What Are Diamond Cards In Gardenscapes Card Collection?

Learn what Diamond Cards are in the Gardenscapes Card Collection, how to get them, why they cannot be sent, and why they make the 16th set harder.

The Gardenscapes Card Collection now includes a new type of card that significantly changes how players complete the second phase of the collection. These cards are called Diamond Cards, and they do not work like regular event cards.

Diamond Cards appear in the extra 16th set that unlocks after the 15 main sets are completed. In the Cinema Collection, this set is called Festival and includes special cards that cannot be obtained in the same way as normal cards.

What Are Diamond Cards?

Diamond Cards are special cards from the second phase of the Card Collection. They are not simply rare cards inside normal packs. The game itself shows that these cards follow separate rules.

When a Diamond Card has not been collected yet, the game displays a message saying that the card can be obtained from events and rewards. This shows that Diamond Cards are directly connected to specific activity rewards, not to simple card exchanges between players.

Diamond Cards Cannot Be Sent

The most important detail is that Diamond Cards cannot be sent to other players. The game clearly states that Diamond cards can't be sent.

This means that a player cannot rely on their team or friends to complete these cards. Even if another player has a duplicate Diamond Card, they cannot send it.

In practice, Diamond Cards work in the same way as Gold Cards. Just like Gold Cards, Diamond Cards cannot be sent to other players through card trading. This means that every player has to earn them personally through events and available rewards, which makes the 16th set much harder to complete.

How To Get Diamond Cards

Based on the message shown inside the game, Diamond Cards can be obtained from events and rewards. This changes the Card Collection strategy because players now need to chase specific rewards instead of simply opening packs or asking other players for help.

In practice, this makes the 16th set more controlled by the game itself. Progress no longer depends only on luck or trading. It also depends on whether the player reaches the right rewards inside events.

Why The 16th Set Is More Difficult

The 16th set is not just another set with ten cards. It is an extra stage after the main collection is already completed. Since some of its cards are Diamond Cards and cannot be sent, players have fewer ways to finish it.

In the main sets, card trading can help a lot. In the Festival set, however, Diamond Cards limit that option. This means that completing the second phase becomes slower and more demanding.

What This Means For Players

Players who want to complete the 16th set need to pay much more attention to events and their rewards. It is not enough to wait for someone else to send the missing card.

If a card is a Diamond Card, it must be earned through the reward system of the game itself. This makes every event more important, especially when it offers cards or special rewards that may include these cards.

The Strategy Changes

Until now, many players could move forward in the collection by asking their team for cards or by trading duplicates. With Diamond Cards, that strategy is no longer enough.

Players now need to think more carefully about which events are worth playing, which rewards they are trying to reach, and when it is worth spending boosters or coins to get to a reward that may include a Diamond Card.

Why This Change Matters

The appearance of Diamond Cards shows that the Card Collection is becoming more complex. It is no longer only about collecting and trading. Some cards are now locked behind specific reward sources, especially in the Cinema Collection.

This gives the game more control over player progress. At the same time, it makes the second phase of the Card Collection harder for players who expected to move quickly toward the bigger rewards after finishing the 15 main sets.

Conclusion

Diamond Cards are an important change in the Gardenscapes Card Collection. They appear in the extra 16th set of the second phase and cannot be sent by other players.

The game clearly shows that these cards are obtained from events and rewards. This means that the Festival set is not just another card set. It is a new progress filter that makes the second phase more demanding.

For players, the message is simple. If a Diamond Card is missing, it cannot be requested from a friend or a team member. It has to be earned through the game itself.

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