Front of Heat: Legends Expansion box by Days of Wonder, featuring a vintage racing driver in helmet and gloves on a colorful racetrack.

Heat: Legends Expansion

$18.99
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Heat: Legends Expansion

$18.99
Sale price  $18.99
Our Take

Heat: Legends solves the problem most racing game fans run into: what do you do when the grid is not full? The Legend drivers are not just filler. They race with distinct personalities, adjustable difficulty, and enough unpredictability to make solo and shorthanded sessions feel like genuine competition.

Game At A Glance

Players 1-5 PlayersBest: 1
Playtime 60 Min
Recommended Ages 10+
Complexity Medium Light · 2.3 / 5
Play Style Competitive
Game Type Card Drafting, Hand Management
Theme Racing, Sports
Publisher Days of Wonder
Designer Asger Aleksandrov Granerud, Daniel Skjold Pedersen
Year Published 2026

A full grid, every race

Solo race night used to mean a quiet track with not much at stake. Heat: Legends changes that by filling your grid with smart, aggressive AI drivers who push their speed limits, fight for position, and make decisions that actually feel like competition.

This expansion adds a set of automated Legend drivers to Heat: Pedal to the Metal, each with distinct racing tendencies and adjustable difficulty. In multiplayer, they fill out the grid when you do not have a full table. In solo, they become your entire field, transforming what was a time trial into a proper race where position and strategy matter.

The new Rival and Power Up cards shape how the Legends behave under pressure, which means the AI is not just following a predictable script. Pair that with tunable difficulty and you can make any race exactly as comfortable or demanding as you want it.

If your group loves Heat but finds itself shorthanded, or if you want a strong solo experience from a game built for competition, Legends earns its spot immediately. It also gives competitive players a consistent field to test specific racing lines against before bringing those strategies to a real opponent.

You need the base game of Heat: Pedal to the Metal to use this. If you already have it, Legends is the natural next addition for most situations you will actually find yourself playing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many players can play with Heat: Legends?
Heat: Legends supports 1 to 5 players, same as the base game. The expansion is most valuable with 1 to 3 human players, with Legend drivers filling the rest of the grid.
How long does a game with Heat: Legends take?
Game length stays similar to the base game, roughly 60 minutes depending on track and player count. The Legend drivers do not add meaningful time to the session.
Do I need the base Heat game to use this?
Yes. Heat: Legends is an expansion and requires Heat: Pedal to the Metal. It does not include a track, player cars, or the core speed deck.
How smart are the Legend drivers?
They follow card-driven behavior patterns that mimic real racing instincts: drafting, pushing limits, reacting to position. They are varied and unpredictable enough to create real tension, especially at higher difficulty settings.
Is the solo mode in Heat: Legends worth it?
It is the strongest reason to buy the expansion. Racing against a full field of Legend drivers on your own is satisfying in a way the base game solo mode could not quite match, and the difficulty tuning lets you calibrate the challenge precisely.
What is inside the box?
The expansion includes 36 Legend Cards, 36 Power Up Cards, 12 Rival Cards, 21 Sponsorship Cards, and a Rules Booklet. All the new cards slot into the existing Heat system without replacing anything.

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