
The force is strong this Black Friday, and I've managed to force grip the best prices for Star Wars: Unlimited TCG moving into Cyber Weekend for young apprentices and masters (Not acolytes, we don't talk about that in my articles).
TL:DR: Star Wars Unlimited Black Friday Deals
The fight for the best deal isn't in a galaxy far far away though, it's on Amazon and TCGPlayer, and I've compared deals on sealed products from the two so you have a good idea on what this trading card game is running you right now.
With TCGPlayers Cyber Weekend cashback event going live starting Black Friday, it's also going to be the best time of year to snap up your favorite chase cards from Star Wars: Unlimited. More on that below,so let's get into it:
10% Cashback TCGPlayer Cyber Weekend Event
If you're going to start destroying opponents bases like an absolute Sith or Rebel, you're going to need to build out your deck with the best leader and aspects that match your base. Of course there's flashier variants such as Serialized cards, which can get really expensive. But if you're look to turn you deck into something flashier or just fancy having come chase cards graded or in your binder, it's nearly the best time of year to do so.
Starting from from 9 a.m. ET on November 28 to 11 p.m. ET on December 1, you can get 10% cashback as in-store credit on anything on site, not just Star Wars: Unlimited. If you're a TCGPlayer subscriber, this bumps up to a maximum of 16%, 13% if you're a new sign up plus free delivery.
Legends of the Force Sealed Deals
This is the third set for Star Wars: Unlimited following Sparks of Rebelion and Shadows of the Galaxy, which suprisingly is based around Jedi and Sith including legends characters. There's plenty of top-tier duels from animation and cinematic Star Wars stories, alongside fan-favorite force abilities details in card mechanics. Naturally this set is packed with force-based synergies, combat manipulation and leader strategies.
TCGPlayer looks the cheapest across the board with the exception of the Darth Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn decks. Amazon also has a good deal on the Intro Battle Hoth set, which is great for begginers to live out the opening of The Emwpire Strikes Back.
Top LOTF Chase Cards
Anakin Skywalker - Champion of Mortis is naturally going to be one of the most expensive cards in the set, and quite a deep cut from The Clone Wars series. It's also a high-impact card once deployed, naturally an aggressive light side leader and unit.
Grogu - Mysterious Child is more of a support unit for light-side decks, focusing on healing, defense and synergy with other force users. It's best played in control decks, and Grogu cards in general will likely spike with the release of Mandalorian and Grogu film dropping next year.
Baylan Skoll - Enigmatic Master makes for a solid midrange or control Darkside lewader and unit. It's good at resource manipulation, efficient dueling and board stabilization. Want to put a tactical edge to your dark side deck? Baylan is your man.
Ezra Bridger - Attuned with Life pushes card advantages and focuses on Force synergies and flexibility. Force-user tempo and value-based decks will make Ezra feel right at home. Plus with Ashoka Season 2 coming, there's every chance we'll see a spike in Ezra Bridger card values.
I don't really need to explain why a serialized Yoda card is worth $500, but in terms of gameplay, Yoda - My Ally is the Force is a great card. It's a classic control/value Light-side Force user that's great for dueling and has fantastic synergy with Force and upgrade cards.
Secrets of Power Sealed Deals
Secrets of Power is the latest Star Wars Unlimited set, with over 260 new cards and a general theme around political power struggles, espionage and manipulation. In this set, starfighters and Force users are overshadowed by spies, schemers, saboteurs and politicians. The new "Plot" keyword mechanic can be played once your leader deployed and pretty much turn resources into extra cards in your hand. Play's like Deploying Palpatine at 7 resources to bring out multiple units and extra plot cards that have been panked is a powerful tempo strategy.
TCGPlayer is cheaper across the board here with the booster box, Padmé and Chancellor Palpatine decks.
SoP Top Chase Cards
Queen Amidala — Championing Her People focuses on hand manipulation, specifically revealing or discarding an opponents hand. it has great synergy with the Padmé Amidala leader card by being solid at revealing command and heroism cards.
Cassian Andor — Climb! focuses on Stealth, Sabotage, tactical manipulation and repositioning, with some great synergy when it comes to other cards based on the Andor series.
Karis Nemik — Freedom is a Pure Idea is a good engine and support unit and works great with small rebel unit. The main play here is buffing combo-heavy deck and helping win over time by building value.
Zam Wesell - Inconspicuous Assassin is a ground unit, and when upgraded she gains Grit, which equates to a +1/+1 for each damage on her. Jar Jar Binks - Mesa Propose... is one of the new Plot cards in Secrets of Power that gives another friendly unit +2/+2 for a phase.
Spark of Rebellion Sealed Deals and Top Chase Cards
Spark of Rebellion was the launch set for Star Wars: Unlimited and is still ridiculously proper for it's easy-to-learn gameplay mechanics, making it ideal for newcomers to the trading card game. It focuses on the original Star Wars trilogy, Rebels vs. Empire and also features Jedi Survivors whilst going deep into Imperial Special Forces.
Once again TCGPlayer is the cheapest for sealed product, with the chase cards being showcase cards of fan favorite characters Boba Fett, Leia Organa, Emperor Palpatine, Sabrine Wren and Han Solo. It's simply a banger of a set that brings original and new fans together by addressing everything that's going on around the time of A New Hope.
Jump to Lightspeed Sealed Deals
Jump to Lightspeed is focused on starfighter combat and pilots, with the latter being a central game mechanic. They're used to attach to ships, boost ship performance, enable special actions whilst flying and trigger new keyword interactions. It expands Star Wars: Unlimited without bloating overall gameplay.
In a shock to absolutley no-one, TCGPlayer is the cheapest place to pickup Jump to Lightspeed sealed product during Black Friday.
Top JtL Chase Cards
Of course Boba Fett is one of the most valuable Pilots here, I love to see it. It's just a shame Slave 1 didn't rock up in the top 5 chase cards of Jump to Lightspeed. However there's two Millenium Falcons, because of course their is. We've also got Grand Admiral Thrawns Chimaera Star Destroyer, which is an absolute vibe in itself.
Shadows of the Galaxy Sealed Deals and Top Chase Cards
If you're more into the dark underbelly of Star Wars, this set is for you. It focuses on bounty hunters and the criminal underworld set in the Star Wars Galaxy, with a big focus on the Outer Rim. Specifically you can expect cards to be themed around appearances from The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Solo: A Star Wars Story and the underworld storylines from Rebels.
Amazon is the best place to buy the booster display box and starter set with Shadows of the Galaxy, with top chase cards including Cad Bane and Han Solo.
Twilight of the Republic Sealed Deals and Top Chase Cards
Twilight of the Republic focuses on the Clone Wars era, bringing in Ashoka Tano and General Grevious as new leaders to Star Wars: Unlimited. There's new keywords too such as "Coordinate", with new token units like Battle Droids and Clone Troopers (also known as canon fodder). The sets starter set is a good way to jump into the TCG whilst learning some of the newer mechanics over Sparks fo the Rebellions basic gameplay.
Amazon is the place to go for Twilight of the Republic sealed product this Black Friday. Yoda, Anakin Skywalker and even Quinlan Vos rock up in the top 5 chase cards in Twilight of the Republic, with welcome additions such as Cancellor Palpatine and Captain Rex all recieving their own showcase cards with a nod to The Clone Wars animated series art style.
Christian Wait is a contributing freelancer for IGN covering everything collectable and deals. Christian has over 7 years of experience in the Gaming and Tech industry with bylines at Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian also makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian is also the author of "Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior". Find Christian on X @ChrisReggieWait.
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