Steam Trading Cards
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Steam Trading Cards are virtual cards earned by playing games on Steam, which can be turned into game badges and tradable Steam community items.
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Methods of obtaining cards
In most games supporting Steam Trading Cards, players can earn up to half of the card set through gameplay. The rest can be obtained by trading, purchasing on the Steam Community Market, or opening booster packs. In certain games like Team Fortress 2, card drops are linked to spending in the game's item shop. Specifically, Team Fortress 2 awards a card drop for approximately every $9 spent in the Mann Co. Store.
Booster pack
Booster packs containing 3 additional cards will be granted randomly to eligible users as more badges are crafted by members of the community. A player will become eligible for a booster pack after receiving all of the card drops for the corresponding game, and will have to log in to Steam each week to maintain eligibility. Booster packs are tradable and can be purchased through the Steam Community Market.
Rewards for crafting badges
Once a user collects an entire set of cards, the cards may be crafted into a game badge. After crafting a badge, users receive random rewards from a set of game-related items: profile backgrounds, emoticons, and coupons for another game or for a DLC. These are tradable and may only be used while the user possesses them. A user can level up badges by collecting the set again and crafting it again.
Badges are tied to user accounts and are shown on profile pages. Badges contribute XP towards Steam Level, which can be leveled up for rewards. Leveling up earns users non-tradable items like profile showcases and extra friends list slots. A user's Steam Level may be viewed by hovering over their avatar or by visiting their profile page.
A user may choose which badge they wish to feature on their profile. Featured badges are displayed on the top-right of profile pages, directly under the Steam Level.
Users can customize their profile with showcases. Each 10 Steam Levels will grant a user 1 showcase slot. Available showcases include Rarest Achievement, Game Collector, Item Showcase, Items Up For Trade, Badge Collector, Favorite Game, Screenshot Showcase, Custom Info Box, Favorite Group, Workshop Showcase, Favorite Guide, Achievement Showcase, Salien Stats, Awards, and Completionist.
Team Fortress 2 Badges
Team Fortress 2 has 5 different badges, available via crafting a set of 9 game cards:
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Team Fortress 2 Foil Badge
The following badge can be obtained via crafting the set of 9 rare foil game cards:
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Team Fortress 2 Assets
Trading Cards
Scout - Game Card
Soldier - Game Card
Pyro - Game Card
Demoman - Game Card
Heavy - Game Card
Engineer - Game Card
Medic - Game Card
Sniper - Game Card
Spy - Game Card
Foil Trading Cards
Scout - Foil Game Card
Soldier - Foil Game Card
Pyro - Foil Game Card
Demoman - Foil Game Card
Heavy - Foil Game Card
Engineer - Foil Game Card
Medic - Foil Game Card
Sniper - Foil Game Card
Spy - Foil Game Card
Trading Card Wallpapers
Scout - Game Card Wallpaper
Soldier - Game Card Wallpaper
Pyro - Game Card Wallpaper
Demoman - Game Card Wallpaper
Heavy - Game Card Wallpaper
Engineer - Game Card Wallpaper
Medic - Game Card Wallpaper
Sniper - Game Card Wallpaper
Spy - Game Card Wallpaper
Profile Backgrounds
Scout - Profile Background
Soldier - Profile Background
Pyro - Profile Background
Demoman - Profile Background
Heavy - Profile Background
Engineer - Profile Background
Medic - Profile Background
Sniper - Profile Background
Spy - Profile Background
Emoticons
Balloonicorn - Uncommon Emoticon
Demoticon - Rare Emoticon
Sticky - Emoticon
Sentry - Emoticon
Jarate - Emoticon
Medicon - Emoticon
Spycon - Emoticon
Crate - Emoticon
Animated Stickers
Animated Stickers are only obtainable via the Steam Points Shop.
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| Spy (Adore) | Spy (Sneaky) | Soldier (Toot) | Soldier (Spin) | Sniper (Polite) | Sniper (Wave) |
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| Scout (Bro) | Scout (Run) | Pyro (Love) | Pyro (Bounce) | Medic (Bird) | Medic (Ode) |
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| Heavy (Sasha) | Heavy (Dreams) | Engineer (Guitar) | Engineer (Sentry) | Demoman (Kaboom) | Demoman (Toast) |
Trivia
- In the Engineer trading card wallpaper, the kill counter found in Meet The Engineer displays "31337". This is Leetspeak for "Eleet" or "Elite".
- The Level 5 badge's name refers to Manifest destiny, a 19th-century belief that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
