Another important thing to NBA 2K22 MT note concerning the Card system used in Lost Ark is that each card comes with an "Awakening Level" to it, which is indicated through the amount of gemstones that are visible at the bottom on the back of each card.
A card starts at level 1 and goes up to the level 5. It also unlocks additional added bonuses and effects once the level has been reached.
In order to upgrade a card to the next Awakening Level, you need to do two things. The first is to increase the gauge of XP by feeding it with XP cards or duplicate cards.
Continue to do this until the XP gauge increases. When that happens you must feed it additional duplicate cards in order to "Awaken" the game (push it until it is at the level you want).
The more advanced the Awakening Level the greater number of duplicate cards you'll need in order to