ 7:12am CDT

So for people who collect these things, where to get get card sheets to hold this extra large cards?

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975555)
Posted by Kyleor on July 31st, 2018 @ 7:54am CDT

Rodimus Knight wrote:So for people who collect these things, where to get get card sheets to hold this extra large cards?

Depending on the actual card size something like a document protector for a full sized sheet of paper will probably work.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975560)
Posted by #Sideways# on July 31st, 2018 @ 9:19am CDT

Rodimus Knight wrote:So for people who collect these things, where to get get card sheets to hold this extra large cards?

They make toploaders for cards this big. But oddly, not for the regular "medium" character cards.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1975642)
Posted by WreckerJack on July 31st, 2018 @ 2:49pm CDT

#Sideways# wrote:
Rodimus Knight wrote:So for people who collect these things, where to get get card sheets to hold this extra large cards?

They make toploaders for cards this big. But oddly, not for the regular "medium" character cards.

I bet these would work. Though they may be hard to come by.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1976016)
Posted by #Sideways# on August 2nd, 2018 @ 9:32am CDT

GenCon spoilers by the attendees!

(The pics are in my attachments)

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1976022)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 2nd, 2018 @ 10:41am CDT

Now those look nice, and it's nice to see some use come from CW megs :lol:

and flamewar...she needs more toy love

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1976052)
Posted by Iron Prime on August 2nd, 2018 @ 2:58pm CDT

How do you get Sunstorm from Game Stop? Just ask or do you have to buy a deck with him in it?

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1976055)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 2nd, 2018 @ 3:05pm CDT

Iron Prime wrote:How do you get Sunstorm from Game Stop? Just ask or do you have to buy a deck with him in it?

Don't quote me on it but it may work like one of those deals where you buy so many boosters and then they give him to you (or maybe it's for participating in a tournament, but I think it's more you buy from them, they give to you)

The more I see this the more I want to play, but the more I lament that I'll probably have no one to play with...

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1976076)
Posted by Va'al on August 2nd, 2018 @ 4:28pm CDT

We have an update from GenCon 2018, the gaming convention currently taking place in Indiana, which concerns the Transformers Trading Card Game being developed by Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast: apparently, booster sets and decks have been opened and shown, and are probably for sale at the event, meaning that the cards contained in the packs have been photographed and shared on various platforms, including Imgur. We get to see Optimus Prime, Megatron, Cosmos, Sun Storm (which is apparently an exclusive of some kind), Jetfire in both modes, previously seen cards and assorted Battle Cards, including the SDCC exclusives first shown here.

Check the river of mirrored images below, and let us know what you think of the game so far.

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1976077)
Posted by ZeroWolf on August 2nd, 2018 @ 4:34pm CDT

This is shaping up to be quite fun! I wonder why Ramjet appears to be the only character without any effects?

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1976096)
Posted by dragons on August 2nd, 2018 @ 5:42pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:This is shaping up to be quite fun! I wonder why Ramjet appears to be the only character without any effects?

ramjet have effects these where taken with phone of course with flash on kinda hard see at first glance if these pictures where taken with dslr camera with lens hood you can see effects easily look for rainbor colors on card cell phones dont take good pictures of certain things for macro up close shots

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1976100)
Posted by Emerje on August 2nd, 2018 @ 5:53pm CDT

dragons wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:This is shaping up to be quite fun! I wonder why Ramjet appears to be the only character without any effects?

ramjet have effects these where taken with phone of course with flash on kinda hard see at first glance if these pictures where taken with dslr camera with lens hood you can see effects easily look for rainbor colors on card cell phones dont take good pictures of certain things for macro up close shots

Uh, no, it's definitely blank. You can even see the background behind where the text would be. Plus the other photos from there down appear to be taken by the same person and the text shows up perfectly clear on all of them. Plus plus there's no sign of flash glare on the cards, they appear to be taken under normal room lighting. Plus plus plus that's not the only blank card, the Ironhide, Red Alert, "Primary Laser" and "Armor Plating" cards are also blank.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Trading Card Game Autobot Starter Set Decklist (1976109)
Posted by #Sideways# on August 2nd, 2018 @ 6:33pm CDT

More scans incoming, straight out of GenCon and a few other sources. All of these are taken from the Facebook group: