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Cyberpunk TCG: 11 Cards You Cannot Pull From a Booster

The official Cyberpunk TCG card database now lists 131 cards, and eleven of them have no printing in either Welcome to Night City booster set. Five belong to the Embracing Power starter deck, five to The Heist, and one — Rebecca: Having a Moment — is not in any product you can buy. Seven of the eleven are Legends, which is 28% of a card type you are required to run three of.

Published August 23, 2026Updated August 31, 2026·8 min read·By Mythras
Official product render of the Cyberpunk TCG Welcome to Night City Embracing Power retail starter deck: a yellow and black hanging box with the Cyberpunk TCG logo at the top, cover art of a bearded man with a dark topknot lunging forward with a red-lit blade past armoured troops, a DICE INCLUDED side panel listing D20 down to D4, and STARTER DECK - EMBRACING POWER on a blue banner.

Cyberpunk TCG has a booster set, a starter deck line and a promo programme, and WeirdCo has been clear about the policy connecting them — it will not reprint Welcome to Night City, and promos will only ever be variants of cards you can already get. What it has never published is the list. Which cards, specifically, are you unable to open in a pack?

The official card database answers it, because every card entry carries its full printing history. As of 23 August 2026 the database holds 131 cards, and eleven of them have no printing in either Welcome to Night City booster set — not the Beta version sold through Kickstarter, and not the Retail version arriving 6 November.

Re-checked 31 August 2026: the database has since grown to 149 cards and the list below has not changed. Still eleven, still the same eleven, still the same rarities and product codes. Every card added in that week arrived with a booster printing.

Seven of those eleven are Legends. That is a quarter of a card type the constructed rules make you run exactly three of.

What counts as unpullable here

The database splits Cyberpunk TCG into twelve product codes. Two of them are boosters: Welcome to Night City — Beta and Welcome to Night City — Retail. Everything else is a starter deck, a demo deck, a box topper, a Pre-Release kit or a promo.

So the test used here is narrow and mechanical: does the card have at least one printing in one of the two booster codes? If yes, you can open it in a pack, eventually. If no, it is on the list below.

Two things this test deliberately does not mean. It does not mean the card is rare in its own product — four of the eleven are plain Uncommons sitting in a fixed starter deck list. And it does not mean the card is expensive, because a starter deck is a fixed-price product rather than a lottery ticket. It means there is no amount of pack-opening that gets you there.

The eleven cards with no booster printing

CardTypeColourWhere it actually lives
Yorinobu Arasaka — Embracing DestructionLegendRedEmbracing Power starter deck (Epic) · box topper (Nova Rare)
Goro Takemura — Hands UncleanLegendGreenEmbracing Power starter deck (Epic) · box topper (Nova Rare)
Saburo Arasaka — Stubborn PatriarchLegendGreenEmbracing Power starter deck (Epic) · box topper (Nova Rare)
Goro Takemura — Losing His WayUnitGreenEmbracing Power starter deck (Uncommon)
MinotaurUnitRedEmbracing Power starter deck (Uncommon)
Viktor Vektor — Sit Down and RelaxLegendYellowThe Heist starter deck (Epic) · box topper (Nova Rare)
Jackie Welles — Pour One Out For MeLegendBlueThe Heist starter deck (Epic) · box topper (Nova Rare)
V — Corporate ExileLegendBlueThe Heist starter deck (Epic) · box topper (Nova Rare)
Dexter DeShawn — One Last ChanceUnitYellowThe Heist starter deck (Uncommon)
MT0D12 FlatheadUnitBlueThe Heist starter deck (Uncommon)
Rebecca — Having a MomentLegendRedSet 1 Promos only — no purchasable product

Each starter deck exists in a Beta and a Retail printing, and the exclusives appear in both. The Beta versions carry a β prefix on the collector number — Yorinobu is β001 in the Beta deck and 001 in the Retail deck — and the same prefix marks the Beta printings of the booster set, both starter decks and the box toppers. It is not a universal rule: the Pre-Release Beta code numbers its eleven printings 001 to 011 with no prefix at all.

Five and five: the starter-deck promise, kept

WeirdCo's Kickstarter FAQ makes one commitment about deck contents: each starter deck "will include 5 mechanically unique cards exclusive to their respective product."

Count the table. Embracing Power has five — three Legends and two Units. The Heist has five — three Legends and two Units. The database and the FAQ agree exactly, which is worth noting because this is the specific clause the reprint policy leaves uncovered. WeirdCo has pledged never to make a mechanically unique promo. It has made no equivalent pledge about starter decks, and here are the ten cards that live in the gap.

Official product render of the Cyberpunk TCG Welcome to Night City The Heist retail starter deck: a yellow and black hanging box with cover art of a red-haired woman in a dark suit holding a smoking pistol over two downed figures, a DICE INCLUDED side panel listing D20 down to D4, and STARTER DECK - THE HEIST on a blue banner.

The shape is consistent too. In both decks the three exclusive Legends are Epic and the two exclusive Units are Uncommon. Nobody put a Secret Rare behind the starter-deck wall.

For a constructed player this is the practical takeaway: seven of the 27 Legends now in the database are unreachable through boosters, and a Legend is not a card you can skip. You need three. Every Legend that prints a RAM value carries RAM 2, so RAM cannot separate them — colour and rules text do. Eight of the 27 Legends also print a power value, and two of those eight are starter-deck exclusives: V — Corporate Exile at 8 and Goro Takemura — Hands Unclean at 7.

The two boxes split those colours cleanly rather than overlapping. Embracing Power holds the Red exclusive Legend and both Green ones; The Heist holds the Yellow and both Blue. No colour has its exclusive Legends spread across both decks, so if you want either Blue one there is exactly one box to buy.

Box toppers are those same Legends in Nova Rare

The database lists Box Toppers — Beta and Box Toppers — Retail as separate product codes, and both contain the same six cards.

Box topperColourAlso found inBooster printing?
Yorinobu Arasaka — Embracing DestructionRedEmbracing Power starter deckNo
Viktor Vektor — Sit Down and RelaxYellowThe Heist starter deckNo
Goro Takemura — Hands UncleanGreenEmbracing Power starter deckNo
Saburo Arasaka — Stubborn PatriarchGreenEmbracing Power starter deckNo
Jackie Welles — Pour One Out For MeBlueThe Heist starter deckNo
V — Corporate ExileBlueThe Heist starter deckNo

All six are Nova Rare in the box-topper printing. All six are the starter-deck exclusive Legends and nothing else — three from each deck, one card type, no Units.

Official product render of the Cyberpunk TCG Welcome to Night City Beta booster display, a yellow box printed 36 SET BOOSTERS PER BOX with a beta symbol on the front right corner, and header art showing two heavily armed figures, one with a red mohawk and one in bulky armour carrying a shield.

WeirdCo's FAQ defines the mechanism plainly: a box topper is "a single random promotional card included inside of a booster display," added to Beta Booster Displays as the $6 million and $8 million stretch goals. Singular and random, which means a display gets you one of six.

Read together with the starter-deck list, that is a fairly elegant piece of design. The six Legends you cannot pull from a pack are exactly the six that turn up as the premium card packed into a display of those same packs. Buying a display gives you a shot at the treatment; buying the deck gives you the card. Neither substitutes for the other, and opening packs gives you neither.

One thing the FAQ does not explain: it describes box toppers as a Beta Booster Display stretch goal, yet the database carries a full Box Toppers — Retail code with the same six cards and non-β collector numbers. What triggers a retail box topper has not been published.

The free way to test all ten

Before you buy either deck to chase a Legend, note that all ten starter-deck exclusives also carry a printing in one of WeirdCo's two demo decks — the Arasaka demo deck for the Embracing Power five, the Merc demo deck for The Heist five.

Both demo decks are published as free print-and-play PDFs from the site's Print & Play Decks menu, which the Kickstarter FAQ also calls the Alpha Kit decks. That is a legitimate way to see how Saburo Arasaka or MT0D12 Flathead actually plays before committing to a box. It is a printout, not a card, and WeirdCo has published no policy on printed cards in its Organized Play events — but the list of exclusives above maps one-for-one onto cards those PDFs contain.

Rebecca is the only one of the 131 with no product

Rebecca: Having a Moment is the eleventh card and the odd one out. Of the 131 cards in the database on 23 August — and of all 149 on 31 August — it is the only one whose entire printing history is the Set 1 Promos code. Every other card in the database carries at least one Retail printing. There is no starter deck, no demo deck, no booster and no Pre-Release kit that contains Rebecca.

Official Cyberpunk TCG promo artwork for Rebecca: Having a Moment, drawn in flat comic style: a green-haired, twin-tailed woman with red-and-white face paint and glowing red eyes grinning wide as she raises an oversized red fist and a chunky pink shotgun against a yellow confetti background.

There are, in fact, two of them. The database lists Rebecca under two Set 1 Promo collector numbers with two different artists — 005 by Narupiti Harunsong and 007 by Pandart Studio. Both are Nova Rare. WeirdCo has not published what distinguishes the two printings.

The card prints no cost, no RAM, no power and no rules text. WeirdCo said on 4 July that it will feature in set two and that its rules text arrives during that set's reveal season, so the textless promo is a collector's object today and a playable card later.

The Set 1 Promo numbering is also worth a glance: the three printings in the database are numbered 005, 007 and 008 — the third being a Nova Rare Adam Smasher: Ender of Legends, a card that is in boosters. The lower numbers are not in the database, and WeirdCo has not said what fills them.

Every remaining route to a Rebecca

WeirdCo's promo update lists four conventions where completing a demo earned you a Rebecca. Three of them have been and gone. Here is the full board as it stands on 23 August 2026:

RouteWho is eligibleWhenStatus
Anime Expo 2026 demoAttendees completing a demo; signed copies on 3 July onlyJuly 2026Closed
Japan Expo 2026 demoAttendees completing a demoJuly 2026Closed
Gen Con 2026 demoAttendees completing a demo, limit one per person30 July – 2 August 2026Closed
Digital Beta CelebrationKickstarter backers only, via BackerKit email4 September 2026, noon EDT / 6pm CESTUpcoming
PAX AustraliaDemoers at the WeirdCo presence9–11 October 2026, MelbourneUpcoming
Spiel EssenDemoers — named as a Rebecca stop in the 4 July promo update22–25 October 2026, EssenUpcoming; booth and offerings still TBD on the events page

The 4 September event is the one with a hard edge on it. WeirdCo will post a registration link during the livestream; you enter the email address attached to your BackerKit account, it is checked against the backer database, and the promo is added to your order and ships with Wave 2. The company's own wording is that the signup page "will close as soon as the event concludes, and you won't be able to resubmit your details." Miss the stream, or fat-finger the address, and there is no second attempt.

That event streams on the Cyberpunk TCG Twitch and YouTube channels, with Beta booster box breaks, WeirdCo gameplay and giveaways, then moves to Discord afterwards. Anyone can watch. Only backers can register.

If you did not back the Kickstarter, the digital route is closed to you and the conventions are what is left. Both of the two on WeirdCo's calendar should carry the card. The events page lists Rebecca promos outright under PAX Australia and still shows TBD for Spiel Essen's booth location and offerings — but the 4 July promo update had already promised the card at "every one of our major convention appearances between now and our retail release", naming Spiel Essen 2026 among them.

Lucy has two versions, and both windows are shut

Official Cyberpunk TCG key art of Lucy: a white-haired woman in a white shirt and black bodysuit mid-leap through shattering glass, trailing glowing yellow monowire, with a red Arasaka sign behind her and the Cyberpunk TCG logo in the top-left corner.

Lucy is not in the card database at all, but two Lucy cards exist and the Kickstarter FAQ sets out exactly who gets which.

VersionHow you qualifiedCut-offShips
Non-foil Nova Rare LucySigned up for the WeirdCo email newsletter in the early support window — backing not requiredBefore 21 January 2026Wave 2 (Q4 2026); non-backers give shipping details by email
Foil Nova Rare LucyFollowed or saved the Kickstarter pre-launch page and backed at a reward tierBefore 17 March 2026Wave 2 (Q4 2026), with your rewards

Both dates are in the past, so this is a checklist rather than an opportunity: if you signed up before 21 January you are owed a non-foil card even if you never pledged, and no further action is required for the foil beyond having backed. The FAQ says non-backers' shipping details are collected by email after the campaign.

There is a Nova Rare David nobody has seen

One line in WeirdCo's fulfilment FAQ names three Nova Rare cards shipping in Q4: Rebecca, Lucy — and David.

That is the entire public record. There is no David card in the database, no reveal post, no stated eligibility and no announced acquisition route. Given the promo pledge, a David card is presumably a variant of something rather than a mechanically unique card, but WeirdCo has not said so and this post is not going to pretend otherwise.

What is still unknown

  • What separates the two Rebecca printings. Two collector numbers, two artists, one card name, no explanation.
  • How you get the Nova Rare Adam Smasher promo. It is in the database as Set 1 Promos 008. No route has been published.
  • What David is, and who is eligible. Named once, in a shipping FAQ.
  • What fills Set 1 Promo slots below 005. The gaps are not in the database.
  • What triggers a retail box topper. The FAQ describes the mechanism only as a Beta Booster Display stretch goal.
  • Whether set two's starter decks repeat the five-exclusives pattern. No set two product has been announced.

Quick reference

  • Cards in the database: 131 on 23 August 2026, 149 on 31 August, and the same 11 have no booster printing on both dates.
  • Embracing Power exclusives: Yorinobu Arasaka — Embracing Destruction, Goro Takemura — Hands Unclean, Saburo Arasaka — Stubborn Patriarch (all Epic Legends), Goro Takemura — Losing His Way, Minotaur (Uncommon Units).
  • The Heist exclusives: Viktor Vektor — Sit Down and Relax, Jackie Welles — Pour One Out For Me, V — Corporate Exile (all Epic Legends), Dexter DeShawn — One Last Chance, MT0D12 Flathead (Uncommon Units).
  • Box toppers: the six exclusive Legends above, in Nova Rare, one random card per display.
  • Promo-only: Rebecca — Having a Moment, two Set 1 Promo printings, textless until set two.
  • Next deadline: 4 September 2026, the Digital Beta Celebration registration, Kickstarter backers only, closes when the stream ends.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Cyberpunk TCG cards cannot be pulled from a booster pack?
Eleven cards in the official Cyberpunk TCG database have no printing in either Welcome to Night City booster set — the same eleven whether you check the 131-card database of 23 August 2026 or the 149-card database of 31 August. Five are exclusive to the Embracing Power starter deck (Yorinobu Arasaka: Embracing Destruction, Goro Takemura: Hands Unclean, Saburo Arasaka: Stubborn Patriarch, Goro Takemura: Losing His Way and Minotaur). Five are exclusive to The Heist starter deck (Viktor Vektor: Sit Down and Relax, Jackie Welles: Pour One Out For Me, V: Corporate Exile, Dexter DeShawn: One Last Chance and MT0D12 Flathead). The eleventh, Rebecca: Having a Moment, appears only under the Set 1 Promos code and is in no purchasable product at all.
What are the Cyberpunk TCG box toppers?
A Cyberpunk TCG box topper is a single random promotional card included inside a booster display, added to Beta Booster Displays as WeirdCo's $6 million and $8 million Kickstarter stretch goals. The official card database lists six box topper cards, all Nova Rare Legends: Yorinobu Arasaka: Embracing Destruction, Viktor Vektor: Sit Down and Relax, Goro Takemura: Hands Unclean, Saburo Arasaka: Stubborn Patriarch, Jackie Welles: Pour One Out For Me and V: Corporate Exile. All six are the same Legends that are otherwise exclusive to the two starter decks, and none of the six has a booster printing.
How do I get the Rebecca: Having a Moment promo card?
As of 23 August 2026 there are three remaining routes to the Cyberpunk TCG Rebecca: Having a Moment promo. Kickstarter backers can register during the Welcome to Night City Digital Beta Celebration livestream on 4 September 2026 at noon EDT / 6pm CEST by entering their BackerKit email address; the card is then added to their order and ships with Wave 2, and the registration page closes when the event ends with no resubmissions. Non-backers must attend a convention: WeirdCo lists Rebecca promos for demo players at PAX Australia, 9 to 11 October 2026 in Melbourne, and its 4 July 2026 promo update also named Spiel Essen, 22 to 25 October 2026, as a stop for the card, although the events page still shows that appearance's booth and offerings as TBD. The Anime Expo, Japan Expo and Gen Con 2026 routes have already run.
How many exclusive cards are in a Cyberpunk TCG starter deck?
Five. WeirdCo's Kickstarter FAQ states that each starter deck includes five mechanically unique cards exclusive to that product, and the official card database matches it exactly: the Embracing Power deck and The Heist deck each carry three Epic Legends and two Uncommon Units that appear in no booster pack. Each exclusive also exists in a Beta and a Retail printing, with the Beta version marked by a lowercase beta prefix on its collector number.
Is the Cyberpunk TCG Lucy card still available?
No. Both Cyberpunk TCG Lucy qualification windows have closed. The non-foil Nova Rare Lucy went to anyone who joined the WeirdCo email newsletter before 21 January 2026, whether or not they backed the Kickstarter, and non-backers supply shipping details by email after the campaign. The foil Nova Rare Lucy went to people who followed or saved the Kickstarter pre-launch page before 17 March 2026 and then backed at a reward tier. Both cards ship in the second fulfilment wave in Q4 2026. Neither Lucy card appears in the official card database.
Can I try the Cyberpunk TCG starter deck exclusive cards for free?
Yes, as proxies. All ten starter-deck exclusive Cyberpunk TCG cards also carry a printing in one of WeirdCo's two demo decks — the Arasaka demo deck for the Embracing Power five and the Merc demo deck for The Heist five — and WeirdCo publishes both demo decks as free print-and-play PDFs from the Print & Play Decks menu on cyberpunktcg.com. WeirdCo presents them as demo decks for learning the game and has published no policy on the use of printed cards in its Organized Play events.

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