Welcome to another post here in the community.
Although I'm not a professional or someone with a massive collection in Splinterlands, I'm here once again to be part of this community by sharing my humble content (maybe a bit dramatic...). This week, we have huge news for us players! After the latest maintenance, we were surprised with the official launch of the Conclave Arcana Conflicts. And if you still don't understand what that means, stick with me and I’ll explain everything I’ve discovered while testing this new system.
This new mechanic is a kind of strategic competition for airdrops. But unlike what we’ve seen before in Splinterlands, this time things are different. Instead of just buying packs and hoping to pull something rare, now we’re invited to make more tactical choices.
Allocate resources and cards into "Mage Wagons".
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Yes, you literally have to load your assets into these magical wagons and send them off into battle.
Each conflict lasts around 30 days, and over time, nine events of this kind are planned. The goal? Accumulate points to increase your chances of receiving exclusive cards at the end of the cycle.
How to join this new dynamic?
First things first, you’ll need those Mage Wagons.
And there are two options:
You can either build one using resources like wood, stone, iron, and aura (quite a lot, to be honest), or you can buy one directly from the market. Currently, they cost around $5, which can be a more practical option for those in a hurry or who don't want to deal with crafting. Each magic wagon allows you to place up to five cards and one hundred packs, so you can really plan your loadout based on the type of assets you have.
The points you accumulate depend on what you put into the wagons.
- Cards from the Conclave Arcana collection earn points based on their total collection power (CP).
- Cards from the Rebellion collection only count for half their collection power.
According to the official post, packs have fixed values as follows:
- Standard Conclave Arcana pack = 100 points
- Standard Rebellion pack = 50 points
- Alchemy Pack from Conclave Arcana = 300 points
- Legendary Pack from Conclave Arcana = 600 points
So, the more valuable and rare the item, the more points you earn and as a result, the better your chances of obtaining an exclusive card at the end of the Conflict.
For every 100,000 points accumulated, you earn one chance to receive a card from the airdrop. The base probability is 1 in 800 (or 0.125%). If you have 800 chances, then you’re guaranteed a card.
- Gold Foil versions have a 4% drop chance (1 in 25)
- The ultra-rare Black Foil versions have just 0.1% chance
You can boost these chances using Alchemy Potions (for Gold Foil) and Midnight Potions (for Black Foil).
At the end of each conflict, there’s still a special bonus: 1 Black Foil Arcane and 5 Gold Foil Arcane will be distributed as part of the jackpot rewards for the luckiest participants. Ideally, you should prioritize those cards with higher collection power, meaning high-level, high-rarity cards and if possible, in Gold or Black Foil versions.
For example:
- A single Black Foil legendary card can be worth 62,500 CP
- While a max-level Gold Foil legendary card yields only 52,500 CP
Of course, not everyone owns one of these beauties. But the important thing is to use what you have in the most efficient way possible. Build your wagons as if preparing an elite squad. Quality over quantity.
Every time you earn a card via airdrop, one of your wagons gets damaged.
And to use it again, it will need to be repaired with the same resources used during its construction. Let’s say you have 200 Mage Wagons, 100 of them are active, and you receive 60 airdropped cards. Result? 60 of your 200 wagons will be damaged, whether they were in use or not. Is it worth investing now for more chances, even knowing you’ll need to spend on repairs later? That’s a question only your strategy can answer.
The Conflicts system came to shake things up in the game. It rewards those who think, plan, and make good decisions. Now it’s not enough to just stack assets you have to choose between using your cards in battles or sacrificing them temporarily to try for airdrops.
Additionally, it gave a new purpose to DEC, which can be used to buy or repair the wagons and further stimulate the game’s economic ecosystem. I'm excited to see what the upcoming conflicts will bring, and I’ve already started reorganizing my collection.
What about you? Are you already preparing your Mage Wagon?
Let me know in the comments how your experience with the Conflicts has been so far.