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The beginner’s guide to Sorare cards

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A few days ago, regular contributor MDJ unpacked some of the basics about Sorare. Now it’s time to take a deeper dive into the cards themselves.


So what is a Sorare card?

As you’ll recall, Sorare is a global sports game, where you can buy, sell and trade digital player cards, and use them in free-to-play games to win prizes. 

Most of the cards on the platform are NFTs – non-fungible tokens. If you’re reading this and thinking ‘non-fungible… what?!’, don’t worry! All you really need to know is that this means the cards are unique and can be used and traded across different platforms. So you really do own your Sorare cards, just as if you bought a pack of football stickers to collect or trade with your friends. 

The types of cards

There are five different types of cards on Sorare, ordered by their relative scarcity. 

Common cards (white)

When you first sign up to Sorare, you’ll be given packs of Common cards to play with. These are mainly used to help you get used to the game and are the only cards that are not NFTs, which means they can’t be sold or traded with other Sorare managers.

You’ll use these cards in the beginner tournaments on Sorare – the Casual and Academy tournaments. Doing well in these will win you more cards and help you to take the next step on your Sorare journey to the Limited card tournaments. 

Limited cards (yellow)

Limited cards are the most widely available NFT cards on the platform. Sorare issues (or mints) up to 1,000 of these for each player, per season, although usually much less than that. Limiteds, and all the NFT cards, can be purchased via the new card auctions or from other Sorare managers. 

A scarcity of 1,000 per season may sound like a lot, but when you consider how many people are playing Sorare, and how many tournaments you can enter each week, you’ll quickly realise that the most desirable players can become hard to get hold of. At the other end of the scale, players that are low on form, injured or out of favour can be snapped up really easily, making Limiteds an affordable entry point for new managers. 

Rare cards (red)

Rare cards are limited to a maximum issue of 100 cards per player, per season. Owning these opens up the Rare tournaments, where you will find some of the slightly more experienced managers on the platform. 

This is a popular scarcity and the logical step up for managers who have found their feet on Sorare. 

Super Rare cards (blue)

These cards are, as you would expect, super rare! 

Sorare will only issue a maximum of 10 of these per player, per season, meaning that the best players on the platform can be pretty difficult to get hold of at this scarcity level. 

Holding Super Rare cards opens up the Super Rare tournaments, where some of the most experienced managers play for higher rewards. 

Uniques (black and gold)

As the name would suggest, there is only one unique card issued per player, per season, making the Uniques the most desirable – and difficult to acquire – cards on the platform. 

If you think you can mix with the very best managers on Sorare, the Unique tournaments is where you’ll want to hang out – but it may take you a while to work your way up to that!

Own your game

Any Sorare cards you buy remain usable for life, even if the player transfers to another club (providing they stay within a league covered by Sorare). The cards themselves don’t change once they’ve been minted but you can level them up to make them more powerful in tournaments – something I’ll cover in more detail in a future article. 

You might spot a few cards with a ‘Rookie card’ label (RC) as part of their design. These are young players with their first run of minted cards in their first professional season. 

As well as Rookies, Sorare recently introduced ‘Legends’ cards – cards which represent some of our heroes of the past: Cannavaro, Van Basten, Cruyff, Beckenbauer and more. These are available at each different scarcity level and are used in their own Legends tournaments. 

Card designs change slightly every year, so as you build your collection you might find a preference for the older cards or maybe you want to collect the special addition cards instead? As always, it’s your call but we’ll give you some pointers on what you might want to consider if you’re planning on playing your cards in the Sorare tournaments next week. 

Until then, best of luck for this Gameweek!

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Adam @ Football Trader Adam has been scouting for and trading in football games for far too long and for far too many hours. He has a particular interest in the big 5 European Leagues as well as lesser known ones like the Eredivisie, Primeira Liga and even the MLS. Before he managed to somehow make a living by writing about football, he spent ~10 years as a Ministerial adviser and project/risk manager for the UK Government including the Foreign Office and MOD. When not buried in xG spreadsheets he plays too many computer games, lifts heavy things in the gym and attempts to cultivate a handsome beard.

170 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Vermeerish
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Emerson very attacking for WHU. Weird team though as all our CBs are out. One to watch though if he does well....

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Makes me want to free hit even more

      1. Vermeerish
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Yeah 4 mil for a defender effectively playing left wing is mad

        1. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 6 months ago

          My reason has more to do with bringing in liv attackers 😀

          1. Vermeerish
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 6 months ago

            Ah yeah I see, I'm captaining Salah it's going to spoil all my enjoyment of the game..

    2. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      I'm so confused by this line up. I think it's more five at the back than the 4-2-3-1 they've made it look like on Twitter.

  2. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 6 months ago

    Bowen audition for gw12

    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      u dont deserve him if u think that way

      1. Mirror Man
          1 year, 6 months ago

          Yurt

      2. Atimis
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Bowen vs Paqueta

    2. PartyTime
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Come on Arsenal!

    3. Crista Ronaldo Sewy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Sterling playing CB?

    4. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      It’s a very weird season when Kane returns in every single game except one, and he is actually 0.1 cheaper than what he started the season at.
      This can be called ‘The Erling effect’ I think

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        He s been great, but without a chip I cant see myself owning him.
        Dont see the value when not cpt when a Jesus, mitro, toney can give you simular returns

        1. Bounce
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 6 months ago

          You could say that about every premium and then you end up with a team that costs £80m...

          1. Free Hat
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 6 months ago

            For me its about other value players delivering in same position. Haaland,Jesus for me non debatable. Then Toney,mitro who produce almost every gw as well.

            If the available money gives me a Foden+Jesus instead of an Andreas+Kane, I will always pick the former.

          2. FourLokoLeipzig
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 6 months ago

            Fair point, although there’s a bit more space for a Salah, Son, or KDB in midfield. Haaland, Mitro, Toney, and Jesus have really crowded out the forward spots

        2. FourLokoLeipzig
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 6 months ago

          My view too, barring a Haaland injury. The value just isn’t quite there for a non-captain despite the regular returns

      2. Tcheco
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        I hope it stays this way. Relatively low ownership getting rewarded every week

      3. BAD BOY BRUNO
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Gobsmacked why people just don’t have both!

      4. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        He’s been great but I’m considering selling to fund salah. Will see how salah looks later but looks best captain for 12

    5. BAD BOY BRUNO
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Lineups as requested:

      Aston Villa team news - Coutinho benched
      Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Luiz, McGinn, Ings, Watkins, Young, Bailey, Ramsey.
      Subs: Olsen, Sanson, Buendia, Chambers, Nakamba, Bednarek, Coutinho, Dendoncker, Bogarde.

      Chelsea team news - Havertz, Cucurella, Loftus-Cheek start
      Chelsea: Kepa, Silva, Kovacic, Aubameyang, Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah, Sterling, Mount, Chilwell, Havertz, Cucurella.
      Subs: Mendy, Jorginho, Pulisic, Broja, Zakaria, Gallagher, Koulibaly, Azpilicueta, Chukwuemeka.

      Arsenal team news
      Team to play Leeds: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
      Substitutes: Turner, Tierney, Nketiah, Holding, Cedric, Vieira, Lokonga, Nelson, Marquinhos

      Leeds team news
      Team to play Arsenal: Meslier; Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Struijk; Roca, Adams; Aaronson, Rodrigo, Harrison; Sinisterra
      Substitutes: Klaesson, Ayling, Firpo, Bamford, Summerville, Llorente, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Klich

      Man Utd team news
      Team to play Newcastle: De Gea, Shaw, Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Fred, Casemiro, Sancho, Antony, Fernandes, Ronaldo.
      Subs: Heaton, Lindelof, Rashford, Malacia, Pellistri, Elanga, Garnacho, Iqbal, Mainoo.

      Newcastle team news
      Team to play Man Utd: Pope, Trippier, Burn, Botman, Schar, Longstaff, Joelinton, Guimaraes, Murphy, Almiron, Wilson.
      Subs: Karius, Lascelles, Shelvey, Lewis, Targett, Wood, Fraser, Willock, Anderson.

      Southampton team news
      Southampton team to play West Ham: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Salisu, Perraud, Maitland-Niles, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Aribo, A Armstrong, Adams.
      Subs: McCarthy, Lyanco, Caleta-Car, S Armstrong, Mara, Djenepo, Edozie, Diallo, Larios.

      West Ham team news
      West Ham team to play Southampton: Fabianski, Coufal, Johnson, Kehrer, Emerson, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Paqueta, Scamacca.
      Subs: Areola, Randolph, Fornals, Antonio, Lanzini, Downes, Ogbonna, Benrahma, Coventry.

    6. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Sinisterra anyone as Maddison replacement?

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        We need to see todays games

    7. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Glad to see Coutinho is benched so villa will be less worse

    8. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Sudden Emerson redemption? On time for GW12?

    9. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Trippier 56% ownership geeez

    10. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Do we fancy Newcastle’s clean sheet chances next week Vs Everton? Tempted with captaining Trippier.

      1. SpaceCoyote97
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Honestly don't think it's a bad idea.

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        He is my current C. He is little like TAA used to be. CS potential + attacking threat.

        1. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 6 months ago

          are they really both little?

    11. Orion
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Which defender to bring in for James? Others are Cancelo, Trippier, Neco, Fofana 🙂
      Any suggestions?

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Slim pickings, maybe palace or a dunk. Doherty I like but your bench is too light I think to cover at rotation

      2. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        For next gw only a bha Def

      3. Gizzachance
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Same for me, Palace an wolves got decent fixtures, tot, Chel have mixed ones, prob be palace def

      4. Arn De Gothia
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Dier, Guehi

    12. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Thoughts, 1ft, 1.4 itb, will take hit to get out 11, madd will become foden in 13
      James an Patterson have to be priority
      Pope
      Tripp neco
      Bowen zaha trossard andreas
      Solanke Kane

      Haaland cancelo madd james* Patterson *

      Cheers

    13. Salarrivederci
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Patterson -> 4.4 and Gtg?
      1 FT & .4 ITB

      Leno
      Trippier - Guehi - Neco - Patterson
      Salah - Zaha - Trossard - Andreas
      Kane - Mitrovic

      (Iversen, Haaland, Cancelo, Martinelli)

    14. SpaceCoyote97
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Sanchez
      Neco-Trippier-Guehi-[Saliba]
      Zaha-Andreas-[KDB]-Gross
      Mitrovic-Toney

      Henderson-[Martinelli]-[Haaland]-[Cancelo]

      1 FT, 4.5 ITB, WC used. Should I just run 9 to save a FT for GW13 to get rid of my Nottingham players, or should I go Salah to replace KDB?

    15. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Rashford benched....???? Another one gone...

      1. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        really? Damn

      2. SpaceCoyote97
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        1 year, 6 months ago

        I can't imagine he'll be permanently benched, probably just a break and will be back starting next few games.

      3. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        His 15 minute cameo blocking a decent 5 pointer from Andreas.

        He'll start and haul vs Spurs as soon as I WC him out. I'll always have the Europa League hauls and the disallowed goal against Everton to remember him by.

    16. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Which option best (only for this week)?

      A. Robbo (WHM)
      B. Trossard (NFO)
      C. Mount (bre)
      D. JWP (bou)

      Thanks.

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Tross for me

      2. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        GW12? - B

    17. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Jesus yellow card please!

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Would love that

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 6 months ago

          Not as much as I loved the Maddison yellow, though.

          1. Fitzy.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 6 months ago

            One of those FPL moments that we'll be talking about for years... 😆

      2. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        After his hattrick celebration

      3. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Bound to happen

    18. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Both Coufal and Emerson starting. I had plans to sell them both, but with Maddison situation and KdB out to get Foden later plan, it looks like taking hits to shift them out would be stupid. (And naturally Coufal blocks 5 points from Andersen this week 🙁 )

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Coufal hasnt even played yet

      2. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        With Zouma out forced into a back 5 with Cresswell. Zouma gets better by midweek and it will be different.

    19. tristanabc
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      2 FTs, 2.2ITB, which do you prefer?
      A and C allow Bilva -> Foden for gw13.

      A) Madi, Kane -> Salah, Solanke
      B) Madi, Kane -> Salah, Darwin
      C) Madi, Emerson -> Trossard, Gomez/Dunk

      Guaita
      Trips Kilman Neco Emerson
      Bowen Zaha Andreas
      Kane Mitro

      Ward Cancelo* Bilva* Haaland* Madi*

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        I would just keep Kane

    20. BAD BOY BRUNO
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 6 months ago

      Come on Jarrod, everyone wants a haul today, even non owners!

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 6 months ago

        Sounds like you wanna give Bowen a Blowen

        1. Mirror Man
            1 year, 6 months ago

            Top-notch wordsmithery, have yourself an upvote.
            Do you have a Patreon by any chance?

            1. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 6 months ago

              Too much upkeep in the off-season period. I switch off 😆

              1. Mirror Man
                  1 year, 6 months ago

                  Understandable mate.

            2. BAD BOY BRUNO
              • 7 Years
              1 year, 6 months ago

              14+ points and he gets one from me.

              There’s just something about that first week of owning a player, a special connection

          • Mirror Man
              1 year, 6 months ago

              I'm sensing a 16pt haul.

              1. BAD BOY BRUNO
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 6 months ago

                The Blowen is on the cards then!

                1. Mirror Man
                    1 year, 6 months ago

                    He'll huff, and he'll puff, and he'll..... oh dear.

                    1. BAD BOY BRUNO
                      • 7 Years
                      1 year, 6 months ago

                      Haha

            • Nate(U)dog(ie)
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 6 months ago

              My plan of bringing in whoever out of Chilwell and Cucurella doesn't play today is going well

            • BLANKET DEFENCE
              • 8 Years
              1 year, 6 months ago

              Hope Koulibaly stays on the bench. Can't be dealing with another Chelsea 1 pointer.

              1. Totti
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 6 months ago

                i think he'll most probably

            • FOO FIGHTER
              • 4 Years
              1 year, 6 months ago

              ASM not even on the bench. There goes that idea of bringing him in.

              1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
                • 3 Years
                1 year, 6 months ago

                He's had another injury, hamstring I think, gone for 3 weeks at least from what I read. Isak is similar, out for 3 games at least

              2. Hazz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                1 year, 6 months ago

                https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/1581271905843044354

                "Saint-Maximin suffers a setback with the Newcastle winger likely to miss the next three matches. Believed to be linked to the hamstring injury that kept him out for four games. Only 357 PL minutes this term and his fourth muscle injury of the year."

            • Bobby Digital
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 6 months ago

              Let's go Tripps!

              1. Mirror Man
                  1 year, 6 months ago

                  Yes indeed. Tales from the punchbowl.

              2. AC/DC AFC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                1 year, 6 months ago

                The cost of living crises.

                Shall I pay...

                a) Sky £12 via Now to watch 2 games on the big screen,
                or

                b) Stick with the tablet view?

                1. AC/DC AFC
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  1 year, 6 months ago

                  * b for nowt for now!

                2. Mr. O'Connell
                  • 11 Years
                  1 year, 6 months ago

                  B. Times are tough. Decided against getting a McDonalds earlier because the large meals were £7.20.

                  My lamb dhansak also cost £10.90 last night - up from £6.50 less than a year ago.

                  I've had just about enough of this country.

                  1. Mirror Man
                      1 year, 6 months ago

                      More of a Glenn Dhansak man myself

                    • Jordan.
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      1 year, 6 months ago

                      £1.60 for a tin of soup in tescos,i nearly fell over...

                      1. Mr. O'Connell
                        • 11 Years
                        1 year, 6 months ago

                        Hope it was Heinz at least

                      2. AC/DC AFC
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 8 Years
                        1 year, 6 months ago

                        I saw Sainsbury's selling a large, branded washing up liquid for £10.20 last week.

                        Persil or something.

                        Get to B&M, Pound Stretcher or Asda Living or Lidl instead for household goods.

                    • AC/DC AFC
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      1 year, 6 months ago

                      Apple juice and orange juice in a carton 1l, was £2 for 2.

                      It's doubled in price everywhere.

                3. Totti
                  • 7 Years
                  1 year, 6 months ago

                  who to get instead of jesus madisson james with total funds 22.1?

                  not owner of salah and kane

                  1. AARON-1
                    • 2 Years
                    1 year, 6 months ago

                    Post your team so it is easier for us to have a look

                4. SomeoneKnows
                  • 8 Years
                  1 year, 6 months ago

                  Best GW12 midfielder punt that costs less than 8.1 and is worth a -4 hit?

                  My other alternative is doing James > Guehi for -4 as I plan to WC13 and bring him in anyways

                  Pope
                  Trippier, Dier, Neco, James*
                  Salah, Maddison*, Andreas, Bailey
                  Kane, Toney

                  (Ward, Haaland*, Martinelli*, Saliba*)

                  1. Totti
                    • 7 Years
                    1 year, 6 months ago

                    trossard i think

                5. Lingard’s Shin Guards
                  • 5 Years
                  1 year, 6 months ago

                  hope rodrigo plays well today, may choose him over trossard

                6. space mercenary
                  • 4 Years
                  1 year, 6 months ago

                  Sterling at RWB and Mount up in the front three. My Sterling to Mount move might pay off! Bringing in ASM won't though, although I did bench him.

                  1. space mercenary
                    • 4 Years
                    1 year, 6 months ago

                    Wow! It paid off instantly.