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Skylanders Swap Force Launches October 13 – Are You Ready?

The hunt will begin once again on October 13th for all the Skylanders Swap Force Wave 1 figures. There are going to be a ton of these figures being released and there will also be quite a few different versions available as well.

Skylanders Swap Force Starter Pack

First off – Did you Pre-Order the Skylanders Swap Force Starter Pack? There are a number of different options for pre-order depending upon the retailer. I will outline each retailer that I usually go to.

Best Buy – Pre Orders

  • The Starter Pack – $74.99
    • (Game,New Portal, Blast Zone, Wash Buckler, Ninja Stealth Elf)
    • Plus a free Ligthcore Hex from Skylanders Giants.

Toys ‘R US – Pre Orders

  • The Starter Pack – $74.99
    • (Game,New Portal, Blast Zone, Wash Buckler, Ninja Stealth Elf)
    • Plus a free Ligthcore Hex from Skylanders Giants.
  • Legendary Free Ranger Swap Force Character – $16.99
  • Legendary Lightcore Grim Creeper – $13.99
  • Fiery Forge Battle Pack: Bumble Blast/ Fiery Forge/ Knockout Terrafin – $25.99
  • Tower of Time Adventure Pack: Pop Thorn / Tower of Time / Battle Hammer / Sky Diamond – $25.99

Target – Pre-Orders

  • The Starter Pack – $74.99
    • (Game,New Portal, Blast Zone, Wash Buckler, Ninja Stealth Elf)
    • Plus a free Ligthcore Hex from Skylanders Giants.
    • If you pick up the Pre-Order card to reserve the game at Target it has an RFID tag built in that you can use to unlock a special area in the game.
  • Fiery Forge Battle Pack: Bumble Blast/ Fiery Forge/ Knockout Terrafin – $24.99
  • Tower of Time Adventure Pack: Pop Thorn / Tower of Time / Battle Hammer / Sky Diamond – $24.99

Walmart Pre-Orders

  • The Swap Force Super Pack – $99.96
    • (Game, New Portal, Blast Zone, Wash Buckler, Ninja Stealth Elf)
    • LightCore Grim Creeper
    • Magic Triple Pack (Star Strike, Mega Ram Spyro and Super Gulp Pop Fizz)
  • The Starter Pack – $74.96
    • (Game,New Portal, Blast Zone, Wash Buckler, Ninja Stealth Elf)
    • Plus a free Ligthcore Hex from Skylanders Giants.
  • Fiery Forge Battle Pack: Bumble Blast/ Fiery Forge/ Knockout Terrafin – $24.99
  • Tower of Time Adventure Pack: Pop Thorn / Tower of Time / Battle Hammer / Sky Diamond – $24.99
  • Magic Triple Pack (Star Strike, Mega Ram Spyro and Super Gulp Pop Fizz) – Wal-Mart Exclusive – $24.96
  • Enchanted Hoot Loop – Wal-Mart Exclusive – $14.96

Gamestop Pre-Orders

  • GameStop Exclusive Dark Edition Starter Pack – $99.99
    • (Game, New Portal, Dark Blast Zone, Dark Wash Buckler, Dark Ninja Stealth Elf, Dark Slobber Tooth, Dark Mega Ram Spyro)
    • Plus a free Ligthcore Hex from Skylanders Giants.
  • The Starter Pack – $74.99
    • (Game,New Portal, Blast Zone, Wash Buckler, Ninja Stealth Elf)
    • Plus a free Ligthcore Hex from Skylanders Giants.
  • Fiery Forge Battle Pack: Bumble Blast/ Fiery Forge/ Knockout Terrafin – $24.99
  • Tower of Time Adventure Pack: Pop Thorn / Tower of Time / Battle Hammer / Sky Diamond – $24.99

Amazon.com Pre-Orders

That’s what you can get online ahead of the major launch.

But what about on Release Day? What figures should you be looking for?

From what I’ve been able to piece together online from sites like Target, Amazon and Gamestop this is the list of figures that will be available to buy on release day. Keep an eye out for sales. Toys ‘R Us usually does a buy one get one 50% off but often limits the number of figures that you can buy. Some locations have exclusive figures, too.

Swap Force Figures

  • Magna Charge
  • Hoot Loop
  • Free Ranger
  • Rattle Shake

Lightcore Figures

  • Lightcore Warnado
  • Lightcore Grim Creeper
  • LightCore Flashwing
  • Lightcore Star Strike
  • Lightcore Smolderdash

New Core Characters

  • Zoo Lou
  • Slobber Tooth
  • Roller Brawl
  • Countdown

Series 2 & 3 Characters (Re-Poses)

  • Series 2 – Blizzard Chill
  • Series 3 -Mega Ram Spyro
  • Series 3 – Lava Barf Eruptor
  • Series 2 – Super Gulp Pop Fizz

Special Variants

  • Nitro Magna Charge – Target Exclusive in 2-Packs with either Free Ranger or Rattle Shake
  • Volcanic Lava Barf Eruptor – In the Nintendo 3DS Starter Pack

Triple Packs

  • Lava Barf Eruptor, Slobber Tooth, and Super Gulp Pop Fizz
  • Mega Ram Spyro, Blizzard Chill, and Zoo Lou