Rare: 54

Uncommon: 45

Common: 63

Promo: 4

Arena: 2

Total: 168

Released by Wizards of the Coast in April 1998, Jim Lee’s C-23 was a collectible card game rooted in an original sci-fi concept and comic tie-in created by legendary artist Jim Lee. The game’s narrative takes place in a bleak future where humanity is forced to live in an underground sanctuary known as the Colony, sending cybernetically enhanced HyperShock troopers to the surface to reclaim Earth from a race of monstrous, humanoid insects called the Angelans. Designed as a beginner-friendly entry point to card gaming using a streamlined variation of the Deckmaster framework, the base set consisted of 162 cards divided into four distinct types: Resource, Character, Combat, and Action.

C-23 holds a unique place in trading card game history as the debut title for Wizards of the Coast’s ARC System (Action/Reaction/Combat). The ARC framework was engineered as a unified, beginner-accessible rule system that allowed players to cross-compete and mix components with other themed standalone games released under the same engine, namely Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Despite high-profile design talent including Richard Garfield, the game struggled to capture a lasting market. Following disappointing commercial performance and Jim Lee stepping back from self-publishing, a heavily anticipated first expansion set titled Uprising was ultimately canceled and never materialized.

To support the launch of the core set, Wizards of the Coast released preconstructed 40-card starter decks configured around specific tactical themes. The game featured six official starter decks: Buzzsaw, Firestorm, Gung-Ho, Steamroller, Swarm, and Time Bomb.

CARD #	CARD NAME	FACTION	CARD TYPE	RARITY
001 of 162	Phalanx Busts Down The Door	Red	Action	Common
002 of 162	Barrage’s HE Charge	Red	Action	Common
003 of 162	Fresh Out Of The Academy	Red	Character	Common
004 of 162	Colonial Police	Red	Character	Common
005 of 162	Rebel Sentry	Red	Character	Common
006 of 162	Water Cannon Brigade	Red	Character	Common
007 of 162	Loyal Strike Force	Red	Character	Common
008 of 162	Rebel Rousers	Red	Character	Common
009 of 162	Sniper Crew	Red	Character	Common
010 of 162	Combat	Red	Character	Common
011 of 162	Fanatical Troops	Red	Character	Common
012 of 162	Ekon’s Task Force	Red	Character	Common
011 of 162	Convicts	Red	Character	Common
014 of 162	Burn Squad	Red	Character	Common
015 of 162	Riot Suppressors	Red	Character	Common
016 of 162	Rejected Experiment	Red	Character	Common
017 of 162	Nemesis Crushes Them…	Red	Combat	Common
018 of 162	Electrodart Rifle	Red	Combat	Common
019 of 162	Nemesis Knows Counterattacks	Red	Action	Uncommon
020 of 162	Phalanx Has Just The Thing	Red	Action	Uncommon
021 of 162	Nemesis Mows Down Angelans	Red	Action	Uncommon
022 of 162	Hemlocke Gets His Hands Dirty	Red	Action	Uncommon
023 of 162	Phalanx’s Plasma Barrage	Red	Action	Uncommon
024 of 162	Phalanx Hoses Them Down	Red	Action	Uncommon
025 of 162	Goon Squad	Red	Character	Uncommon
026 of 162	Rocket Platoon	Red	Character	Uncommon
027 of 162	Emp Platoon	Red	Character	Uncommon
028 of 162	Bomb ‘N’ Bash Unit	Red	Character	Uncommon
029 of 162	Cybered	Red	Character	Uncommon
030 of 162	Colonial Division	Red	Character	Uncommon
031 of 162	Corbin’s Expert Touch	Red	Combat	Uncommon
032 of 162	Defensive Force Fields	Red	Combat	Uncommon
033 of 162	Corbin Flashes His Ion Blade	Red	Combat	Uncommon
034 of 162	Desperate Gamble	Red	Action	Rare
035 of 162	Because Hemlocke Commands It	Red	Action	Rare
036 of 162	Corbin Raids The Armory	Red	Action	Rare
037 of 162	Phyla Filches An Ultrasound Rifle	Red	Action	Rare
038 of 162	Barrage’s Tracking Missiles	Red	Action	Rare
039 of 162	Corbin Levels An Outpost	Red	Action	Rare
040 of 162	Barrage’s Homing Missile	Red	Action	Rare
041 of 162	Phalanx Gets Carried Away	Red	Action	Rare
042 of 162	Corbin Leads The Hypershocks	Red	Action	Rare
043 of 162	Panzer	Red	Character	Rare
044 of 162	Elite Special Forces Unit	Red	Character	Rare
045 of 162	Nemesis	Red	Character	Rare
046 of 162	Phalanx	Red	Character	Rare
047 of 162	Barrage	Red	Character	Rare
048 of 162	Corbin	Red	Character	Rare
049 of 162	Tracking Device	Red	Combat	Rare
050 of 162	Climactic Battle	Red	Combat	Rare
051 of 162	Corbin Trashes A Lab	Red	Combat	Rare
052 of 162	Mustard Gas	Green	Action	Common
053 of 162	Phyla Does The Dirty Work	Green	Action	Common
054 of 162	Lethal Purcurchin	Green	Character	Common
055 of 162	Angelan Garrison	Green	Character	Common
056 of 162	Ekon’s Understudy	Green	Character	Common
057 of 162	Tunnel Commando	Green	Character	Common
058 of 162	Angelan Scouts	Green	Character	Common
059 of 162	Angelan Slaves	Green	Character	Common
060 of 162	Ekon’s Recruits	Green	Character	Common
061 of 162	Angelan Guard Beast	Green	Character	Common
062 of 162	Sewer Dwellers	Green	Character	Common
063 of 162	Strafing Drone	Green	Character	Common
064 of 162	Thundering Beetle	Green	Character	Common
065 of 162	Rioting Masses	Green	Character	Common
066 of 162	Lumbering Hulk	Green	Character	Common
067 of 162	Desert Nomads	Green	Character	Common
068 of 162	Wolvern Pack	Green	Character	Common
069 of 162	Sudden Mutation	Green	Combat	Common
070 of 162	Angelan Transport	Green	Action	Uncommon
071 of 162	Corbin Suddenly Remembers	Green	Action	Uncommon
072 of 162	Scouting Mission	Green	Action	Uncommon
073 of 162	Angelan Autopsy	Green	Action	Uncommon
074 of 162	Plague Mosquitoes	Green	Character	Uncommon
075 of 162	Poisonous Snakes	Green	Character	Uncommon
076 of 162	Phyla’s Stoolie	Green	Character	Uncommon
077 of 162	Giant Scorpion	Green	Character	Uncommon
078 of 162	Stampeding Herd	Green	Character	Uncommon
079 of 162	Spies In High Places	Green	Character	Uncommon
080 of 162	Gamelus Corps	Green	Character	Uncommon
081 of 162	Angelan Juggernaut	Green	Character	Uncommon
082 of 162	Phyla’s Stingers	Green	Combat	Uncommon
083 of 162	Hyper Stimulants	Green	Combat	Uncommon
084 of 162	Tactical Instincts	Green	Combat	Uncommon
085 of 162	Gamelus Plots The Approach	Green	Action	Rare
086 of 162	Corbin Needs Help, Badly	Green	Action	Rare
087 of 162	Knockout Gas	Green	Action	Rare
088 of 162	Corbin Questions The Survivors	Green	Action	Rare
089 of 162	Phyla Drums Up Support	Green	Action	Rare
090 of 162	Thruth Serum	Green	Action	Rare
091 of 162	Major Offensive	Green	Action	Rare
092 of 162	Plaguebearer	Green	Character	Rare
093 of 162	Wyland	Green	Character	Rare
094 of 162	Plague Swarms	Green	Character	Rare
095 of 162	Ekon	Green	Character	Rare
096 of 162	Gamelus	Green	Character	Rare
097 of 162	Phyla	Green	Character	Rare
098 of 162	Razorflies	Green	Character	Rare
099 of 162	Sand Worm	Green	Character	Rare
100 of 162	Strength In Numbers	Green	Combat	Rare
101 of 162	Virus Carriers	Green	Combat	Rare
102 of 162	Wyland’s Cocktail Surprise	Green	Combat	Rare
103 of 162	Did You Hear Something?	Blue	Action	Common
104 of 162	Stasis Field	Blue	Action	Common
105 of 162	Councilor Mariah Makes Plans	Blue	Action	Common
106 of 162	Hemlocke Puts His Foot Down	Blue	Action	Common
107 of 162	Carnivorous Plant	Blue	Character	Common
108 of 162	Automated Defenses	Blue	Character	Common
109 of 162	Groundpounders	Blue	Character	Common
110 of 162	Training Cadre	Blue	Character	Common
111 of 162	Forward Command Point	Blue	Character	Common
112 of 162	Colonial Scouts	Blue	Character	Common
113 of 162	Hemlocke’s Investigators	Blue	Character	Common
114 of 162	Councilor Mariah’s Guard	Blue	Character	Common
115 of 162	Angelan Commander	Blue	Character	Common
116 of 162	Mobile Sector HQ	Blue	Character	Common
117 of 162	Colonial Hulkbusters	Blue	Character	Common
118 of 162	Subdue	Blue	Combat	Common
119 of 162	Artillery Support	Blue	Combat	Common
120 of 162	Ambush Tactics	Blue	Combat	Common
121 of 162	Decoy	Blue	Action	Uncommon
122 of 162	Tactical Database	Blue	Action	Uncommon
123 of 162	Outmaneuver	Blue	Action	Uncommon
124 of 162	Delaying Tactic	Blue	Action	Uncommon
125 of 162	Cronus Planned Ahead	Blue	Action	Uncommon
126 of 162	Cronus Consults The Oracle	Blue	Action	Uncommon
127 of 162	Electric Barrier	Blue	Character	Uncommon
128 of 162	Sensor Station	Blue	Character	Uncommon
129 of 162	Medicus’s Lab Workers	Blue	Character	Uncommon
130 of 162	Armored Transport	Blue	Character	Uncommon
131 of 162	Hemlocke’s Secret Police	Blue	Character	Uncommon
132 of 162	Phalanx Provides Suppression Fire	Blue	Combat	Uncommon
133 of 162	Lucky Strike	Blue	Combat	Uncommon
134 of 162	Flank Attack	Blue	Combat	Uncommon
135 of 162	Facade	Blue	Combat	Uncommon
136 of 162	Councilor Mariah Tracks Her Assets	Blue	Action	Rare
137 of 162	Nemesis Spots A Weakness	Blue	Action	Rare
138 of 162	Phalanx’s Images Run Interference	Blue	Action	Rare
139 of 162	The Outcasts Take Point	Blue	Action	Rare
140 of 162	Ekon’s Intelligence Net	Blue	Action	Rare
141 of 162	Indiscriminate Terrorism	Blue	Action	Rare
142 of 162	Wrath Of Hemlocke	Blue	Action	Rare
143 of 162	Councilor Mariah’s Influence	Blue	Action	Rare
144 of 162	Added Incentives	Blue	Character	Rare
145 of 162	Angelan Seers	Blue	Character	Rare
146 of 162	The Outcasts	Blue	Character	Rare
147 of 162	Angelan Hulkbusters	Blue	Character	Rare
148 of 162	Hemlocke	Blue	Character	Rare
149 of 162	Medicus	Blue	Character	Rare
150 of 162	Councilor Mariah	Blue	Character	Rare
151 of 162	Medicus Patches Them Up	Blue	Combat	Rare
152 of 162	Mutual Enemy	Blue	Combat	Rare
153 of 162	Trap!	Blue	Combat	Rare
154 of 162	Weapons Factory	Red	Resource	Common
155 of 162	Hypershock Barracks	Red	Resource	Common
156 of 162	Armory	Red	Resource	Common
157 of 162	Biology Lab	Green	Resource	Common
158 of 162	Breeding Chmanber	Green	Resource	Common
159 of 162	Surgery Room	Green	Resource	Common
160 of 162	The Oracle	Blue	Resource	Common
161 of 162	Angelan War Room	Blue	Resource	Common
162 of 162	Council Chamber	Blue	Resource	Common
Promo 1	Corbin	Red	Character	Promo Card
Promo 2	Corbin	Red	Character	Promo Card
Promo 3	???	???	???	???
Promo 4	Phyla	Green	Character	Promo Card
Arena 1	Nemesis	Red	Character	Arena Prize Card
Arena 2	Phalanx Sets A Trap	Red	Action	Arena Prize Card