Updated November 15, 2026
Transformers: Eternal War Beginner Guide & Best F2P Team
What to do in your first days on the global server: a free team you can build from the story, how classes and traits work, and the mistakes that cost early-access players their accounts.
Best free-to-play starter team
- First AidLegendHealing and team survivability
- BumblebeeLegendHigh damage and crowd control; combos with Jazz's skill
- JazzEpicEnables Bumblebee's combo and keeps his own AoE Ultimate
- ThundercrackerLegendPercentage-based true damage; 3-second stun at 2 stars
- ScrapperEpicStrong single-target damage and a knock-up
All five come from the main storyline, so you need no summons. The team activates 3 Dynamic + 2 Resourceful trait bonuses, and it can outperform low-star Mythic bots early on. Source: ChronoMirage's best early-game team (November 12, 2026). Epic bots get a gold background once upgraded to one gold star.
Classes: who goes where
- Vanguard (blue shield)
- Tanks. Put them in the front row to absorb damage and protect the team.
- Assault
- Damage dealers that go after targets, like assassins.
- Firepower
- More damage dealers, adding offensive pressure alongside Assault.
- Support (wrench)
- Healers and buffers. Healers are the strongest role right now, and you can run more than one.
Class names and icons as explained in StillAliveGG's beginner guide (November 12, 2026).
Transformers Eternal War beginner guide: first-week checklist
- Redeem the codes. 5 codes work on the global server once the Redemption Code button appears.
- Push Expedition and collect AFK rewards. Player XP gets you to level 30, which releases the pre-registration rewards.
- Open up the Ark. New players start with a small base; defeat the bots around the edge to open more sections and buildings.
- Build traits, not just stars. Matching traits give team-wide bonuses; Grimlock and Jetfire's Inspiring trait copies your most common one.
- Bring a healer. ChronoMirage found two-healer enemy teams the hardest to beat, so do the same: Ratchet, Hook or First Aid.
- Reset characters you regret. There is a reset option for bots you no longer want to build; StillAliveGG walks through it in his beginner guide (5:28).
Early-access players: don't delete the old app
The global launch is a separate build. Early-access accounts stay on the old app, and if you deleted it you cannot get the account back. (StillAliveGG, November 12, 2026.)
Next: the full tier list to decide who to summon for.