Although, each card has its [[Level]] printed on it, the number of Tributes required Level can also be determined based on whichever is higher of their [[ATK]] and [[DEF]]; , both of which must be lower than the card's <code class="nowrap">higher stat ÷ 700 - 1Level × 350</code>, with a minimum number of Tributes of 0 and a maximum of 3. e.g. A Level 7 monster's ATK and DEF must both be lower than 7 × 350 = 2450. A Level 8 must be lower than 8 × 350 = 2800. "[[Dark Magician (DM4)|Dark Magician]]" has 2500 ATK and 2100 DEF. Its higher stat Since one of its stats is 2500. 2<span class="nowrap">500 ÷ 700 - 1</span>too high to be Level 7, rounded down to the nearest whole number it is 2, so "Dark Magician" requires 2 Tributes. {| class="wikitable"|-! scope="col" | Tributes! scope="col" | Level! scope="col" | Higher stat|-| 0| 1 to 4| Higher stat < 1400|-| 1| 5 to 6| 1400 ≤ higher stat < 2100|-| 2| 7 to 8| 2100 ≤ higher stat < 2800|-| 3| 9 to 12| 2800 ≤ higher stat|}.