Org Wave 9V: Marvelous Heroes VS Rising Villains

Part of: Transformers TCG Releases

Last updated October 14, 2026.

Heroes answer the call of destiny. Villains rise to devour it.

Marvelous Heroes VS Rising Villains is the first transformerstcg.org Versus Set: two complete, ready-to-play decks in one release. No collection or deckbuilding required. Just choose a side and start battling!

The companion to Org Wave 9: War|Void, OW9V brings the Wave’s biggest ideas directly to the table. Marvelous Heroes delivers speed, teamwork, and relentless momentum. Rising Villains unleashes Unicron’s servants and the optional Void system.

Marvelous Heroes VS Rising Villains is in Release Candidate at 0.5.1 RC1. Cards are not final; do not professionally print.

Two decks. Two sides. One complete game.

Each side fields a complete team and a 40-card battle deck, developed and balanced for immediate two-player action. Both offer distinct strategies, memorable characters, and plenty of room to master them.

Marvelous Heroes

Destiny is calling. Time to put the pedal down!

Autobot Hot Rod // Within Destiny’s Grasp leads Arcee // Stay Close to Me and Wreck-Gar // X Marks the Spot!, supported by the stratagem This One is Mine.

Speed, aggressive attacks, and Car-powered teamwork keep the Heroes charging forward as Hot Rod races toward his destiny.

MARVELOUS HEROES

CHARACTERS
Autobot Hot Rod // Within Destiny's Grasp (9★)
Arcee // Stay Close to Me (8★)
Wreck-Gar // X Marks the Spot! (7★)

STRATAGEMS
This One is Mine // All Characters (1★)

BATTLE CARDS
3x Anti-Materiel Impact
2x Bashing Shield
3x Bellicosity
3x Creation Matrix
3x Force Field
2x Grenade Launcher
3x Head-On Collision
3x Improvised Shield
3x Power Punch
1x Primary Laser
2x Shanix Laundering
3x Start Your Engines
3x Supercharge
3x Take the Shot
3x Turbo Boosters

Rising Villains

His hunger is endless. His servants are coming.

Scourge // Furious Trophy Hunter commands Battletrap // Roadside Menace and Nightbird // Black Widow, backed by the stratagems My Master Grows Hungry and Void.

Sacrifice, escalating power, and reinforcements from beyond the starting team define the Villains’ strategy. Sweep Freezer and Sweep Novakane await Scourge’s command, ready to enter the fight when he battles.

RISING VILLAINS

CHARACTERS
Scourge // Furious Trophy Hunter (12★)
Battletrap // Roadside Menace (6★)
Nightbird // Black Widow (5★)

STRATAGEMS
My Master Grows Hungry // Scourge, Furious Trophy Hunter (1★)
Void // All Characters (0★)

OUT OF GAME
Sweep Freezer (1★)
Sweep Novakane (1★)

BATTLE CARDS
2x Ascension Capsules
2x Chaos Trinity Ward
3x Creation Matrix
3x Dark Energon Shard
2x Grasp of Chaos
2x Hand of Adaptus
3x Handheld Blaster
1x Harpoon Snare
3x Hunger Grows
3x Lie in Wait
1x Nihilistic Fervor
3x Ore-11 Infusion
2x Particle Beam Cannon
1x Power Beyond Measure (1★)
3x Shred
2x The Darkest Hour
1x Transmutation
2x World of Pain
1x You Belong to Me Now

Two worlds of Transformers collide

OW9V brings together two distinctive corners of Transformers history, reimagined for the tabletop.

Marvelous Heroes celebrates the classic Marvel UK comics, with Hot Rod, Arcee, and Wreck-Gar sporting the colors of their comic-book counterparts.

Rising Villains takes its inspiration from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, blending the film’s antagonists with other incarnations from across the franchise.

The standout example is Scourge // Furious Trophy Hunter, merging the fearsome Rise of the Beasts villain with Destructicon Scourge from Robots in Disguise 2000.

Everything you need to get started

The six main characters come as jumbo character cards, while the Sweeps, stratagems, and battle cards use standard poker-sized cards.

Beyond the two decks, OW9V includes:

• Three double-sided Instructions cards, with six pages of rules covering gameplay and your first steps into team and deck construction
• Two complete deck lists

Explore every card in the complete OW9V gallery.

Nearly a year in the making

A great first game deserves serious testing.

OW9V entered Public Beta on October 17, 2025, spending 346 days under public evaluation. That’s considerably longer than the roughly three months World|Strike spent in Beta.

The goal: make the matchup exciting, approachable, and balanced for new players while ensuring its cards remain rewarding beyond the Versus Set.

On September 28, 2026, eight years to the day after the original Transformers TCG debuted in the United States, OW9V advanced to Release Candidate 1. The milestone was celebrated on Transformers TCG Day 2026.

On the road to certification

OW9V is now under review to become the first Certified Community Release, recognizing extensive public testing, design and production quality, healthy balance, and lasting play value.

Certification is awarded upon final release. Until then, the set remains a candidate, with room for further refinement if testing uncovers serious issues.

Play the Release Candidate today!

The current version is 0.5.1 RC1 and is unrestricted for casual play. Organized events may include it using the Harmony modifier, which permits cards still undergoing public testing. See the Ban List for details.

Cards are still provisional. Hold off on professional printing until the final release.

Physical copies at release

Once OW9V releases, physical copies will be available for purchase through the Donation Storefront.

Printed copies will also be available in person at events, starting at TFcon LA 2027.

Bring a friend. Pick your sides. Let the battle begin!