How do Sorare NBA Card Levels, XP, and Bonuses work?

Every Sorare NBA card has a level associated with it, based on the number of experience points (XP) it has earned. All scarcities of Sorare NBA cards start on level 0 and have the ability to go up to level 20. Each level carries a bonus increase of 0.5% on the card's score in a tournament.

Cards also get a +5% bonus in the current season - so all cards in Sorare: NBA 2022 will receive that bonus. Once the 2023 season starts, that 5% bonus will disappear, but all the XP your card has accrued through use over the course of 2022 will remain.


Card transfers and XP impact: When a card is traded or sold on the secondary market, the XP accumulated on the card will halve by 50%, which will impact the card level.

XP Formula

Every card that you use in a tournament will earn XP for that Game Week, based on the following formula:

XP = (base XP + player score XP)

• Base XP = 75

• Player score XP = the total score of the team that the player card was used in, multiplied by 0.125

For example, if you play Steph Curry and your team for that week scores 240 points, your Steph Curry card will earn 105 XP - 75 base, and 30 (240 * 0.125) for how the team performed.

Leveling up

Cards earn XP linearly based on how frequently they are used, but they level up more slowly over time. See the below representative table to understand how your cards gain levels - and bonuses! - based on their XP.