User blog comment:Amphitere/Amphitere's Skilling/@comment-74.240.184.162-20131101001736/@comment-5952906-20131210191520

I have heard this question over and over, it is a very common question. This question arises from the faulty logic of assuming card level and skill level are somehow related.

Enhancing a card does  two  things: It is very important to note these two are entirely  unrelated . Any card can be enhanced until it reaches the maximum level  and  the maximum skill level. It has to reach both before it can't be enhanced further.
 * 1) Increases the card's level
 * 2) Increases the card's skill level


 * 1) the card level can be increased with any card because it sucks in the levels of the burned cards; every card has at least one level. The more levels you throw into the fire, the more xp the card gains.
 * 2) the card skill level can only be increased using cards with skills because it sucks in the skill levels of all burned cards. The more skill levels you throw into the furnace, the higher the chance of increasing the skill level.

Thus, when the level reaches it's maximum, you can only further enhance the card using skilled cards. Hope this helps. &#x2014; Amphitere