Cards and rarity
Rarity in the GUNDAM CARD GAME is not spread evenly across products. Booster packs carry the whole ladder; starter decks are dominated by commons with a fixed few high cards; and the promotional cards are almost all a single label. Below is the split, product by product.
Quick answer
Rarity is not spread evenly across GUNDAM CARD GAME products: booster packs carry the whole ladder, starter decks are dominated by commons with a fixed few high cards, and the promotional cards are almost all a single label. Across the whole game the split is C 552, U 204, R 177, LR 96, P 111 and C+ 8.
Where each label lives
| Product | Code | C | U | R | LR | P | C + | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtype Rising | GD01 | 59 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 139 | ||
| Dual Impact | GD02 | 58 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 141 | ||
| Steel Requiem | GD03 | 68 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 150 | ||
| Phantom Aria | GD04 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 144 | ||
| Freedom Ascension | GD05 | 52 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 140 | |
| Heroic Beginnings | ST01 | 17 | 2 | 19 | ||||
| Wings of Advance | ST02 | 16 | 2 | 18 | ||||
| Zeon’s Rush | ST03 | 16 | 2 | 18 | ||||
| SEED Strike | ST04 | 17 | 2 | 19 | ||||
| Iron Bloom | ST05 | 13 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Clan Unity | ST06 | 13 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Celestial Drive | ST07 | 13 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Flash of Radiance | ST08 | 13 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Destiny Ignition | ST09 | 9 | 4 | 13 | ||||
| Generation Pulse | ST10 | 17 | 2 | 19 | ||||
| Aquatic Assault | ST11 | 15 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| Raging Onslaught | ST12 | 14 | 2 | 16 | ||||
| Silent Barrage | ST13 | 15 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| Heavy Dominion | ST14 | 14 | 2 | 16 | ||||
| Eternal Nexus | EB01 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 91 | ||
| Deck Build Box Freedom Ascension | SC01 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Other Product Card | Other Product Card | 40 | ||||||
| Promotion card | Promotion card | 68 | ||||||
| Whole game | 552 | 204 | 177 | 96 | 111 | 8 | 1,148 |
What the table shows
- 48% of the game is common. 552 of the 1,148 cards are printed at C, and a further 204 at U.
- LR is the narrowest ordinary label. 96 cards, or 8% of the game. Every booster pack carries 12 of them; the starter decks carry 2 each, except Destiny Ignition with 4.
- P is the promotional label. 111 cards carry it, and they come almost entirely from event and giveaway products rather than from packs.
- C + is the rarest label of all. Just 8 cards carry it.
The rarity guide explains what each label is; this page shows where each one is printed.
Frequently asked questions
How many LR cards are in a booster pack?
Each of the five main booster packs holds 12 base cards printed at LR, and the sixth carries 6. Across the game there are 96 LR cards, 8% of everything printed.
Which product has the most rare cards?
The booster packs, because they are the largest products and carry the full ladder. Steel Requiem is the biggest single product in the game at 150 cards.
Are promotional cards rare?
They are a different label rather than a higher one: 111 cards carry the P label, and they come from event, giveaway and other special products instead of from booster packs.
Why do starter decks show so few card types of rarity?
Because a starter deck is built to be played as it comes. It is mostly commons with a small fixed number of high cards, rather than a spread across the whole ladder.
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, source series and effect text. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- Bandai — GUNDAM CARD GAME product pages, for the set names, codes and release information used here.
Card data is quoted from the official card database at the date cited and is subject to change. This page is identification and set data, not valuation: we publish no price for Gundam cards, because there is no sales source we can stand behind for the game.