Quick answer
CardSpicy works from the publisher’s own product guide, and Fantasy Flight Games lists every Star Wars: Unlimited set that has been released or announced in one place. The numbered sets run from Spark of Rebellion to Homeworlds, and the publisher states the interval directly: a new set releases roughly every four months. Alongside the numbered sets sit three products that are not part of the sequence: the Intro Battle: Hoth beginner box, the Twin Suns multiplayer decks, and the first Icons mini-set.
The set list is reproduced in the publisher’s own order, because that order is the one thing a collector cannot reconstruct from a card’s name alone.
Why the set order matters
Star Wars: Unlimited is an additive game. The publisher describes each set as expanding the game rather than replacing what came before, and the publisher’s product guide states that a new set arrives roughly every four months. That gives the game a shape that is different from a rotation-based one: older sets are not retired by the arrival of a newer one, they are added to.
The practical consequence is that the set list is worth reading in order. Each set has a stated subject, and the subject is what a buyer would use to decide whether the cards in it suit the deck they are building.
The numbered sets, in the publisher’s order
| # | Set | What the publisher says it focuses on |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spark of Rebellion | The Galactic Civil War era. |
| 2 | Shadows of the Galaxy | The smugglers, scoundrels and scavengers of the Outer Rim. |
| 3 | Twilight of the Republic | The Clone Wars era. |
| 4 | Jump to Lightspeed | Starships, pilots and space battles. |
| 5 | Legends of the Force | Force users from across the galaxy. |
| 6 | Secrets of Power | Covert operatives and cunning schemers. |
| 7 | A Lawless Time | Heists, raids, outlaws and criminal masterminds. |
| 8 | Ashes of the Empire | The end of the Galactic Empire. |
| 9 | Homeworlds | Alien planets and invading armies. |
The naming is worth noting in itself: the numbered sets do not follow the film chronology. A Clone Wars set sits at position three and a Galactic Civil War set at position one, which means a collector who wants a particular era has to read the set list rather than assume an order.
The products outside the numbered sets
Three products on the publisher’s list are not numbered sets, and each answers a different question.
- Intro Battle: Hoth — a beginner box that the publisher describes as the entry point for someone who has not played a trading card game before. It recreates the Battle of Hoth and includes a step-by-step guide to the first game.
- 2026 Twin Suns — a multiplayer variant, distributed as pre-built Twin Suns decks rather than as a deck-building product. The publisher describes it as a multiplayer spin on the game.
- Icons 2027 Edition — the publisher’s own description is precise about what this is: the first Icons mini-set, featuring fan-favourite characters. A mini-set is a smaller product than a numbered set, which is why it is listed outside the sequence even though it is dated.
The two dated products CardSpicy has written up separately
Two entries on the list carry a date that the publisher has had to restate, and both are covered in their own page on this site.
- Star Wars: Unlimited Homeworlds and Icons 2027 — the ninth set’s prerelease and release dates, the publisher’s regional release update for it, and the mini-set that follows.
That page also records the one structural change the publisher has announced to a release: a manufacturing problem held back part of the Homeworlds range in named territories, and the publisher moved the prerelease and release dates for those territories rather than for the whole run. It is a useful reminder that a card game’s release date is a fact with a geography attached to it.
What the set list does not tell you
Three things are deliberately outside this page, and each for the same reason — they are not published by Fantasy Flight Games in a form that can be restated.
- A card count per set. The publisher states that a set contains over 250 cards, but not an exact figure for each one.
- Drop rates. No per-pack frequency is published for the products described here.
- Prices. CardSpicy quotes no prices and makes no valuation or investment recommendation.
Frequently asked questions
How many Star Wars: Unlimited sets are there?
Nine numbered sets have been released or announced, running from Spark of Rebellion to Homeworlds. Three further products on the publisher’s list are not numbered sets.
How often does a new Star Wars: Unlimited set release?
Roughly every four months, according to the publisher’s own product guide. Each set adds a card pool rather than replacing the ones before it.
What is a Star Wars: Unlimited mini-set?
A smaller product than a numbered set. The publisher describes Icons 2027 Edition as the first Icons mini-set, listed outside the numbered sequence even though it carries a date.
Does Star Wars: Unlimited rotate old sets out?
The publisher describes each set as expanding the game rather than replacing what came before. Format legality is handled separately, and the publisher has shown it will suspend an individual card from a format when it needs to.
What is the Star Wars: Unlimited set order?
Spark of Rebellion, Shadows of the Galaxy, Twilight of the Republic, Jump to Lightspeed, Legends of the Force, Secrets of Power, A Lawless Time, Ashes of the Empire, then Homeworlds. The order does not follow film chronology.
Sources
Sources and scope
- Fantasy Flight Games, the official Star Wars: Unlimited product guide — the released and announced set list in the publisher’s own order, the focus stated for each set, the roughly four-month interval between sets, and the publisher’s characterisation of Twin Suns as a multiplayer variant distributed as pre-built decks.
- Fantasy Flight Games, the official Star Wars: Unlimited site — the description of Intro Battle: Hoth as the introductory product, and the description of Icons 2027 Edition as the first Icons mini-set.
- Fantasy Flight Games, the Homeworlds product release update and set page — the ninth set’s prerelease and release dates, the regional change to those dates, and the mini-set that follows.
- Scope note: only details published by Fantasy Flight Games, or printed on the cards, are stated as confirmed. No card count per set, no drop rates and no prices are given.
Set contents, product configuration and release dates are set by the publisher and can change. Check Fantasy Flight Games’ own product pages before acting on the basis of any date on this page.
Related reading
- Star Wars: Unlimited cards
- Card types, aspects and rarities
- How to start a Star Wars: Unlimited collection
- Other card games
- The Collector’s Library
- The Card Protection Guide
- Card storage boxes, explained
- Card accessories
Where to go next
- The CardSpicy card index — every card we track, with its PSA 10 population and market history (195 cards).
- The illustrator index — every artist behind those cards, card by card (110 artists).