Like a knife to the back! If the Card of the Week clue from two weeks ago made you think “That’s Buzzsaw!”, then you’re correct! This week’s Card is an especially sharp attacker when your hand is loaded with Weapons bearing blue battle icons. And he’s surprisingly social with those Weapons, able to move one already on the battlefield from one of your characters to another.

Buzzsaw’s ability to move Weapons becomes especially potent with Weapons that have “when you put this on a character” effects. That lets powerful triggered effects on stalwarts like Armed Hovercraft and Drill Arms fire again whenever Buzzsaw moves them!

We haven’t shared many CotW decks featuring cards from the upcoming Org Wave 9: War|Void, but Buzzsaw // Spy is a perfect minion for the cause of Unicron – and his Weapon tricks make it even easier for the forces of Unicron to wreak havoc on the battlefield. The “Flights by Night” deck below is jam-packed with War|Void cards and Weapons, including a whopping 17 Weapons in the battle deck!

Have you surprised opponents with Buzzsaw in the past, especially in a Soundwave // Communications deck?

For next week’s card, expect a community card that’s pure garbage. In this case, it’s the only faction Utility that lets you play three copies in a single slot. Can you guess this essential piece of flair?

FLIGHTS BY NIGHT

CHARACTERS
Buzzsaw // Spy (5★) – Blaster VS Soundwave
Autobot Powerglide // Haughty Show-Off (4★) – Wave 6
Ramjet // Interdimensional Aberration (11★) - Org Wave 9

STRATAGEMS
Thermal Reciprocation // Autobot Powerglide, Haughty Show-Off (3★) - Wave 6
Glorious Chaos // Ramjet, Interdimensional Aberration (1★) - Org Wave 9
Void // All Character (0★) - Org Wave 9

BATTLE CARDS
3x Acolyte Arms – Org Wave 9
3x Armed Hovercraft – Wave 1
3x Chaos Trinity Ward – Org Wave 9
2x Dismantling Claw – Wave 3
2x Drill Arms – Wave 1
2x End Hostilities – Wave 5
3x Handheld Blaster – Wave 1
3x Hit and Run – Wave 5
3x Hunger Grows – Org Wave 9
3x Lie in Wait – Wave 8
2x New Orders – Wave 4
3x Ore-11 Infusion – Org Wave 9
2x Particle Beam Cannon – Org Wave 9
1x Rhisling Replica (1★) – Org Wave 9
1x Sparring Gear – Wave 2
2x Treasure Hunt – Wave 1
2x World of Pain – Org Wave 9

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Greetings, Transformers TCG players and fans.

For our Card of the Week, we previously had plans for the card teased in last week’s entry. With today’s news of the passing of Peter Cullen, however, we thought we would instead dedicate this week’s entry to remembering the legendary voice of Optimus Prime.

In his honor, we’re featuring a card that captured the might of the Autobot leader he made unforgettable: Wave 1’s Optimus Prime // Battlefield Legend.

No lengthy gameplay breakdowns or card anecdotes today. We’d instead like to open the floor to your remembrances of Peter Cullen, his performances as Optimus Prime, or even fond recollections of stunning OPBL plays.

Today, we remember the voice, the work, and the legacy of Peter Cullen, and the Prime he made unforgettable.

Till all are one.

Here’s some Card of the Week TLC for Transformers TCG players!

For those who guessed Org Wave 9’s Tetrinite-Lined Chassis, or longtime Ark fans who recognized the stratagem it was based on, Ark Wave One’s Advanced Technology, congratulations!

Fan design can easily become overly complicated, so when a simple, elegant solution to an existing problem appears in the wild, it deserves to be recognized. That’s exactly what the original Advanced Technology did: it improved Decepticon Shockwave // Cybertron Commander, a Wave 1 character whose stats fell well below the 11 ★ average.

For 1 ★, Advanced Technology’s +4 ❤️ bonus placed Wave 1 Shockwave roughly in the middle of the statistical averages for the 12 ★ count. A simple, effective buff! With ❤️ being the game’s most valuable raw stat, this greatly improved Wave 1 Shockwave’s playability, especially in the post-Wave 5 meta.

One of the goals of the transformerstcg.org Team has always been to preserve and build on strong fan designs. That’s why we’re pleased to give Advanced Technology some TLC of its own with its community homage, Tetrinite-Lined Chassis, in Org Wave 9: War|Void. It’s logical!

We’re including the Gunship Synthwave deck list below as an example of classic Wave 1 Shockwave shenanigans that are further enhanced by Tetrinite-Lined Chassis. It’s a great choice if you enjoy deciding the fate of the cards in your opponent’s hand!

For next week’s Card, your opponent will pay dearly if they believe this Decepticon bird merely lurks in Laserbeak’s shadow!

GUNSHIP SYNTHWAVE

CHARACTERS
Decepticon Shockwave // Cybertron Commander (11★) – Wave 1
Raider Caliburst // Air Force • Weapons (6★) – Wave 4
Shockblast // Galactic Man (4★) – Wave 6

STRATAGEMS
Tetrinite-Lined Chassis (1★) – Org Wave 9
This Gun For Hire (3★) – Wave 6

BATTLE CARDS
3x Armed Hovercraft – Wave 1
2x Brainstorm – Wave 1
1x Disarm – Wave 1
2x Drill Arms – Wave 1
2x Espionage – Wave 2
3x Handheld Blaster – Wave 1
3x LV Gamma-Disruptor Launcher – Wave 3
3x Opportune Offensive – Wave 4
2x Quartermaster – Wave 3
3x Rapid Ascent – Wave 1
2x Scoundrel's Blaster – Wave 2
1x Sparring Gear – Wave 2
3x System Reboot – Wave 1
3x Testify – Wave 2
2x Tripwire – Wave 5
2x Unconventional Flying Object – Wave 3
3x Urban Camo – Wave 3

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We hesitate to congratulate those Card of the Week readers who guessed Overheat from Wave 4 would be this week’s selection. We hesitate because this unfortunate Secret Action is outperformed by several alternatives in both official and community play, and because it comes frustratingly close to being much better than it actually is.

Those on the transformerstcg.org Team have certainly played Overheat only to watch an attacker flip six battle cards or fewer. Take Wave 1’s Optimus Prime // Freedom Fighter in bot mode. If all four orange double-battle icon cards show up in those flips, he can still be attacking your defender for at least 14 Attack before any other modifiers. Your Overheat then hits the scrap pile, having accomplished nothing.

Our first bit of advice: if you dream of stuffing that uncommon Power Punch plus Supercharge combo, pair Overheat with Wave 5’s Spymaster’s Ruse so you can hold it for exactly the right moment.

But here’s perhaps some better advice: play better cards! Even with black battle icons still a factor in the game, despite post-cancellation rules limiting flipped black battle icons to the end of the battle rather than the end of the turn, you’ll generally get better results when playing Tough with Secret Actions like Wave 4’s Hidden Fortification and Org Wave 8’s Patrol the Perimeter. If you want the kind of defensive effect Overheat wishes it provided, look no further than Wave 3’s Dampening Field. Now our previous Wave 1 OPFF example is truly getting stuffed!

Community waves also bring the Oppress keyword into play, a direct counter to the Bold that fuels multiple flips of orange and black battle icons. Look to the many Rolling Actions and other cards that provide Oppress in Org Wave 8 and beyond.

Have you previously been disappointed by Overheat? Or are you one of its few fervent defenders?

The next Card of the Week is yet another well-deserved homage in Org Wave 9: War|Void to a fan card. You’ll be shocked to see this advanced stratagem appear on the game table!

Turbo Revving Old Punks fans, we’ve got your Card of the Week!

For those who guessed Org Wave 7’s Fangry // Cursed Nightmare from last week’s clue, congratulations on your knowledge of arcane horrors! And a horror he is, sharing a familiar face with Wave 5’s Fangry // Sky Tracker, long banned from many community and fan play environments. In truth, what each version of Fangry brings to the table could not be more different.

Although this Fangry is best known for milling both players’ decks at the start of each turn, benefiting characters such as Wave 1’s Nemesis Prime // Dark Clone, his alt mode ability is nothing to scoff at. It’s the kind of ability that can stuff an Overwhelming Advantage or a Fortress Maximus trigger. And in a game where a character surviving on 1 health isn’t just a meme, but a common battle result, scrapping a battle flip can make all the difference.

Speaking of Nemesis Prime, a two-wide deck featuring the Dark Clone and Fangry is entirely playable. However, many community players who build with Fangry instead pair him with Wave 8’s powerhouse, Tread Bolt // Devil of the Deep Blue Sky.

When Tread Bolt attacks in bot mode, he can do 2 damage to the defender for each card underneath him; an ability that has broken the back of many an opposing deck. Fangry provides excellent support for that plan, helping Tread Bolt build toward those devastating attacks while bringing a beefy stat line of his own. We’ve included the “Nightfall” deck at the bottom of this article, featuring both of them!

Have you explored the Monster Menagerie set? Has this version of Fangry found play at your table?

As for next week’s card… well, it’s a Secret Action from Wave 4. It has a white battle icon. But it’s far from – and I say this without overstating it – “white-hot”…

NIGHTFALL

CHARACTERS

Fangry // Cursed Nightmare (12★) - Org Wave 7
Nightracer // Gunner (5★) - Wave 5
Tread Bolt // Devil of the Deep Blue Sky (8★) - Wave 8

BATTLE CARDS

3x Armed Hovercraft - Wave 1
3x Chaos Trinity Ward - Org Wave 9
1x Disarm - Wave 1
3x Energon Axe - Wave 1
3x Handheld Blaster - Wave 1
3x Hidden Fortification - Wave 4
3x Lie in Wait - Wave 8
3x Marksmanship - Wave 2
2x Paralyzo Box - Wave 5
3x Patrol the Perimeter - Wave 8
1x Pocket Processor - Wave 4
3x Reinforced Plating - Wave 1
2x Shred - OW9V Marvelous Heroes VS Rising Villains
1x Sparring Gear - Wave 2
1x Spy Satellite Uplink - Wave 5
1x Spymaster's Ruse - Wave 5
3x Sturdy Javelin - Wave 4
1x System Reboot - Wave 1

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Congratulations to those CotW readers who guessed Resilience, the Wave 5 stratagem for Brawn // Demolitions! In the final months of the game’s official support, the Resilience stratagem helped Brawn stay strong a bit longer, though the oppression of Pierce in that meta often made players look for other ways to use the star that Resilience would have used. With black battle icons weakened under post-cancellation rules, Resilience has had more room to appear in modern Brawn decks.

To show what Resilience can do in modern play, we’re sharing a variation on one of our starter deck recipes that features Brawn and Sergeant Barricade: a deck we’ve named “The Thin Brawn Line.” This mixed deck is designed to frustrate opponents relying on moderate amounts of Bold. The best part of the deck? It exclusively uses common and uncommon cards; great for players looking to build on a budget. You’ll find the full deck list at the bottom of the article.

Did you pick up a copy of Resilience during Wave 5, or discover it later? How have you used it?

And tune in next week as Card of the Week turns to the post-cancellation era. Next week’s card bears a striking resemblance to a powerful Wave 5 character later banned in broad community play. This Org Wave 7 character can drive opponents batty by milling their decks and nullifying battle icons. Can you identify this cursed character?

THE THIN BRAWN LINE

CHARACTERS

• Sergeant Barricade // Infantry • Enforcer (7★) - Wave 4
• Brawn // Demolitions (5★) - Wave 5
• Crankcase // Data Collector (7★) - Wave 5
• Flamewar // Veteran Decepticon (5★) - Wave 1

STRATAGEMS

• Resilience // Brawn, Demolitions (1★) - Wave 5

BATTLE CARDS

• 1x Brainstorm - Wave 1
• 3x Leap Into Battle - Wave 1
• 3x Ready For Action - Wave 1
• 1x Reprocess - Wave 4
• 3x War of Attrition - Wave 4
• 3x Wedge Formation - Wave 4
• 3x Blade Flurry - Wave 5
• 1x Camien Crash - Wave 5
• 1x Hand of Adaptus - Wave 8
• 3x Scouting Mission - Wave 5
• 2x Hidden Fortification - Wave 4
• 1x Hold the Line - Wave 5
• 1x Enforcement Batons - Wave 2
• 2x Primary Laser - Wave 1
• 3x Handheld Blaster - Wave 1
• 1x Sturdy Javelin - Wave 4
• 2x Sharpened Talons - Wave 5
• 1x Bashing Shield - Wave 2
• 3x Emergency Barricade - Wave 5
• 2x Improvised Shield - Wave 1

Hello and welcome (back) to Card of the Week!

For a long time, the Card of the Week was a regular feature on Transformers TCG boards and forums, sparking conversations, nostalgia, and deck ideas among players and fans. Now, Card of the Week is returning in a renewed form.

We’re kicking off the CotW once again, beginning with a remembrance of our friend, Eddie Santos. Eddie was a long-time TCG community member who shared our enthusiasm for the Transformers across many fan forums and Discords. We spent years playing the TCG, supporting each other through its official cancellation, and debating the future of the game. Throughout those years, Eddie’s passion for the Transformers and the TCG always shone through.

Eddie passed away four years ago, but one of his contributions to the game lives on in Ablative Encasement, an Org Wave 9: War|Void card. Ablative Encasement isn’t a 1-to-1 copy of Eddie’s original design, but this anti-Pierce Armor that falls off with a black battle icon captures the essence of his design.

We wanted this commemoration to be special, so we invited the exceptional Sid VenBlu to illustrate Ablative Encasement, and we hope her art serves the card and honors Eddie’s memory.

Where would you put this card? Maybe Ablative Encasement will find a home with Wave 5’s Wingspan // Data Processor, who can turn those self-scrapping Armors into extra +🛡️? Perhaps players could pair it with Wave 3’s Private Trailbreaker // Infantry • Fortification & Defense, so that he can draw some of the fire from a wide team? We like to think Eddie would be pleased to see it played in Aerialbot decks.

For next week: Don’t call this stratagem’s target a Mini-Bot - it can block a big punch! Can you guess what next week’s card will be?

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The transformerstcg.org Team will be running Transformers TCG events at TFcon Toronto this weekend, at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale hotel in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada!

New for TFcon Toronto: we'll be doing a breakfast social at 9am on Saturday and Sunday in room South Studio 1, showing off decks from the upcoming Org Wave 9: War|Void! Make like Unicron and grab a donut, bagel, coffee, or all three!

There will also be a ton of discount TCG goods on hand to consume, as well as select Nonnef toy enhancement goods. Be sure to yell HEY DOT ORG! in South Studio 1, and you'll get a free promo. Play a game with the transformerstcg.org team, and you can pick up another exclusive promo!

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Wave 10A: The Six Shadows is now out, and Sixshot is here!
https://transformers.cards/post/420/wave-10a-released

Sixshot is three cards in one character, with two modes per side. You can flip to any of his modes simply by swapping cards. Each mode has a simple-but-useful ability, and you can scrap a card to flip him again after battle. The set also introduces three new battle cards designed to be helpful for him, but also usable for other characters.

These cards have already been added to our OCTGN mod to allow for online play! You can also use it with Tabletop Simulator by simply exporting a deck and loading it in TTS.
https://transformers.cards/octgn
https://transformers.cards/tts

You can download a PDF of the set for at-home printing, or ZIP of individual images for professional printing from our downloads page.
https://transformers.cards/downloads

Not only that...
We're doing a group buy print run!

For those of you unfamiliar, you can tell Zero what cards you want to get printed & pay for them, and once everyone has done so, he'll put the order in. When the cards arrive at his house, he'll mail them out to everyone.

Any card on Transformers.cards can be printed, including Wave 1-5 cards (though they will have a small "Proxy" label in the bottom right corner, as we don't want them to be confused for originals).

The print run is being managed through our Discord server, so you will have to join to take part in it. Here's a direct link to the thread!
https://discord.com/channels/750691639433101402/1521098093091885189

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Back in March, we announced the next big wave for the Transformers TCG: Org Wave 10 Wild|Fury. Today, we have our first preview of pre-alpha cards in that set: Commander Skyburst!

Direct from the drone-packed action of Power Core Combiners, Skyburst // Master of Jets is prepared to launch drones into the battlefield with every regular Action play you make. When all of your drones have been deployed, it's time to combine into Commander Skyburst // So Others May Live. Blast your enemies based on how many drones were in the KO area and repair damage to an ally based on how many drones were on the battlefield!

Take your first look in our Commander Skyburst ⁠gallery in this post! All of the art for Commander Skyburst was done by the wonderful talents of SNOWii.

Looking to play with Commander Skyburst right away? Print and play! Or if digital plays are your thing, look into the OW10 box in the Tabletop Simulator Table.

But perhaps you were looking for something a bit more... beasty? Stay tuned to this space and soon we'll have more previews to the Maximals vs. Predacons conflict within Wild|Fury.

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