Leveling cards in Splinterlands is a very important game mechanic that you need to learn to win more games. You can do this in a variety of ways through playing the game, joining contests or even just buying them with from shop or other players.
The more cards of the same kind you have, the stronger that card can become. The stronger the cards you have, the easier you can win your battles to get to the leaderboard and earn some DEC.
In this article, I will give you step by step tutorial on how to level up your cards and some tips regarding leveling up your cards. If you play Splinterlands, this is one article you don't want to miss.
The How's of Leveling Up (Step-by-step instructions for combining cards.)
Leveling up cards just take a few steps to complete. Here's the step by step instruction on how to level up the cards:
- Assuming you already bought the cards or you had earned them as spoils from your battles, simply hover on this Items Tab, then Click on Cards. This would show all of the cards you can play during the battle.
- Click to select the card you want to combine to level up. The numbers on the upper right on the red flag shows the number of that card that you own. Let's use Luceheim Demon as an example.
If you want to sort them to those you own, not rented or starter cards, click on the "Playable" drop down and select "Owned."
- Click on "All" on the right of the LVL to select all cards or manually check what cards you want to combine. The "Max Level" is the number of cards you need to level up that card.
The card you are trying to level up is not included in the count. For example, if you want to level up a level 1 Luceheim Demon to Level 2, you need a total of 5 cards. 1 for the card to level up and 4 for the cards to combine to that card.
- Click on the Combine Cards button, first green button, below the For Sale tab. Hovering on those icons will tell you what each of them does.
- This screen shows that my level 2 Luceheim Demon with 3 excess cards combined with it are now allowed to go to level 3. Click on Combine to finalize it.
- If you are using Hive Keychain, you may need to enter your password for your Keychain to authorize the changes in your Splinterlands Account. I assume you know how to do this as this is the same thing when you buy cards. Click Unlock and do any authorization if required.
There's no redos. Once you authorize it to combine, this will be permanent.
- Once you're done, now have the new leveled up card that you can use for the battle.
You can combine cards even if it will not level up the card. For example, this new Level 3 Luceheim Demon, if I have 3 new cards, I can combine it to that and it would push the 1/15 on max level to 4/15 but there will be no stats or ability change on it. It is much better to wait until you have the cards required to level them up than to combine them preemptively.
- Bonus: You can click on the stats tab to check what your new card had obtained. As you can see, my Luceheim Demon didn't gain any increased stats but it gained Cleanse Ability from leveling up from 2 to 3.
This is the step by step way to level up your cards in Splinterlands.
The Why's of Leveling Up (The benefits of leveling up cards, such as improved stats and abilities.)
The main goal of leveling up cards is to increas stats and gain new abilities. Example, Luceheim demon gains Cleanse ability from leveling up from level 2 to level 3. The higher the level of your monsters, the higher the chance they can live during that combat and help you win.
Leveling up summoners are different, on the other hand. The reason you level up summoners is so that you can use the level of your monsters. Let's say you have a level 10 common monster but you only have a level 1 summoner. Even if you own the monster, during that combat, you can only use its level 1 because that is only what your summoner can handle.
The Who of Leveling Up (Tips for deciding which cards to prioritize.)
Cards that have strong abilities or commonly used should be leveled up first. In Rebellion Rewards that you can get in from the Glint Shop, it would be best to level up Epic rarity monsters first so they can unlock their new abilities that only Epic Rewards have.
Personally, I level up whom I think is strong and cheap. Usually, these cards are on Chaos Legion set because of their abundance but remember that on the next rotation, Chaos Legion set will be out of the loop for the Modern Ranked Format and you can use those cards only in battles except Modern Ranked Format.
Between Summoner and Monsters, summoners should be prioritized. While the summoners don't give you new abilities or stats to your monsters, what they do is to allow your monster to use their leveled up versions.
For example, if I have a level 4 legendary Djinn Oshannus, it requires me a level 8 rare Kelya Frendul so I can use Djinn Oshannus at its max level. If my Kelya Frendul is at level 3, even if I have a level 4 Djinn Oshannus, I can only use the level 2 power of Djinn Oshannus since Level 2 Legendaries are the maximum level a Level 3 Rare Summoner can handle.
The Which of Leveling Up (Strategies for acquiring extra cards to combine.)
Technically, the more money you put into the game, the more extra cards you can get to level up the cards. It is that simple.
However, if you are looking for "Free" extra cards you can use to level up your collection, there are actually multiple ways to do it.
- Splinterlands X Account: Splinterlands occassionally post airdrops through raffles of packs and cards that you can get for free.
- Splinterlands Discord: Other than Raffles, they do occassionally make contests there that is not posted in the Hive accounts.
- Splinterlands Hive Accounts: Winning top on the Splinterlands Art Contest gives you packs you can use for the level up of your cards. "10 Rebellion Packs will be split between the winners!!!"
- Splinterlands Sponsored Streams: I am not sure if they still continue it but I remember Splinterlands having a streaming channel where they do the weekly Town Hall, which is kind of like the DevLog and Podcasts, and they occassionally airdrop cards there.
- Other players: Some players rewards Splinterlands cards or packs, even Land, when you join their streams, giveaways and more. I'll include here the guilds that sometimes delegate or share their cards to their members.
To summarize everything, improving your Splinterlands deck starts with leveling up your cards, a mechanics that can increase your card's stats and unlocks new abilities.
When you are leveling up your cards, prioritizing summoners should be prioritized since their levels limits how powerful your monsters can be during battles. Combining duplicated cards not only strengthens your deck but also gives you an edge in competitive play.
Lastly, focus on upgrading monsters with valuable and strong abilities or those you frequently use in your matches. Whether you acquire cards through battles, contests or purchases, learning the leveling process is key to staying competitive. By doing so, you'll be better equipped to climb the leaderboard and have an easier time when trying to gain rating.
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