# Time was when troop rarity and kingdom **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [October 20, 2017, 10:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/time-was-when-troop-rarity-and-kingdom/31987 "2017-10-20T10:52:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![esslee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/esslee/32/103072_2.png) [@esslee](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/esslee)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 10:52am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/time-was-when-troop-rarity-and-kingdom/31987/1 "2017-10-20T10:52:42Z")
…were both shown on troop cards. Now we have neither. I don’t think this is progress. As an ‘end game’ player (lev 1,229 ) I miss both. For players just starting out on their GoW journey the absence of this information must be confusing and not a little frustrating as there is nowhere in the game that explains the rarity colours. EDIT I have just ascended my (common) giant crab which started off with a grey background. NOW it has 3\* and a blue “ultra rare” background. How the heck am I now going to remember that I can only get Giant Crab from the gold key chests despite it being designated as an ultra rare. This is bonkers 😱😱😱😱 ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 11:25am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/time-was-when-troop-rarity-and-kingdom/31987/2 "2017-10-20T11:25:58Z")
> [@esslee](#): > > For players just starting out on their GoW journey the absence of this information must be confusing and not a little frustrating as there is nowhere in the game that explains the rarity colours. On PC I get a rarity indicator on the top right of the card, depicted as a number of stars. ---
**Author:** ![esslee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/esslee/32/103072_2.png) [@esslee](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/esslee)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/time-was-when-troop-rarity-and-kingdom/31987/3 "2017-10-20T12:07:08Z")
When you ascend all cards to mythic the stars disappear and the colour changes to blue. Under the old system you could at least tell whether they had been rare, ultra rare, legendary etc originally. Even tho there are stars nowhere does the game list all the available rarities ie common, rare, ultra rare, epic, legendary, mythic ---
**Author:** ![Zippity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/zippity/32/20287_2.png) [@Zippity](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zippity)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/time-was-when-troop-rarity-and-kingdom/31987/4 "2017-10-20T12:22:30Z")
This part of your complaint confuses me. The old cards had both a colored border as well as stars to show the rarity of the card. No where, did it show what the card originally was after you ascend it. Current design has taken away the border in favor of colored strips at the top (and bottom?) of the card. The same star system is used in the top right corner of the troop card. All relevant information is still there. ---
**Author:** ![esslee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/esslee/32/103072_2.png) [@esslee](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/esslee)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/time-was-when-troop-rarity-and-kingdom/31987/5 "2017-10-20T12:31:41Z")
Ok, so when I look at my (used to be common) crab which is now desinated ultra rare 3 star with an ultra rare bright blue border how will I know to look for more in gold key chests only ? ![05F56BE3-E752-41CB-8DB3-E2843455787C](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/0/2/023a194ef27ca3a9badf2dfd631dec3212e652f5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Zippity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/zippity/32/20287_2.png) [@Zippity](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zippity)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/time-was-when-troop-rarity-and-kingdom/31987/6 "2017-10-20T12:34:54Z")
A couple things that can at least point you in the right direction: Only using 1 mana color, most likely a common troop. Low mana costs with 2 mana, most likely a rare or ultra rare. Looking at their trait costs can tell you the difference. There is also a filter option by “base rarity”. ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/time-was-when-troop-rarity-and-kingdom/31987/7 "2017-10-20T12:41:03Z")
> [@esslee](#): > > Ok, so when I look at my (used to be common) crab which is now desinated ultra rare 3 star with an ultra rare bright blue border how will I know to look for more in gold key chests only ? I suspect the same way as before. You either know it’s a base common, look it up on [gowdb.com](http://gowdb.com), do the ascension math or stare at the gold chest opening menu until the Giant Crab art slides in (which also sort of safeguards against incorrect chest assignment issues that pop up every once in a while). ---
**Author:** ![Fourdottwoone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fourdottwoone/32/66655_2.png) [@Fourdottwoone](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fourdottwoone)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/time-was-when-troop-rarity-and-kingdom/31987/8 "2017-10-20T12:42:26Z")
> [@Zippity](#): > > There is also a filter option by “base rarity”. Good point, the new filter definitely is an improvement. ---
**Author:** ![Zippity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/zippity/32/20287_2.png) [@Zippity](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Zippity)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/time-was-when-troop-rarity-and-kingdom/31987/9 "2017-10-20T12:43:51Z")
> [@Fourdottwoone](#): > > do the ascension math Another good way to tell that I forgot. Whatever the number is necessary to ascend, that’ll tell your base rarity. 5 - You are at base rarity 10 - 1 Rarity before 25 - 2 Rarities before 50 - 3 Rarities before 100 - 4 Rarities before