The Transformers Trading Card Game officially dropped wave 2 yesterday, and TFW2005’s own Vangelus and Aaron have run the new cards to show off what they can do!  After the break you can read their thoughts on the new Combiner mechanics, new methods for playing, and new options for building out decks.  Vangelus has also graced everyone with not one but two videos highlighting the new cards.  Keep reading to check it all out!

Official Press Release:

The Transformers Trading Card Game continues to grow as its second set rumbles into stores TODAY!

RISE OF THE COMBINERS sees the battlefield changed forever as the mighty, towering Combiners come into play for the first time. Introducing a number of characters and mechanics into the Transformers TCG, certain cards from RISE OF THE COMBINERS Booster Packs allow players to race against their opponent to assemble and activate their team into Combiner mode while battling for victory.

Character Cards that are components of a Combiner character employ an exciting physical mechanic. Each card is the size of a standard Transformers TCG character card, but has a piece of the Combiner character on one side, and the Alt and Bot modes of a character on the Combiner team on the other. The cards have a reinforced hinge in the center, which allows them to be neatly folded when in play as one of several characters on a player’s team.

RISE OF THE COMBINERS Booster Packs will be available beginning March 1 in the US and certain other regions. You can find it where trading card games are sold, but fans can check their preferred retailer for availability.

Features:

• 46 TRANSFORMERS Character Cards and 76 Battle Cards not previously in Transformers TCG Booster Packs, including cards to assemble and activate 6 Combiner characters
• Mechanics to complement updated roster of characters
• 1 Foil TRANSFORMERS Character Card and 7 Battle Cards in Each Booster Pack

Notes:

• Multiple character cards are needed to form a Combiner character.
• 5 Combiner teams have their own Enigma Battle Cards, which a player must deploy to assemble the component characters into the full Combiner character.
• Approximately 1 in 2 RISE OF THE COMBINERS Booster Packs contains a Character Card needed to form a Combiner character.

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Via the official Transformers Trading Card Game Facebook and Twitter accounts, we have a new reveal for you today: Omega Supreme, Autobot Defense Base.

Omega Supreme is coming in hot as double-sided, Titan-sized Card Game card (like Metroplex) in this month’s ‘TRANSFORMATION’ themed Loot Crate! Sign up by February 2nd, 2019 at 9 p.m Pacific time to get it.

According to the information shared, this card will be available via alternative avenues in Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Stay tuned with TFW2005 for more information once it’s available.

Update: The Transformers Trading Card Facebook account has just uploaded the full, unobscured card images, as well as some clarifications about this card’s distribution:

• Everyone who orders the current Loot Crate will receive an Omega Supreme – Autobot Defense Base card.
• This is currently the only way Omega Supreme – Autobot Defense Base will made available in North America.
• For Europe or Asia Pacific regions, the card will be available via alternative means that will be communicated to Wizards Play Network stores very soon.

Click on the bar to see the attached images and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

Thanks to our very owb 2005 Boards member griffin-of-oz and Australian Facebook Fan Page Ozformers we have another Transformers Trading Card Game Series 2 Reveal for you: Dreadwing (Blackwing & Dreadwind).

This a very nice surprise in the game, since we have the cards of the original G1 Powermasters Blackwing (Drakwing) and Dreadwind who can combine into the powerful jet: Dreadwing, Sky Destroyer. 

Dreadwind makes up the front half, with the function of Air Defense and Blackwing makes up the back half, with the function of Aerial Attacker. Once combined, they boost their stats and keep the damage, but they don’t need any Enigma card like the team Combiners in the game.

These will be common cards, and they can be folded like the Triple-Changer cards in the game. Click on the bar to see the images and full description of the cards. Don’t forger that Wave 2 Rise Of The Combiners Booster Pack is hitting stores on March 1st.

Courtesy of Life With Sprogs Blog we have 2 new Transformers Trading Card Game battle cards to share with you: Inferno Breath and Surprise Attack.

These new cards are part of the upcoming Wave 2 Rise Of the Combiner expansion. Inferno Breath allows you to add one of your untapped characters to the fight. adding defense assistance at the same time.Surprise Attack (featuring IDW Arcee) allows one of your characters to Pierce 3 until the end of the turn, doing 3 damage on a character regardless of their defense score.

The new Rise Of The Combiners booster pack will hit shelves on March 1st.

Take your game to the next level! Via the Official Transformers Trading Card Game Facebook and Instagram let us know that the  Official Transformers Trading Card Game Mobile App is Available now for Android and IOS.

With this official companion app you can track your card collection, build teams and then use this app to help keep track of characters and damage during tabletop Transformers TCG games.

If you you are an IOS user, click here to download the app in your phone. Android user can use this link to get the app.

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A post on the Official Transformers Facebook is featuring  brand new G1 Triple-Changers Bitzwing and Springer cards from the Rise Of The Combiners booster pack for the Transformers Trading Card Game.

These are special 3-sided cards (robot mode and the two vehicle modes) that you can fold according to your game strategy. To make things even more challenging for players, both are Super Rare cards like the King Starscream card we recently reported.

The booster pack will hit shelves on March 1st.

Care of bigangrytrev.com, we have a look at the new Transformers TCG Dirge, Doombringer And Defensive Driving Cards.

These cards is also part of the upcoming Rise Of The Combiners Booster Pack. Dirge card (featuring art from the Transformers Legends game) has great powers on each side. While you attack in robot mode, you can inflict at least 1 damage, no matter the defense. Flip to jet mode and you can get an extra attack point for every character you have KO’ed. Dirge will be a key card in your deck for sure.

The Defensive Driving card (featuring IDW Grimlock) is another great addition to your strategy. This card gives a great defensive effect, reducing the damage of non-direct attack to just 1.

Don’t forget that the new Wave 2 Rise Of The Combiners expansion will hit shelves on March 1st. Click on the bar to see the card images and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!

The original green and purple Combiner enters to the Transformers Trading Card Game Wave 2 “Rise of the Combiners” expansion! Thanks to Kotaku website we can share for you the Superion Cards!

We have images of the combined cards forming Devastator, Towering Warrior, as well as the individual cards of Bonecrusher, Hook, Longhaul, Mixmaster, Scrapper and Scavenger. The original 6 Constructicons are coming in hot. Additionally, we have an image of the Contructicon Enigma Card which is necessary to form the combiner once you get all the individual cards. With six component robots, Devastator may be slightly harder to bring into play than combiners with only five parts, but you will be rewarded with very powerful and devastating warrior with a special ability that contributes to the building of a tower. The higher the tower, the more benefits the robots’ combined form gains. Do you want more? Devastator comes as a standalone Rise of the Combiners deck!

All the six announced combiners for the Rise Of The Combiners expansion have been finally revealed. You can check out the cards of  Predaking, Volcanicus, Menasor, Optimus Maximus and Superion on these links. Get ready to grab your new cards when they are out in stores in March, 1st.

The official Transformers Facebook account has uploaded another reveal for the Transformers TCG game: Starscream, Decepticon King Card.

All hail the king! This super rare card comes with an impressive Combiner Wars Starscream art by talented artist Marcelo Matere. Starscream brings you two interesting effects to improve your deck in the next Rise Of The Combiners expansion, which is due to hit stores in March, 1st.

Check out the images of this awesome card after the jump and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!