Transformers Roll Out to Hobby Shops in Magic: The Gathering Expansion
Optimus Prime and Megatron are ready for battle. | Source: Hasbro

The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons has a new front in The Brothers’ War.

During Hasbro Pulse Con 2022, the toy and entertainment giant unveiled plans to incorporate the Transformers into Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering.

A new series of Universes Beyond cards will showcase the Transformers in their classic, G1 designs from the 1980s and their recent “Shattered Glass” variants that flip the script and turn villains into heroes and heroes into villains. The double-sided cards can be flipped for players to choose between robot mode and alt-mode for each character.

An assortment of G1 and Shattered Glass cards. | Source: Hasbro

The Brothers’ War Universes Beyond cards featuring the Transformers will be available on Nov. 18 in set boosters, collector boosters, and a bundle pack.

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As with most Magic: The Gathering products, the range will be available at local, independent game stores and hobby shops in addition to the Magic: The Gathering storefront on Amazon.

While adding Transformers to the Magic: The Gathering multiverse is new, it’s not the first time that the Cybertronian warriors have been featured in a customizable trading card game. A standalone Transformers Trading Card Game was previously offered by Wizards of the Coast from 2018-2020.

For more toy, game, and collectibles reveals from Hasbro Pulse Con, check out our sister publication, The Pop Insider.

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James Zahn

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

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