During Hasbro’s Pulse Con, Magic: The Gathering revealed that several cards based on Transformers characters will appear in the game. Normally, crossovers like this appear in a separate collection, such as a Secret Lair drop, but with a change of pace, this will not be the case.
The cards will be in The Brothers War boosters, as well as in Set and Collector boosters. They will also appear in their normal, G1 designs, as well as their “Shattered Glass” storyline art. There will be 15 Transformers cards in the next Magic: The Gathering expansion.
In the next major Magic: The Gathering expansion, there will be several familiar robots joining the popular card game. Given that The Brothers’ War is based around a pair of artificers, this could certainly fit the theme of the game.
In yesterday’s reveal, there were 6 cards showed off, with the others coming later today during Pulse Con. These cards have an ability named More Than Meets The Eye, which is an alternate casting cost. If players cast with this cost instead, the card comes in converted - the other side face up.
This is to represent the Transformers’ transformed state. An example is Optimus Prime, Hero can be played as Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader, which is his vehicle form. Each has its own stats and abilities. These cards also have Living Metal in their vehicle forms.
This allows them to be used as creatures, while in their vehicle forms. The first cards revealed were Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader, and Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader.\
Each of the two leaders represented are quite powerful, though Starscream is easier to put into play and is a much more aggressive card. They also showed off Soundwave, Sonic Spy // Soundwave,
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