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The Winterfest Event is now running, and many of the jackpot skins have already been scooped by the players, along with the seasonal ruleset that is freezing the battlefields of Praetoria. But that's not the only thing that the game has for this event. The team also opened a Winterfest Shop where players can purchase Gift boxes either for themselves or to give to others. There are different tiers of Gift Boxes, containing different items that a player can purchase using Credits.
In this post, I will try to do a cost-to-value analysis of each Gift Box in order to help in deciding which Gift Box to purchase.
Winterfest Gift Boxes
The sale for the Winterfest Gift Boxes will last until the end of the year, with 5 different tiers of Gift Boxes packed with different items, such as packs, resources, and card skins. Regardless of the Box tier, you can choose to open them for yourself or give them to others, and you do not need to worry if you do not want to open them during the holidays, as the Gift Boxes will never expire.
Each of the boxes can only be purchased with Credits, but if you don't have them, you can use either PayPal or Crypto to purchase them. I remember that there used to be a way to easily exchange them with DEC, but that was discontinued due to exploits.
Now, for how I will analyze the value of each box, I sorted out each item for those that can be valued in $, such as the Credits and packs, and those that can be valued in Glint. The only exception will be the Vin and Mag Skindrop Tokens, because there is no clear info on them yet, aside from they are tokens to be used for future skins.
As for how I priced each item, I priced the packs based on how they were priced when purchased in Credits in the in-game store, while for the resources, I priced them based on how they cost in the Glint shop, disregarding the 50% price increase for every new batch of resources. They will go like this:
Credits: 1,000 Credits = $1
Starter Pack: 1,000 Credits = $1
Standard Pack: 4,000 Credits = $4
Alchemy Pack: 12,000 Credits = $12
Legendary Pack: 24,000 Credits = $24
Energy: 1 Energy = 5,000 Glint
Fortune Draw Entries: 1 FD Entry = 2,000 Glint
Winterfest Skin: 1 Skin = 20,000 Glint
For the Winterfest Skins, since the skins that will be included are for an Archon and a legendary unit, I just matched their Glint cost to the Legendary Skins in the Glint Shop.
| Items | Value in $ | Value in Glint |
|---|---|---|
 500 Credits | $0.5 | |
 10,000 Glint | 10,000 Glint | |
 5 Energy | 25,000 Glint | |
 20 Fortune Draw Entries | 40,000 Glint | |
 3 Starter Pack | $3.0 | |
 2 Winterfest Skins | 40,000 Glint | |
 1 Mags Token | - | - |
| Total | $3.5 | 115,000 Glint |
| Items | Value in $ | Value in Glint |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 Credits | $1.0 | |
| 25,000 Glint | 25,000 Glint | |
| 10 Energy | 50,000 Glint | |
| 40 Fortune Draw Entries | 80,000 Glint | |
| 7 Starter Pack | $7.0 | |
| 2 Winterfest Skins | 40,000 Glint | |
| 1 Mags Token | - | - |
| Total | $8.0 | 195,000 Glint |
| Items | Value in $ | Value in Glint |
|---|---|---|
 Spellbook Token | $5.0 | |
| 2,500 Credits | $2.5 | |
| 50,000 Glint | 50,000 Glint | |
| 20 Energy | 100,000 Glint | |
| 60 Fortune Draw Entries | 120,000 Glint | |
16 Starter Pack/ 4 Standard Pack | $16.0 | |
| 2 Winterfest Skins | 40,000 Glint | |
| 1 Mags Token | - | - |
| Total | $23.5 | 310,000 Glint |
Among the Gift Boxes, only the Generous tier has the Spellbook Token, which can be either used personally or gifted to others, but unlike the regular Spellbook, the player will not get any Credits or Packs. Because of that, I lowered its price to $5. Still don't know if the perks of the Ambassador program will apply using Spellbook token.
| Items | Value in $ | Value in Glint |
|---|---|---|
| 5,000 Credits | $5.0 | |
| 100,000/125,000/150,000 Glint | 100,000 Glint | |
| 20/25/30 Energy | 100,000 Glint | |
| 80/100/120 Fortune Draw Entries | 160,000 Glint | |
36 Starter Pack/ 9 Standard Pack/ 3 Alchemy Pack | $36.0 | |
| 2 Winterfest Skins | 40,000 Glint | |
| 1 Mags Token | - | - |
 1 Vin Token (Common-Rare) | - | - |
| Total | $41.0 | 400,000 Glint |
For both the Lavish and Magnificent Gift, since you can get random amounts of Glint, Energy, and Fortune Draw Entries, I decided to just price them for the cheapest amount that can be pulled on them, because as they say, set your expectations to minimum so that you won't get disappointed.
| Items | Value in $ | Value in Glint |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 Credits | $10.0 | |
| 250,000/350,000/500,000 Glint | 250,000 Glint | |
| 25/30/35 Energy | 125,000 Glint | |
| 80/100/120 Fortune Draw Entries | 300,000 Glint | |
| 36 Starter Pack/ 9 Standard Pack/ 3 Alchemy Pack | $72.0 | |
| 2 Winterfest Skins | 40,000 Glint | |
| 1 Mags Token | - | - |
| 1 Vin Token (Common-Rare) | - | - |
| Total | $82.0 | 715,000 Glint |
Closing
And that was about how much value you can get right now with each of the Winterfest Gift Boxes in terms of $ and Glint, setting aside the skindrop tokens. Of course, when we look at its $ value alone, you may think that you are losing value, especially when you can just buy packs using DEC, which is about 45% below its peg value, but there is no way to purchase Glint and Fortune Draw Entries using Fiat or Crypto, making them more valuable. At the same time, all the Splinterlands community wants is another way to be kind and nice this season, so this is a great way of sending gifts to their friends to celebrate the spirit of this season.
Anyway, if you want to gift me something, you already know where to send it 😉.
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