Card Upgrading & Upgrade Materials

Learn how to improve card condition using Gold, Dust, and Upgrade Orbs, including upgrade chances and how to obtain the materials you need.

Karuta allows you to improve a card's condition through upgrading. Each successful upgrade raises its condition by one level, up to Mint.

01 How Card Upgrading Works

▸ Condition progression:

Damaged → Poor → Good → Excellent → Mint

Upgrading normally requires Gold and the appropriate type of Dust. Each attempt has a chance of succeeding or failing.

▸ Upgrading a card:

Example: kup abc123

Replace abc123 with the code of the card you want to upgrade. Karuta will display the required materials and success chance before you confirm.

02 Understanding Dust

Dust is a material used to upgrade cards. Different upgrade stages require different types of Dust.

▸ Obtaining Dust:

Dust can be obtained by burning unwanted cards. The quality of the burned card determines the type of Dust received.

03 Understanding Upgrade Orbs

Upgrade Orbs guarantee a successful upgrade attempt, removing the risk of failure.

They're especially useful when upgrading valuable cards or avoiding unsuccessful attempts.

▸ What to remember:

• Normal upgrades have a chance of failure.
• Upgrade Orbs guarantee success.
• Gold and Dust are not required when using orbs.
• Each successful upgrade improves condition by one level.

04 Tips Before Upgrading

• Check your card's current condition before gathering materials.
• Consider whether the card is worth the resources.
• Save Upgrade Orbs for upgrades where guaranteed success is especially useful.
• Avoid burning rare prints or cards you may want to keep.