Talk:Ability/@comment-76.31.188.233-20130628231644/@comment-5128-20130731204444

Since nobody answered this, and the answer also applies to the [Herald] ISO-8 and the Galactus-flavored ISO-8 - These are basically novelty cards. They operate exactly like a normal ISO-8 Level UP. The ability on the card means that, just like when you boost with any other card that has an ability, that there is also a small percentage chance of a skill-up when the card is used as a booster.

So, if you boosted a card with ten of the Magnus or Herald or whatever ISO-8 cards, it would give you 30 levels plus the same total chance for a skillup  as if you had followed up by boosting with 10 feeder cards with abilities on them. Two effects for one low price, as it were, heh.

If you were feeding a SSR or UR with rares for the abilities and level ups for the levels then it would save you the cost of feeding the rares (assuming you had a whole pile of the themed ISO-8 that you were boosting with).