Card Rarity

There are twelve different types of card rarities in Battle Spirits.
== Common ==
Commons (コモン) are indicated on the bottom of a card with a small "C". As the name implies, they are the most common rarity in the trading card game, taking up the majority of a single set. Common Spirits usually have a low cost and have few effects. They usually have no foil patterns.
== Uncommon ==
Uncommons (アンコモン) were indicated on the bottom of a card with a small "U". Starting from SD33, Uncommon cards no longer exist. During their lifespan, there were generally one or two Uncommons per pack, and packs without a rare had an Uncommon as the last card instead. Uncommons replacing a rare may have a slight foil on them. Similar to Commons, Uncommons usually have only a mediocre effect.
== Rare ==
Rares (レア) are indicated on the bottom of a card with a small "R". Like the name suggests, Rares are rarer than Commons and Uncomons, although not as rare as Master Rares and X-Rares. In a single booster pack, there is only one rare card, located in the last slot of a booster pack, although it can be replaced with an uncommon card or a card with higher rarity. Starting in SD10, Rare Spirits have full arts that cover most of the card, but the bottom half is mostly obscured by a white text box. Those were removed however, as of SD37 and SD38, giving Rare cards the same properties with those of a Common. Rare cards usually have stronger effects. Save for the text box, Rares are completely foil.
== Master Rare ==
Master Rares (マスターレア) are indicated on the bottom of a card with a small "M". Master Rares are rarer than regular Rares but slightly more common than X-Rares. In most sets, there is only one Master Rare for every color. In a regular booster box, there are only about three Master Rares. Originally, Master Rare Spirits did not have full arts, although the whole card, including the text box, was foil. Starting in SD10, Master Rare Spirits have full arts and lack a card stamp in the middle.
== Rebirth Rare ==
Rebirth Rares (転醒レア) are printed on both sides, and while the A side has the properties of a Rare, the B side has Master Rare properties, in terms of how the card art is displayed and how the foil is applied. They are usually indicated on the bottom of a card with a small "転醒R". Rebirth Rare cards also have a specialized cost icon on the top-left corner on the A side, while the B side has the icon shifted to the right and the borders flipped.
== X-Rare ==
X-Rares (Xレア) are indicated on the bottom of a card with a small "X". X-Rares are the third rarest cards in booster packs, falling only to XX-Rares. Generally, there is at least one X-Rare in a set for each color. In a single booster box, there are usually about two to three, or even up to six X-Rares. Aside from some campaign X-Rares, since BS52, there are now at least six X-Rares for every type of card.
X-Rare cards lack the card type symbol in the text box, and instead have a stylized "X" stamp. X-Rares have a special textured foil pattern on them, and starting from SD10, they have a special full art that extends beyond the card borders.
=== Secret Rare ===
Secret Rares are a special type of X-Rares that are harder to pick up than regular ones. They are indicated on the bottom of a card with a "SECRET" gold text on a black bar beneath its tag. These cards usually have alternate artwork and sometimes, with a stylized "Secret" stamp on the left or right side of the card. But, starting in BS44, the Secret Rares in Booster Sets have a specialized foil in which background art is replaced entirely with a special golden pattern on a plain background of the card's corresponding color. These cards also have their base artwork with a thick white outline, golden borders around the cost number, black-and-gold LV bars, a gold "Secret" stamp and a lack of the "X" stamp. The "Secret" stamps would be removed from cards as of BS52.
=== Rebirth X-Rare ===
Rebirth X-Rares (転醒Xレア), on both sides, are styled like regular X-Rares with the gold "X" stamp, specialized foil and full art that extend past the card's borders. They are usually indicated on the bottom of a card with a small "転醒X". They also have properties of Rebirth Rare cards, with special cost icons and flipped borders.
== XX-Rare ==
XX-Rares (XXレア), introduced in BS31, are indicated on the bottom of a card with a small "XX". XX-Rares are the rarest cards in a booster pack, being so rare that a single booster box may not even contain one. There are usually only two XX-Rares per set. XX-Rares are either Spirits, Ultimates or Grandwalker Nexuses. XX-Rares are all full art, but unlike X-Rares, they also have a special card border and a golden background. Their cost numbers are also shaded with the color corresponded with the card.
== 10thX-Rare ==
10X-Rares (10thXレア) are indicated on the bottom of a card with a small "10thX". 10thX-Rares are the second rarest cards that can be found in booster packs, and were released from the Grand Advent Saga to the Ultra Advent Saga, as part of commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Battle Spirits in 2018. From BS44 to BS51, there were 2-4 10th X-Rares per set. So far, only Magic cards haven't been printed as 10th X-Rares, and they're related to Battle Spirits anime key cards, of both villains and heroes, or flavor text lore. 10thX-Rares have full art like regular X-Rares, but they also have golden borders around the cost number and all over the art, and a "10th" stamp on the right side of the card.
== Mythic X-Rare ==
A Mythic X-Rare is an extremely rare type of card, of which there is only one, The AbsoluteDragonDeity Amaterasu-Dragon, and only three copies of it exist prior to its re-release as an XX-Rare in BS55. Appearance-wise, it differs drastically from other cards, to the point where even the effects are in a different font. It has the some of the most powerful effects in the game's history.
== Promotional Cards ==
Promotional Cards (プロモーションカード) are cards that aren't part of any booster set or starter deck. Promo cards can be obtained in various ways, including magazines and participation in Shop Battles and other special events. Occasionally, Promo cards are also of X-Rare rarity, but unlike X-Rares, aren't engraved with a pattern.
Another type of Promo cards, Campaign Cards, were introduced in BS18. Despite not being part of the main set, they can be found in booster packs, the same way one would expect to find rarer cards. Most campaign cards are also X-Rares.
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