Hidden Wheel
Travel Collection
Lore
Some say the Hidden Wheel was forged for a single purpose: to remind its owner that helps every business work while you are away.
Description
Helps every business work while you are away.
Complete Statistics
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Bonus type | Passive Income |
| Bonus per level | 4.0% |
| Maximum level | 12 |
| Max total bonus | 48.0% |
| Collection / Faction | Travel |
| Card tier | Archive |
Ability
Increases your total passive income (from all owned businesses) by 4.0% per level.
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 Hidden Wheel 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 Hidden Wheel 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 Hidden Wheel, 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
Hidden Wheel belongs to the Travel 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
Passive-income bonuses apply a flat percentage to your total business income, so they have the largest absolute effect on whichever businesses currently produce the most money for you.
| Business | Base cost | Income/s |
|---|---|---|
| โพ๏ธ The Infinite Exchange | $18.9Oc | $1.67Qi |
| โจ Cosmic Singularity Corp | $12.2Oc | $1.23Qi |
| ๐ฎ Reality Forge | $7.86Oc | $903Qa |
| โณ Time Dilation Facility | $5.07Oc | $664Qa |
Prestige Interactions
Passive income is calculated as totalBusinessIncome ร (1 + passiveBonus + globalBonus) ร prestigeMultiplier โ so this card's bonus is multiplied by your prestige multiplier.
Best Strategies
- Level this card up before investing heavily in your highest-tier businesses โ the percentage bonus is worth more once your passive income is already large.
- Especially valuable in the mid-to-late game once you own several business tiers simultaneously.
- Starter Packs are the most efficient way to farm duplicates of this card thanks to its lower rarity.
How to Unlock
Hidden Wheel 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
Hidden Wheel 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 Hidden Wheel do?
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What does Hidden Wheel do?
+Increases your total passive income (from all owned businesses) by 4.0% per level.
How do I unlock Hidden Wheel?
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How do I unlock Hidden Wheel?
+Hidden Wheel is a Uncommon card, best hunted through Premium Pack (0.14% chance per card slot).
How many copies do I need to max out Hidden Wheel?
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How many copies do I need to max out Hidden Wheel?
+You need 66 spare copies in total to take Hidden Wheel from level 1 to its maximum level of 12.
Does Hidden Wheel work with prestige?
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Does Hidden Wheel work with prestige?
+Passive income is calculated as totalBusinessIncome ร (1 + passiveBonus + globalBonus) ร prestigeMultiplier โ so this card's bonus is multiplied by your prestige multiplier.
What rarity is Hidden Wheel?
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What rarity is Hidden Wheel?
+Hidden Wheel is a Uncommon card, one of 240 cards of that rarity in the full archive.
Trivia
| Archive position | #550 of 1000 |
| Card tier | Archive card (procedural expansion) |
| Rarity rank | 2 of 7 rarities (higher = rarer) |
| Cards in "Travel" | 80 cards |
| Same rarity + bonus type | 82 cards share this exact combination |
Related Cards
Related Guides
- Card Rarity Tiers Explained
- Card Pack Odds Guide
- Duplicate Cards & Combining
- Card Tier List
- Business 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