Frostbound Lantern
Ocean Collection
Lore
The Frostbound Lantern doesn't announce itself. It simply works, quietly, for as long as you're willing to keep it close.
Description
Turns a steady hand into immediate profit.
Complete Statistics
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Bonus type | Click Power |
| Bonus per level | 4.0% |
| Maximum level | 12 |
| Max total bonus | 48.0% |
| Collection / Faction | Ocean |
| Card tier | Archive |
Ability
Increases your click power by 4.0% per level. This applies every time you tap the coin, before your prestige multiplier is applied.
Upgrade Scaling
The bonus below applies at every level from 1 up to this card's maximum of 12.
| Level | Total bonus | Copies for next level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +4.0% | 1 |
| 2 | +8.0% | 2 |
| 3 | +12.0% | 3 |
| 4 | +16.0% | 4 |
| 5 | +20.0% | 5 |
| 6 | +24.0% | 6 |
| 7 | +28.0% | 7 |
| 8 | +32.0% | 8 |
| 9 | +36.0% | 9 |
| 10 | +40.0% | 10 |
| 11 | +44.0% | 11 |
| 12 (max) | +48.0% | โ |
Duplicate Bonuses & Combining
Pulling a duplicate of Frostbound Lantern from a pack adds a spare copy to your collection. Spend spare copies in the Cards tab to combine and raise its level โ each level costs a number of copies equal to the card's current level. Reaching the maximum level of 12 from level 1 requires 66 total copies. Read the full Duplicate Cards & Combining guide for the general combine mechanics, or use the Combine All button in-game to apply every possible level-up across your whole collection at once.
Evolution
Tycoon Cards does not currently have a card evolution system โ Frostbound Lantern progresses only through the standard duplicate-combine mechanic described above. Evolution is listed as a researched feature on our Updates & Roadmap page; this page will be updated if it's ever implemented.
Fusion
There is no cross-card fusion system in Tycoon Cards today. Every card, including Frostbound Lantern, is levelled independently using its own spare copies โ you cannot combine it with a different card. Like Evolution, this is tracked as a possible future system on the Updates page.
Collection & Faction
Frostbound Lantern belongs to the Ocean collection โ one of the thematic groupings used across the card archive. Browse every card in this collection from the main Card Guide, or see the "Related cards" section below for direct links to its closest siblings.
Businesses That Synergise
Click-power bonuses matter most early in a run, before passive income from businesses overtakes manual clicking as your primary income source.
| Business | Base cost | Income/s |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ Lemonade Stand | $15 | $0.1 |
| ๐ฐ Paper Route | $120 | $1 |
| ๐ฟ Car Wash | $1.30K | $8 |
| ๐ Pizza Shop | $14.0K | $47 |
Prestige Interactions
Click power is calculated as (base + clickLevel) ร (1 + clickBonus + globalBonus) ร prestigeMultiplier โ so this card's bonus is multiplied by your prestige multiplier along with everything else.
Best Strategies
- Most valuable in the early game and during a Click Frenzy floating upgrade, when active tapping contributes a larger share of your total income.
- Don't over-invest in click-only cards once your passive income comfortably exceeds your click income.
- Starter Packs are the most efficient way to farm duplicates of this card thanks to its lower rarity.
How to Unlock
Frostbound Lantern is obtained by opening card packs โ it cannot be purchased directly or unlocked through any other method. As a Uncommon card, it appears in any pack whose odds include that rarity.
Pack Availability
| Pack | Cost | Chance per card slot | Chance per pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฆ Starter Pack | $500 | 0.09% | 0.27% |
| ๐ Premium Pack | $75.0K | 0.14% | 0.41% |
| ๐ Elite Vault | $12.0M | 0.13% | 0.62% |
See the full Card Pack Odds Guide for how these probabilities are calculated.
Event Availability
Frostbound Lantern is not currently tied to any seasonal or limited-time event โ it's available year-round through standard pack odds. Seasonal events and event-exclusive cards are listed as a planned feature on the Updates & Roadmap page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Frostbound Lantern do?
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What does Frostbound Lantern do?
+Increases your click power by 4.0% per level. This applies every time you tap the coin, before your prestige multiplier is applied.
How do I unlock Frostbound Lantern?
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How do I unlock Frostbound Lantern?
+Frostbound Lantern is a Uncommon card, best hunted through Premium Pack (0.14% chance per card slot).
How many copies do I need to max out Frostbound Lantern?
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How many copies do I need to max out Frostbound Lantern?
+You need 66 spare copies in total to take Frostbound Lantern from level 1 to its maximum level of 12.
Does Frostbound Lantern work with prestige?
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Does Frostbound Lantern work with prestige?
+Click power is calculated as (base + clickLevel) ร (1 + clickBonus + globalBonus) ร prestigeMultiplier โ so this card's bonus is multiplied by your prestige multiplier along with everything else.
What rarity is Frostbound Lantern?
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What rarity is Frostbound Lantern?
+Frostbound Lantern is a Uncommon card, one of 240 cards of that rarity in the full archive.
Trivia
| Archive position | #450 of 1000 |
| Card tier | Archive card (procedural expansion) |
| Rarity rank | 2 of 7 rarities (higher = rarer) |
| Cards in "Ocean" | 79 cards |
| Same rarity + bonus type | 83 cards share this exact combination |
Related Cards
Pirate Map
Pearl Necklace
Pirate Ship
Leviathan
Blazing Anchor
Blazing Brooch
Related Guides
- Card Rarity Tiers Explained
- Card Pack Odds Guide
- Duplicate Cards & Combining
- Card Tier List
- Click Power Guide
Changelog
- v1.3.0 (May 2026) โ Added as part of the card archive expansion from 100 to 1,000 cards.
Card data verified against the live game configuration ยท Part of the 1,000-card archive ยท Written by the Tycoon Cards development team