Can i suggest combining and burning of hive punks to result in a better rarity punk. New punk will have rarity > Rarity of X + ( a certain % from RNG of Y).

X= Higher rarity punk of the 2 punk selected for burn
Y= Lower rarity punk of the 2 punk selected for burn

The characteristics are randomly assigned to achieve this rarity (although the rarity of other cards might change after the burn)