# New Player Question: Card upgrade costs

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-player-question-card-upgrade-costs/22494>\
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\
**Created:** [April 11, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-player-question-card-upgrade-costs/22494 "2017-04-11T13:41:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Haerion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/haerion/32/22725_2.png) [@Haerion](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Haerion)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-player-question-card-upgrade-costs/22494/1 "2017-04-11T13:41:49Z")

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Hello,

I am curious about this one, as I read this post a bit ([http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-cost-in-pictures/14541](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-cost-in-pictures/14541)) and here is something that confuses me.

When I have a white card the first bonus costs like 10+4 of the lowest two stones to unlock.

But what if I have 6 of that white card and upgrade it to green? does it still cost 10+4 then or does the green cost apply from now on?  
If the latter is true, it’s like shooting yourself if you upgrade any cards before you unlocked the cheapest possible bonus skills!

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**Author:** ![DonBoba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/donboba/32/25457_2.png) [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-player-question-card-upgrade-costs/22494/2 "2017-04-11T13:49:28Z")

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Cost remains the same always.

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**Author:** ![Haerion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/haerion/32/22725_2.png) [@Haerion](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Haerion)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-player-question-card-upgrade-costs/22494/3 "2017-04-11T13:56:25Z")

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_phew_ good to know - Thank you 🙂

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**Author:** ![Annaerith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/annaerith/32/13840_2.png) [@Annaerith](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Annaerith)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-player-question-card-upgrade-costs/22494/4 "2017-04-11T13:57:03Z")

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dont worry about the order of developing your troops 🙂

you can ascend, level up and unlock traits on troops in any order and the respective costs will be always the same for each of the respective actions

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**Author:** ![Isis\_Kitty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/isis_kitty/32/9189_2.png) [@Isis\_Kitty](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Isis_Kitty)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-player-question-card-upgrade-costs/22494/5 "2017-04-11T14:06:14Z")

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Aye sir, the trait costs are all based on the base rarity of any given card. Therefore, feel free to ascend them as much as you can.

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**Author:** ![efh313](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/efh313/32/34349_2.png) [@efh313](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/efh313)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-player-question-card-upgrade-costs/22494/6 "2017-04-11T14:14:40Z")

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_Comes running in late…_😨

**“They…”** _sigh… gasp…_ 😩 **“yeah… what they said…”** ☝

_wanders off in a sullen daze…_ 😓

😉