I am starting a series of posts called Building A Splinterlands Deck. Since this is my inaugural post, I am starting from zero - zero owned cards, zero card value, and zero dollars invested.
I will be sharing my adventures of building my @splintersage from the ground up.
All I have (as of right now) are the 'phantom' cards that were provided in my Splinterlands upgraded account.
Check out splintersage.teachable.com to learn more about the Splinterlands focused course(s) I have created!!!
Potential Sources of Income
I will use to the following income streams to grow my account/deck of cards:
- earnings from playing Splinterlands
- DEC, CREDITS, REWARD CARDS, PACKS, etc.
- earnings from HIVE posts
- liquid HDB will be converted to CREDITS
- affiliate earnings
- this post contains affiliate links - any affiliate earnings paid out as CREDITS will be used to grow this account
Current Status
I was able to advance to Bronze III without any upgrades to my deck. I will not be able to advance to Bronze II until I have at least 1,000 Power. I will not be able to earn DEC in Loot Chests until I reach Bronze II.
Actual Earnings
I have completed two daily quests which resulted in being able to open one Loot Chest per day. I received the following:
- 650 CREDITS - this was a pleasant surprise - a player can earn anywhere between 1 - 37,500 Credits per reward chest source
- 1 alchemy potion - only beneficial if I purchase a pack or receive a pack as a reward
Potential # of Loot Chests Based On League
| Quest Rewards | Season Rewards | |
|---|---|---|
| Novice | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze III | 1 | 5 |
| Bronze II | 1 | 7 |
| Bronze I | 1 | 9 |
Potential Contents of Loot Chests Based On League
| Credits | Potions | DEC | Cards | Pack | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novice | 45% | 45% | 0% | 10% | 0% |
| Bronze III | 45% | 45% | 0% | 10% | 0% |
| Bronze II | 40% | 40% | 0% | 20% | 0% |
| Bronze I | 35% | 35% | 0% | 30% | 0% |
Observations
For low mana battles (22 mana and below), the Dragon Summoner plus the Death Splinter seemed to be almost impossible to beat.
This combination of cards was great at earning rating points. I will definitely be excited when I see a daily quest for the Death Splinter.
| Summoner | Monster #1 | Monster #2 | Monster #3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake of Arnak | Cursed Windeku | Undead Badger | Silent Sha-vi |
| +1 armor | thorns | sneak | sneak |
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Next Steps
I need to use the CREDITS I earned to purchase cards that will help me win battles while increasing my power score.
Although I would prefer to focus on buying Summoners, I believe the better option is to buy low cost rare Reward cards. The cost to power ratio for these cards is ideal for working towards the power goal of 1,000.
At present, I plan to rent higher level Summoners as the need arises.
I have my eyes on the following cards for my first purchase.
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I Want To Hear From You
Have you every built a Splinterlands deck without using any outside money?
Tell me about your experience. What advice do you have players who are doing the same?
Thanks for stopping by!
@sumatranate
Hi, actually when I start my second Splinterlands account I did it from the ground, no investment more than the spell book. I won't say it was easy but like you I had a bit of luck and I could had some credit from my first chest reward.
I would advise you to rent first rather than buy any card just yet, once you're advanced a bit in the game with a bit more credit or DEC or money you can buy cards.
Good Luck.
@jagger88 - Thanks for reaching out and leaving comment.
This is not my primary account. It feels so challenging to start over from zero after having played with higher ranked cards.
I ended up buying some additional cards. I appreciated your suggestion to rent. Can you tell me how you did that? I can't get to Bronze II without without Power over 1000. I cannot earn DEC until I reach Bronze II.
Just curious how you started renting cards. I don't believe it is possible to do anything with CREDITS besides buying cards. Thanks in advance!
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