# πŸ’Ό Acquiring Cards **Each season, players can acquire cards through various methods, including:** * Earning XP πŸ’ͺ * Completing daily quests πŸ“…πŸŽ― * Completing an Arcade Pass tier πŸ₯‡πŸŽŸοΈ * Fusing a number of cards to create new cards πŸ”„πŸƒ * Card drops 🎁🎴 * [Trading ](/gameplay-and-features/play-modes/trade-mode.md)on the checkmate marketplace πŸ’ΌπŸ”„ * Purchasing card packs in the store πŸ›’πŸŽ΄ * Battling another player for their cards βš”οΈπŸŽ΄ Once a card has been earned, players have several options: * Fuse it to increase its rank πŸ”₯πŸƒ * [Trade](/gameplay-and-features/play-modes/trade-mode.md) it on the marketplace πŸ’ΌπŸ”„ * [Battle](/gameplay-and-features/play-modes/battle-mode.md) it βš”οΈπŸ›‘οΈ * Burn it for XP ☠️πŸ’₯ Certain actions, such as converting cards to XP and fusing them, result in the burning of the specific card, thereby reducing the total number of available cards and increasing the scarcity of the remaining ones. * **To unlock a card's true potential, users must complete a collection.** ✨ --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://playbook.checkmate.live/gameplay-and-features/play-modes/arcade-mode/acquiring-cards.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.