How to read a card
Every GUNDAM CARD GAME card carries the same set of printed fields. This page explains them one at a time, and gives the range each field actually takes across all 1,148 cards in the game.
Quick answer
Every GUNDAM CARD GAME card carries the same printed fields: card number, name, rarity, level, cost, colour, type, AP, HP, zone, trait and link. Across the 1,148 cards in the game, level and cost each run from 1 to 10, and there are 595 distinct card names, 9 card types and 6 rarity labels.
The fields, one at a time
| Field | What it is | Range across the game |
|---|---|---|
| Card number | The card’s identity, of the form GD01-001. It is what you quote when you want one specific card. | See the checklist for each product |
| Name | The subject printed on the card — a mobile suit or a character. | 595 distinct names |
| Rarity | The printing tier. | C 552 · U 204 · R 177 · P 111 · LR 96 · C + 8 |
| Level (Lv.) | The card’s level. | 1–10 |
| Cost | What you pay to play it. | 1–10 |
| Colour | The deck-building colour. | Green 210 · Blue 208 · White 202 · Red 184 · Purple 152 |
| Type | UNIT, PILOT, COMMAND, BASE, RESOURCE and the EX tiers. | 9 types |
| AP | Attack points, on unit cards. | up to 7 |
| HP | Hit points, on unit cards. | up to 7 |
| Zone | Where the card operates. | printed per card |
| Trait | The affiliation or faction, in parentheses. | printed per card |
| Link | The pilot a unit pairs with, and the pilot’s unit. | printed per card |
| Block | The block the card belongs to. | printed per card |
| Effect text | The rules text. 【When Paired】 lines only apply while the linked pilot is in play. | quoted verbatim on every card page here |
What the ranges look like in practice
Level and cost both run from 1 to 10, so the two are on the same scale. AP and HP top out at 7: exactly 1 card in the whole game sit at 7 AP, and 5 cards sit at 7 HP. Those are the outer edges of what the game prints, and each of those cards is named on its own product page here.
Not every field appears on every type
A command card has no AP or HP. A resource has no level in the unit sense. We leave those cells blank on the card pages rather than filling them with a guess, and a dash in a range table means the card type does not carry that stat.
Frequently asked questions
What do the numbers in the corner of a Gundam card mean?
Level and cost. Level runs 1 to 10 across the game and cost runs 1 to 10 — the two share a scale, which is why they are worth reading together.
What does AP and HP mean on a Gundam card?
AP is attack points and HP is hit points. AP goes up to 7 and HP up to 7 across the whole game; only 1 card reach the top AP figure.
What is the Link field for?
It names the pilot a unit pairs with, or the unit a pilot pairs with. An effect line marked 【When Paired】 only applies while that pairing is in play, which is why the link is printed on the card rather than left to memory.
Where can I see a specific card’s fields?
Every product page on this site carries a full checklist, and a card-by-card section that quotes each card’s printed stats and official effect text. Cards whose name is printed more than once also have a page of their own, linked from the index.
Sources
Sources and further reading
- GUNDAM CARD GAME official card database (Bandai) — card entries for the whole game, including printed name, number, rarity, level, cost, colour, type, AP, HP, zone, traits, link and effect text. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
Card data is quoted from the official database at the date cited and is subject to change. Nothing here is a valuation or an investment recommendation.