This was originally posted on the Transformers TCG Facebook Page.
Greetings Fellow Cybertronians!
This past weekend was the first ever This past weekend was the first ever Transformers TCG Open at Origins Game Fair. Whether you were there on the convention floor or watching updates as they rolled in over the weekend, it was a sensational event. We on the Transformers TCG team were thrilled by the energy and excitement of the players, some of whom drove more than a thousand miles to Origins to compete in one (or more) of the four preliminary events feeding into Sunday’s single elimination finals tournament.
We would all like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Pastimes Games for running the events, to all of the participants for contributing to the success of the weekend, and our congratulations to the top 32 who got to compete in the finals and take home a part of our $10,000 prize pool, the top 16 who got invited to the world’s first Energon Invitational this December at PAX Unplugged, the top 8 who won a pre-release booster box of War for Cybertron: Siege I, and especially to our first ever open winner Steffon Pinckney, who took home all of that as well as a special trophy!
There will be much virtual ink spilled over the coming weeks as players figure out what worked, what didn’t, how War for Cybertron: Siege I will impact the metagame, and what secret tech they can surprise their friends with. We may even dip into the conversation ourselves from time to time to discuss strategy, deck building, and sideboarding; or to highlight a fun deck that caught our eyes.
Right now, we’d like to kick off the discussion with the top 8 deck lists. What would you have played if you had been there?
And how do you think you would have fared against these top decks?
Steffon Pinckney
CHARACTERS
Autobot Hot Rod // Impulsive Fighter - Wave 2
Flamewar // Veteran Decepticon - Wave 1
Optimus Prime // Battlefield Legend - Wave 1
BATTLE CARDS
2x Armed Hovercraft - Wave 1
1x Disruptive Entrance - Wave 1
2x Energon Axe - Wave 1
2x Espionage - Wave 2
3x Handheld Blaster - Wave 1
2x Ion Blaster of Optimus Prime - Wave 1
3x Leap Into Battle - Wave 1
2x Marksmanship - Wave 2
1x Noble’s Blaster - Wave 2
3x One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall - Wave 1
2x Pep Talk - Wave 2
1x Plasma Burst - Wave 1
3x Reinforced Plating - Wave 1
3x Security Checkpoint - Wave 1
3x Security Console - Wave 2
1x Smelt - Wave 2
2x Sparring Gear - Wave 2
3x The Bigger They Are... - Wave 1
1x Treasure Hunt - Wave 1
SIDEBOARD
Nemesis Prime // Dark Clone - Wave 1
1x Cornered! - Wave 2
1x Enforcement Batons - Wave 2
1x Force Field - Wave 1
3x Grenade Launcher - Wave 1
3x Heavy-Handed - Wave 2
1x Vaporize - Wave 2Daniel Arnold
CHARACTERS
Autobot Hot Rod // Impulsive Fighter - Wave 2
Flamewar // Veteran Decepticon - Wave 1
Optimus Prime // Battlefield Legend - Wave 1
BATTLE CARDS
3x Armed Hovercraft - Wave 1
1x Energon Axe - Wave 1
3x Handheld Blaster - Wave 1
3x Heavy-Handed - Wave 2
3x Inspiring Leadership - Wave 1
3x Ion Blaster of Optimus Prime - Wave 1
3x Marksmanship - Wave 2
1x Matrix of Leadership - Wave 1
2x One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall - Wave 1
3x Plasma Burst - Wave 1
3x Reinforced Plating - Wave 1
3x Security Checkpoint - Wave 1
3x Security Console - Wave 2
1x Smelt - Wave 2
1x Sparring Gear - Wave 2
3x The Bigger They Are... - Wave 1
1x Vaporize - Wave 2
SIDEBOARD
Nemesis Prime // Dark Clone - Wave 1
2x Brainstorm - Wave 1
1x Disruptive Entrance - Wave 1
2x Energon Axe - Wave 1
1x Enforcement Batons - Wave 2
3x Photon Bomb - Wave 1
1x Press the Advantage - Wave 2Matthew Brower
CHARACTERS
Barrage // Merciless Insecticon - Wave 1
Insecticon Skrapnel // Insecticon Leader - Wave 1
Kickback // Cunning Insecticon - Wave 1
Ransack // Insecticon Commando - Wave 1
BATTLE CARDS
2x Backup Plan - Wave 1
2x Bashing Shield - Wave 2
3x Erratic Lightning - Wave 2
2x Flamethrower - Wave 1
3x Force Field - Wave 1
3x Grenade Launcher - Wave 1
3x I Still Function! - Wave 1
3x Improvised Shield - Wave 1
2x Mining Pick - Wave 2
3x Peace Through Tyranny - Wave 1
3x Power Punch - Wave 2
3x Reckless Charge - Wave 2
2x Static Laser of Ironhide - Wave 1
3x Supercharge - Wave 1
3x Swarm! - Wave 1
SIDEBOARD
Chop Shop // Sneaky Insecticon - Wave 1
3x Bad Attitude - Wave 2
2x Emergency Maintenance - Wave 1
1x Flamethrower - Wave 1
1x Mounted Missiles - Wave 2
2x Repair Bay - Wave 1
1x Static Laser of Ironhide - Wave 1Brian Theurer
CHARACTERS
Arcee // Skilled Fighter - Wave 1
Fireflight // Sky High Recon - Wave 2
Prowl // Military Strategist - Wave 1
Wheeljack // Weapons Inventor - Wave 1
BATTLE CARDS
2x Bashing Shield - Wave 2
3x Confidence - Wave 2
3x Erratic Lightning - Wave 2
2x Flamethrower - Wave 1
1x Force Field - Wave 1
3x Grenade Launcher - Wave 1
1x I Still Function! - Wave 1
3x Improvised Shield - Wave 1
2x Incoming Transmission - Wave 1
3x Peace Through Tyranny - Wave 1
3x Power Punch - Wave 2
1x Press the Advantage - Wave 2
3x Start Your Engines - Wave 1
3x Supercharge - Wave 1
1x Treasure Hunt - Wave 1
3x Turbo Boosters - Wave 1
2x Work Overtime - Wave 2
1x Zap - Wave 1
SIDEBOARD
Bumblebee // Trusted Lieutenant - Wave 2
1x Cornered! - Wave 2
2x Espionage - Wave 2
2x I Still Function! - Wave 1
2x One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall - Wave 1
2x Press the Advantage - Wave 2
1x Steamroll - Wave 2Jacob Zimmerman
CHARACTERS
Autobot Hot Rod // Impulsive Fighter - Wave 2
Flamewar // Veteran Decepticon - Wave 1
Optimus Prime // Battlefield Legend - Wave 1
BATTLE CARDS
3x Brainstorm - Wave 1
2x Data Bank - Wave 1
3x Disruptive Entrance - Wave 1
2x Energon Axe - Wave 1
3x Handheld Blaster - Wave 1
3x Heavy-Handed - Wave 2
3x Leap Into Battle - Wave 1
2x Noble's Blaster - Wave 2
3x Pep Talk - Wave 2
2x Plasma Burst - Wave 1
2x Press the Advantage - Wave 2
3x Roll Out! - Wave 1
3x Security Checkpoint - Wave 1
1x Smelt - Wave 2
2x Sparring Gear - Wave 2
2x The Bigger They Are... - Wave 1
1x Vaporize - Wave 2
SIDEBOARD
Autobot Novastar // Search and Rescue - Wave 2
2x Photon Bomb - Wave 1
3x Start Your Engines - Wave 1
3x Team-Up Tactics - Wave 1
2x Turbo Boosters - Wave 1Adam Bixler
CHARACTERS
Autobot Hot Rod // Impulsive Fighter - Wave 2
Flamewar // Veteran Decepticon - Wave 1
Optimus Prime // Battlefield Legend - Wave 1
BATTLE CARDS
3x Armed Hovercraft - Wave 1
1x Energon Axe - Wave 1
3x Handheld Blaster - Wave 1
3x Heavy-Handed - Wave 2
3x Inspiring Leadership - Wave 1
3x Ion Blaster of Optimus Prime - Wave 1
3x Marksmanship - Wave 2
1x Matrix of Leadership - Wave 1
2x One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall - Wave 1
3x Plasma Burst - Wave 1
3x Reinforced Plating - Wave 1
3x Security Checkpoint - Wave 1
3x Security Console - Wave 2
1x Smelt - Wave 2
1x Sparring Gear - Wave 2
3x The Bigger They Are... - Wave 1
1x Vaporize - Wave 2
SIDEBOARD
Nemesis Prime // Dark Clone - Wave 1
2x Brainstorm - Wave 1
1x Disruptive Entrance - Wave 1
2x Energon Axe - Wave 1
1x Enforcement Batons - Wave 2
3x Photon Bomb - Wave 1
1x Press the Advantage - Wave 2Kent Summerour
CHARACTERS
Flamewar // Veteran Decepticon - Wave 1
Motormaster // Stunticon Leader - Wave 2
Optimus Prime // Battlefield Legend - Wave 1
BATTLE CARDS
2x Bolt of Lightning - Wave 2
2x Disruptive Entrance - Wave 1
3x Espionage - Wave 2
1x Force Field - Wave 1
3x Handheld Blaster - Wave 1
3x Ion Blaster of Optimus Prime - Wave 1
3x Leap Into Battle - Wave 1
3x Matrix of Leadership - Wave 1
3x Reinforced Plating - Wave 1
3x Scoundrel's Blaster - Wave 2
3x Security Checkpoint - Wave 1
2x Sparring Gear - Wave 2
2x Swap Missions - Wave 1
3x The Bigger They Are... - Wave 1
2x Vaporize - Wave 2
2x Work Overtime - Wave 2
SIDEBOARD
Insecticon Skrapnel // Insecticon Leader - Wave 1
1x Bashing Shield - Wave 2
3x Data Bank - Wave 1
2x Force Field - Wave 1
2x Photon Bomb - Wave 1
2x Plasma Burst - Wave 1Nick Blandin
CHARACTERS
Barrage // Merciless Insecticon - Wave 1
Chop Shop // Sneaky Insecticon - Wave 1
Insecticon Skrapnel // Insecticon Leader - Wave 1
Kickback // Cunning Insecticon - Wave 1
BATTLE CARDS
2x Bashing Shield - Wave 2
2x Debilitating Crystal - Wave 1
3x Erratic Lightning - Wave 2
3x Grenade Launcher - Wave 1
3x I Still Function! - Wave 1
3x Improvised Shield - Wave 1
3x Incoming Transmission - Wave 1
1x Mining Pick - Wave 2
3x One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall - Wave 1
3x Peace Through Tyranny - Wave 1
3x Reckless Charge - Wave 2
3x Static Laser of Ironhide - Wave 1
1x Supercharge - Wave 1
3x Swarm! - Wave 1
2x System Reboot - Wave 1
2x Treasure Hunt - Wave 1
SIDEBOARD
Ransack // Insecticon Commando - Wave 1
1x Cornered! - Wave 2
2x Energon Slingshot - Wave 2
1x Enforcement Batons - Wave 2
2x Force Field - Wave 1
2x Mining Pick - Wave 2
2x Ramming Speed - Wave 1