Splinterlands Now Has Four Ranked Play Modes

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Ever since I started playing Splinterlands at the last quarter of 2021, many things have changed in the game and in my opinion, development has been fairly fast with the recent months with new things added to the game such as, new game mechanics and new foil types. Another thing that was added to the game was the introduction of new ranked play modes, with the most recent mode added not even a week ago, resulting for a total of four game modes that each player can choose to participate.

So, in today's post, I want to talk about the different ranked play modes and how they differ with each other to make it easier to players to decide which mode they want to participate whether they were new to the game or a returning player.

Wild Format

Or what I would call as the Classic Mode as this format maintains the early rules of the game by allowing the use of all the cards that Splinterlands has created so far, starting with the older sets such as Alpha, Beta, Untamed, and Chaos Legion, along with the newest sets which is the Rebellion and Conclave Arcana as well as all the mini sets, promo and reward cards that was included in each core set. The only set that cannot be used in this format is the Foundation set.

Under this format, the use of Automamation Tools(A.k.a. Bots) and Battle Helpers are allowed but since participating in this format does not necessarily needs a player to invest on the newest set, it can be exploited by massive bot farms and so, to prevent that, players will need to get a Wild Pass which cost 2,000 in DEC or credits per season and has double the SPS Staking Requirement than in Modern format.

Modern Format

Modern Format on the other hand, was introduced on July 2022, following the Ranked Reward Updates Follow-up, only uses the two newest card sets of the game which, by the writing of this post was the Rebellion and Conclave Arcana set as well as all the mini-set, rewards, and promo card that belongs under each set, and all the cards that belongs to the Foundation set which replaces the Starter cards.

Unlike Wild, it is against the game's terms of service (T.O.S) for players to use of any Automation tools and Battle helpers, unless, it was the bots provided by the company for liquidity purposes in order to encourage fair-play and competitiveness between players. Plating in Modern does not required the player to purchase a season pass to play and the Sps requirement is half of what is in Wild, but while this is the case, please take not that both Modern and Wild shares the same Energy Pool.

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Survival Mode

Meanwhile, Survival Mode that was just introduced February of this year along with the return of Leaderboard Rewards., has similar rules to Wild with how it can use all card sets, excluding Foundation Set and that the use of Automated tools were allowed, but does not required the purchase of a season pass. This format also does not require the use of energy, so players can battle as much as they are able to.

There is a caveat though because every cards that were defeated in battle will undergo a certain cooldown period, depending on their levels, rarity and foil type, by which they cannot be used in battle. So, to participate in this mode, it is preferred for players to have multiple copies of cards and the skill required to utilize them.

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Frontier Mode

And finally, we have the Frontier Mode which is the newest ranked format that gives a full Free2Play Experience that becomes live less than a week ago. To participate in this mode, players must first obtain Foundation cards, which they can get by finishing the Campaign Mode or by buying or renting the cards in the market. Yes! Foundation cards were tradeable, and by completing the daily quest, players could also get foundation cards as well as if they placed in the leaderboard.

Since it was Free2play, having SPS Staked or paying for a season pass was not necessary, but at the same time, winning battles will not earn you any SPS or Glint rewards. You can use it, though, in modern. Unlike Modern and Wild, which use the same energy pool, Frontier uses a separate energy pool. However, you can not purchase energy for Frontier, capping the number of battles that each player can play.

Closing

And that was it for the different ranked play modes in Splinterlands. Each of these modes requires different strategies to participate effectively.

For example, for new players, I suggest completing the Campaign Mode to acquire Foundation cards and play between Frontier Mode to slowly level up each card while getting used to the game mechanics, then eventually start to play Modern to earn some Glint and SPS rewards.

For those who only have older cards or do not actively participate in Modern but does not have many cards, your choice will be to play Wild for the majority of the season, then switch to Survival close to the end of season, once you used up all your energy, as its cooldown period will reset once new season start.

Thank you and see you on the next post!

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