# PvP Why is it based on power level?

**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pvp-why-is-it-based-on-power-level/8427
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**Created:** [June 15, 2016, 10:55am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pvp-why-is-it-based-on-power-level/8427 "2016-06-15T10:55:12Z")
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### Author: ![Ozball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ozball/32/36110_2.png) [@Ozball](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ozball)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/pvp-why-is-it-based-on-power-level/8427/5 "2016-06-15T13:21:12Z")

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Also worth pointing out that Ascension alone only increases the power level of a card by 25 points. The general forumla that we feel is correct for card power levels is this:

(level \* 35) + (rarity above common\*25) + ((number of traits)^2) \* 50)

Source:

> [@Data gather: team power](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/data-gather-team-power/8126/33):
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> (level \* 35) + (rarity above common\*25) + ((number of traits)^2) \* 50) That’s what the rarity SHOULD have been, and also why I shouldn’t do math that late at night. 100 + (level \* 35) + (rarity\*25) + ((number of traits)^2) \* 50) 100 + (level \* 35) + (rarity above common\*25) + ((number of traits)^2) \* 50) The 100 is in there because if we look at the data for a common at level 5 with 0 traits, each copy is worth 175. 75 comes from the level, 0 from rarity (since it’s common) which leaves a ba…

Getting a Kingdom to level 10 gives you an extra 40 points of Power Level, and a single mastery point gives you around 4.33 Power Level, and this counts for both Player and Guild masteries.

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