Card Rarity
October 13, 2025 v1.2 (needs updating to new card design - update icons)
Overview
In the StarCore universe, every card belongs to a rarity tier. There are 8 rarity levels in total. Rarity defines not only how frequently cards appear, but also their mechanical impact and lore significance within the game. Each rarity has a distinct color identity used across card frames, rarity gems, and interface highlights.
Rarity Order: Common → Uncommon → Rare → Epic → Unique → Artifact → Set → Legendary
Rarity Tiers
Common
Color: White Role: Basic units, power cores, and entry-level resources. Commons form the foundation of every deck. Lore: "The everyday fragments of the Core Wars — abundant but essential."
🔵 Uncommon
Color: Light Blue Role: Basic units with small bonuses or benefits. Slightly more specialized than Commons. Lore: "Simple but useful."
🔵 Rare
Color: Blue Role: Introduce stronger mechanics, new synergies, and early faction identities. Solid strategic options. Lore: "Found within deeper vaults, these constructs channel power in ways less often seen."
🟣 Epic
Color: Purple Role: High-impact, deck-defining cards that often serve as the centerpiece of a strategy. Lore: "Few witness the rise of an Epic Core — fewer still command one."
🔴 Unique
Color: Red Role: Truly one-of-a-kind. Only one copy may exist in any deck, often with game-warping effects. Lore: "There is only one. To control it is to rewrite the battle."
🟤 Artifact
Color: Bronze/Brown Role: Ancient relics and powerful objects with unique abilities. Artifacts often have special rules or interact with multiple systems. Lore: "Remnants of a forgotten age, their purpose obscured but their power undeniable."
🟢 Set
Color: Green Role: Gain bonus effects when played together. Sets reward collection and strategic harmony across multiple cards. Lore: "Linked fragments resonate; a single piece whispers, but together they roar."
🟡 Legendary
Color: Gold Role: Lore-rich and visually distinct. Legendaries reshape the battlefield and define eras of play. The highest rarity tier. Lore: "Forged in forgotten wars, their power echoes through the ages."
Visual Summary
⚪ Common
White
Foundational and abundant
🔵 Uncommon
Light Blue
Basic with small benefits
🔵 Rare
Blue
Strategic and uncommon
🟣 Epic
Purple
Powerful and defining
🔴 Unique
Red
Singular and game-warping
🟤 Artifact
Bronze
Ancient and mysterious
🟢 Set
Green
Synergistic and collective
🟡 Legendary
Gold
Historic and dominant
Rarity Progression
Power Scale: Common < Uncommon < Rare < Epic < Unique < Artifact < Set < Legendary
Frequency: Common (most frequent) → Legendary (least frequent)
Deck Building:
Most decks: primarily Common and Uncommon
Competitive decks: balanced mix with Rare/Epic centerpieces
Unique: limit 1 per deck
Set cards: gain bonuses when multiple Set cards are in play together
Legendary: extremely limited, format-defining
Rarity and Tier Relationship
Rarity determines how often a card appears and its thematic weight. Tier defines the numerical ranges and roll constraints that shape a card's stats and mechanics.
Together, they balance flavor and function within the StarCore generation system.
➡️ Learn more: Card Tiers
Last updated: October 13, 2025
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