Introducing Conclave Arcana!
Conclave Arcana Unveiled
The Splinterlands Team is extremely excited to announce the release of Conclave Arcana—our sixth core set! It will launch with 82 cards.
- 24 Common cards
- 29 Rare cards
- 14 Epic cards
- 15 Legendary cards
We’ll also release an additional nine cards as airdrops during the coming Conflicts: three Legendary unit cards and six player-designed Legendary archon cards! Exclusively, one rare and one legendary promo card for the presale!
Conclave Arcana brings new abilities, new archon bloodline mechanics, new pack types, and—for the first time in Splinterlands history—new card foils! Read on for the full breakdown.
🧠 New Abilities!
Conclave Arcana introduces nine brand-new abilities—each one a game-changer. These bold, strategic tools open up entirely new ways to play, counter, and dominate the arena. Whether you're a tactician, a risk-taker, or a combo master, there's something here that will change the way you think about every match. Ready to see what arcane power looks like?
Painforge: +1 power when damaged by Poisoned or Burning or hit by an ally.
Reckless: Each successful attack also deals 1 damage to adjacent allied units.
Bloodline Tribute: When defeated, all allied units of the same bloodline gain +1 health, speed, and armor and +1 power to each shared attack type.
Resurgence: Self-resurrects once per battle with 100% health and armor. All magic debuffs are removed, and all magic buffs are reapplied. Skips turn. Deals 1 physical damage to all units.
Shapeshift: Treated as all bloodlines.
Final Rest: Allied and enemy abilities that trigger on defeat cannot activate.
Reveal: Each round applies Revealed to a Camouflaged enemy unit. Revealed units can be targeted by direct attacks.
Relentless Strike: Attacks deal true damage. Phase and Dodge do not reduce chance to hit.
Bloodline Dominion: You can summon any unit of the same bloodline as this archon, regardless of element.
👁️🗨️ New Archons!
In celebration of your role as a battle mage, we’re rebranding summoner cards to archons; in the world of the Splinterlands, you are the summoner, imbuing yourself with the power of an archon and summoning manifestations—units—to battle in the arena…and beyond! Same exciting gameplay mechanics, new Splinterlands-specific fantasy-flavor!
You can identify archons by the glowing rune etched into the base of their frame. Use them to invoke elemental strategies and—with Conclave Arcana—bloodline strategies as well! Our latest set comes with a slew of new bloodline archons sure to revolutionize your gameplay. With the Bloodline Dominion ability, these incredible cards let you summon any units that share their bloodline, regardless of element, and provide powerful bloodline-specific buffs. Elevate your gameplay with unprecedented combinations that blend the elements and send your opponent reeling using these formidable archons!
New Packs!
Conclave Arcana comes with THREE brand-new pack types—all sold in the in-game shop and available for trade on Hive Engine.
Starter Packs
We’ve designed Starter packs as an accessible and affordable entry point for new and returning players alike. Each pack costs only 1,000 DEC or $1 in Credits and contains 5 cards from the Conclave Arcana set: one guaranteed Rare card and four more cards that have an 80% chance to be Common and a 20% chance to be Rare. Starter packs will only contain Regular Foil Common and Rare cards, so you can’t use potions with them.
As a bonus, every $10 Spellbook purchase will include five Starter packs, with the company purchasing these directly from the DAO and sharing 50% of the revenue from each sale.
Starter packs will remain available until the release of the next major set to ensure new players have access to discounted packs.
Standard Packs
Standard packs return at a cost of 4,000 DEC or $4 in Credits, offering a mix of 5 cards from the Conclave Arcana set. The odds by rarity and foil of each card in the pack are shown below. The odds remain the same as in previous sets. One card from each pack is guaranteed to be Rare or better.
- Common: 75.2%
- Rare: 20%
- Epic: 4%
- Legendary: 0.8%
- Gold Foil: 2%
Legendary Potions double your chances of pulling Epic or Legendary cards, while Alchemy Potions double your chances of pulling Gold Foils.
Alchemy Packs
Alchemy packs cost 12,000 DEC or $12 in Credits. Their card rarity and Gold Foil distribution is the same as standard packs, except they contain one guaranteed Gold Foil.*NOTE: if a Black Foil is pulled, then it will override and replace the guaranteed Gold Foil.
Alchemy Potions double your chances of pulling Gold Foils for the other four cards, while Legendary Potions double your chances of any card being Epic or Legendary—including your guaranteed Gold Foil!
Legendary Packs
Legendary packs cost 24,000 DEC or $24 in Credits. Their card rarity and Gold Foil distribution is the same as standard packs, except they contain one guaranteed Legendary card.
Legendary Potions double your chances of pulling Epic or Legendary cards with the other four cards, while Alchemy Potions double your chances of any card being Gold Foil—including your guaranteed Legendary card!
New Foils!
Conclave Arcana introduces three new foils of cards—Gold Foil Arcane, Black Foil, and Black Foil Arcane—with new card frames, animations, and unique mint numbers. Get ready for custom card backs, enhanced reveal animations, updated foil icons, and advanced filtering options in the market and your collection. You’ll also get a live display of remaining Arcane cards, with real-time drop chances shown on the website!
✨ Black Foil
Black Foils appear randomly in Conclave Arcana packs as max-level cards with collectible numbering. They cannot be combined.
You can use both Black Foil and Black Foil Arcane in lieu of Gold Foil during brawls and tournaments!
Other Perks:
- +20% Reward bonus in ranked battles
- Half the cooldown of Gold Foil cards in Survival Mode
- 5x the DEC burn value, Collection Power, and Contribution in Conflicts of Gold Foils
- 5x base Production Point multiplier (same as Beta cards)
🎩 Odds
You can only find Black Foils in Conclave Arcana packs. The chances of each card being a Black Foil vary by pack type and are listed below:
- Standard Packs: 0.025% (1 in 4,000 cards or 1 in 800 packs)
- Alchemy Packs: 0.25% (1 in 400 cards or 1 in 80 packs)
- Legendary Packs: 0.125% (1 in 800 cards or 1 in 160 packs)
- Starter Packs: 0%
A new Black Foil Potion is in development and will double your chances of receiving a Black Foil (details TBD).
✨ Gold Foil Arcane and Black Foil Arcane
We’re excited to introduce the Arcane variant of both Gold Foils and Black Foils! Both Black Foil Arcane and Gold Foil Arcane cards include a special visual flair and collectible numbering. If you luck upon one, it will always be a max-level card and cannot be combined.
We’ll pre-mint the Arcane variants and distribute them throughout the lifecycle of Conclave Arcana—keep an eye out for them!
Arcane cards are pre-minted, max-level cards with collectible numbering.
Gold Foil Arcane Mint Population
| Rarity | # GFA Per Card |
|---|---|
| Common | 50 |
| Rare | 25 |
| Epic | 10 |
| Legendary | 5 |
Black Foil Arcane Mint Population
| Rarity | BFA/Card |
|---|---|
| Common | 20 |
| Rare | 10 |
| Epic | 5 |
| Legendary | 1 |
We’ll distribute Arcane cards in Conclave Arcana packs (except Starter packs), with odds determined by remaining supply and pack weight:
- Standard = 1x
- Alchemy = 3x
- Legendary = 6x
- Starter = 0x
If you win an Arcane card when you open a pack, the game will choose a random card from the pool and insert it into your draw.
Each pack can contain up to one Arcane.
🏋 Presale
The Conclave Arcana Presale begins April 22nd and is your chance to secure powerful cards and rare rewards before the full set is released! The presale will end on May 11th.
During the presale window, you can score:
🧪 Standard packs: 500,000 available at 4,000 DEC/Credits each
💎 Alchemy packs: 100,000 available at 12,000 DEC/Credits each
🛡️ Legendary packs: 50,000 available at 24,000 DEC/Credits each
🔒 Starter packs will not be available during the presale.
📦 While you can’t open packs until the general sale begins, you can transfer and trade them during the presale.
We’ve allocated 10% of each pack’s total supply for the presale. Any unsold presale packs? We’ll burn them. Permanently.
By participating in the presale, you’ll:
Receive limited-edition promo-card airdrops (Rare and Legendary)
Compete on the Presale Leaderboard for exclusive prizes
Earn entries into the Presale Raffle for a chance to win ultra-rare cards
Presale packs are limited and in high demand, so act early to secure your place in the fight against the Conclave Arcana!
📦 Promo Cards!
Every player who purchases packs during the presale can receive exclusive promo cards:
- One Rare Promo Card (Arcane Skinwalker) for every 40,000 DEC or Credits spent
- One Legendary Promo Card (Gramel the Hunger) for every 400,000 DEC or Credits spent
Each promo card earned has a 4% chance of being a Gold Foil. Players will also receive one guaranteed Gold Foil of each rarity for every 25 copies earned.
These cards are exclusive to the Conclave Arcana presale and will never be available again!
Rare Promo Card: Arcane Skinwalker
Arcane skinwalkers shift forms as easily as others draw breath. One moment, a dwarf. The next, an ulund. A child. A beast. Someone with a familiar face.
Portia Nyr has no illusions about what they are. They’re not creatures to be trusted. They’re weapons to be aimed.
No matter the skin they wear, arcane skinwalkers feed on suffering and doubt. Whispers spread through the ranks — was that our scout? Is that really our commander? Are the soldiers to my left and right who they say they are?
And sometimes, it’s worse. It’s someone you love. A friend. A sibling. A lover. They hold you close. And slip the knife between your ribs.
Legendary Promo Card: Gramel the Hunger
“It wears your face. It speaks with your voice. And when it claims its next victim, it'll eat them with your mouth.”
Portia Nyr summoned Gramel the Hunger and its arcane skinwalkers from the Plane of Chaos to serve the Conclave Arcana. But in her boundless ambition and pride, she mistook dominion for submission.
The Hunger was never meant to serve. In the ever-writhing hellscape of its domain, it is a king of kings, sovereign of suffering, glutton of identity. It devours its victims face-first and screaming, feasting on flesh and remembrance. Their forms, their memories, their very selves become the Hunger’s.
And now, it walks the Splinterlands, shackled by the magic of Portia Nyr.
Gramel the Hunger plays along. For now.
🏆 Leaderboard
Throughout the presale, every DEC or Credit you spend earns points toward the Conclave Arcana Presale Leaderboard.
When the presale ends, top players will receive incredible prizes, with the top six collaborating with the team to design a Legendary archon card!
The Top 6 battle mages on the Pre-Sale leaderboard will have the opportunity to specifically influence a card's Name, Character Art, and Lore.
| Rank | Title | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 6 | “The Arcane” Legendary Title | Design a Legendary Archon + a Max RF, GF, & BF Copy! Max BF Rare Promo Card 1 BCX GF Legendary Promo Card | |
| 7 - 20 | “The Arcane” Legendary Title | Max BF Rare Promo Card 1 BCX GF Legendary Promo Card | |
| 21 - 30 | “The Arcane” Legendary Title | 1 BCX GF Legendary Promo Card 1 BCX GF Rare Promo Card | |
| 31 - 100 | “The Enigma” Epic Title | 1 BCX GF Rare Promo Card | |
| 101 - 250 | “The Mystic” Rare Title |
🎟️ Raffle
🔥 The Presale Raffle takes place after the presale, delivering some of the rarest cards in Splinterlands history to lucky winners—including Black Foil, Black Foil Arcane, and Gold Foil Arcane variants of both promo cards!
Every 1,000 DEC or Credits spent during the presale earns you one Raffle Entry. After the presale ends, all entries will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of 71 random prizes from the pool below:
| Tier | Card | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Legendary | Max BFA Legendary Promo Card | 1 |
| Max BF Legendary Promo Card | 10 | |
| Max GFA Legendary Promo Card | 5 | |
| Rare | Max BFA Rare Promo Card | 10 |
| Max BF Rare Promo Card | 20 | |
| Max GFA Rare Promo Card | 25 |
Note: All BF, GFA, and BFA promo cards will only be available via raffle or leaderboard.
🛒 General Sale
You can open all Conclave Arcana packs on May 13th when the general sale of the remaining packs begins:
- 🧪 4.5 million Standard packs
- 💎 900,000 Alchemy packs
- 🛡️ 450,000 Legendary packs
To ensure the supply of Conclave Arcana meets player demand, a daily burn mechanic will be in effect:
- If fewer than 15,000 Standard packs, 3,000 Alchemy packs, or 1,500 Legendary packs are sold in a single day...
- 90% of each pack’s remaining inventory will be burned
- The other 10% will be sent to the sps.dao account for future DAO-controlled use
This ensures that all limited packs are sold or burned within 300 days of the start of general sale.
🏰 Conflicts
We’ll add nine additional cards to the Conclave Arcana set over time, including six player-designed Legendary archon cards. These will be distributed via the Conflicts system introduced with the Rebellion set.
For details on how Conflicts work and how to participate in them, check out our Conflicts FAQ on the support site.
🎯 Contribution
The total collection power of the Conclave Arcana cards in a Mage Wagon, combined with its staked packs, determines its Contribution per hour.
Conclave Arcana packs will contribute the following when you stake them in Mage Wagons:
- Standard Pack: 100 Contribution
- Alchemy Pack: 300 Contribution
- Legendary Pack: 600 Contribution
- Starter Pack: not eligible (but you can still stake the Common and Rare cards found in them)
Additionally, you can stake Rebellion cards (Core, Promo, and unlocked Reward cards) and Rebellion Standard packs on Mage Wagons. All Rebellion-based assets will give 50% of the Contribution of Conclave Arcana assets.
🔧 Upgrading and Repairing Mage Wagons
Players using Rebellion Mage Wagons will need to upgrade them to participate in Conclave Arcana Conflicts. Then, after each Conflict, you’ll need to repair your Mage Wagons before you can use them in the next Conflict.
Upgrade and repair costs are TBD. All tokens spent on them will be burned, making Conflicts a meaningful token sink to maintain the long-term sustainability of the Splinterlands economy.
The team is also exploring the use of land resources and other tokens as repair materials. Stay tuned!
📅 Modern Format Update
With the launch of Conclave Arcana, the Modern Format will update to Rebellion and Conclave Arcana. All Chaos Legion cards—including core, Riftwatchers, Promo, and Reward cards—will rotate to Wild only.
We’ll continue to support older cards via brawls, land, and tournaments and will actively explore additional ways to maintain long-term utility for legacy sets.
🌟 Conclave Arcana—A New Era Begins
Conclave Arcana is more than a new set—it’s a whole new era, with a ton of new packs, foils, cards, and abilities. You’ll see the bloodline of every character in the game—old and new—displayed on your cards. And with the new bloodline archons, you’ll use them to combine multiple elements to formulate your strategy and create your team. The presale leaderboard and raffle come with a whole slew of prizes and a ton of value. Your story continues in the next round of Conflicts. Modern becomes a whole new card game.
Whether you're building your land empire, duking it out in the arena, collecting ultra-rare foils, or shaping the economy, Conclave Arcana was made with you in mind.
Don’t miss out. Join the presale. Be there when it begins.
THE CHASE IS REAL.
Disclaimer: All information, including percentages, quantities, names, and launch timing, is subject to change without prior notice. Final details will be confirmed at the time of sale. Please refer to official Splinterlands channels for the most current updates.
So much information, going to take a few reads to wrap my head around it all. Gotta say I love this direction for the game.
Oh boy. I wonder how Black Foils will affect the pricing for Gold Foils. I assume that prices for RF and GF will drop as more collector money gets siphoned into acquiring Black Foil cards.
I know I personally won't be chasing Black Foils, so I'm hoping the Gold Foils get a bit cheaper as a result.
My guess is, with such a limited quantity, it won't - can't... affect the GF prices too much...
But who knows lol!
RF/GF prices will be slightly lower due to some capital from the market going toward BF instead.
I love this! And I hate it too, because I just can't afford to get involved. But mostly I love it. It's an exciting change.
VONAK!
Bro... you see this shit bro...
The damn Magic Hippos get their own card type...
But the Beavers bro... where are the Beavers?!?!
No Beavers?!?!? Dam.
I'LL SEE MYSELF OUT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
#WenBeaver
I'm thinking the team is understanding of this urgent matter and has most likely designated it top secret, and might even point to The Secret of Praetoria. Certainly #WenBeaver will make an appearance , ummm, knock on wood?
Looks like a fun set! One thing that jumps out to me is that since Arcane cards have a set print number, so there is an incentive for players to hold unopened packs and wait for packs to be burned in order to increase their odds of pulling an Arcane card. Was this intentional?
If not, then it might be possible to instead keep Arcane chances the same across every pack and then after a set amount of time (e.g., after the sale/burning is over) offer players holding specific BF/GF cards (chosen randomly, maybe weighted by bcx for combined cards) the opportunity to "redeem" (send in) their card for an Arcane copy that wasn't pulled. That would incentivize players to open and use CA packs, instead of just sitting on them.
yes that was intentional. Those "special cards" are available via random insertion of opened packs. As time goes on, and packs get burned, then yes there is more incentive to want to hold those packs. Good pickup Bteim!
Wow! Lots of new abilities and black foil cards looks really good.
Wow that's a lot of new and exciting, well done Splinterlands team!
INSANE! I can not wait!
Looking forward to the new era!
Wow, great
This is it! Vonak !BBH
Amazing! Looking forward to it.
Holy crap... that's absolutely INSANE!!
What's the PP value of these going to be?
Will it be .5 CL like the RB cards?
Here we Gooooo! VONAK!!!
Wow so much info, wonder how many wagons I can afford to repair??
Going to be fun
!BBH
Rock an' Roll!!
Excellent information.
Sounds pretty awesome!
Lots to unpack here but it’s safe to say that I’m pumped!!! Great work to all involved, and I look forward to this release. Good times ahead.
VoNaK!!!
I am selling BTC.
Two weeks? How fast do y'all think I can get paid for a kidney?
Splinterlands always with news... It's amazing that the game never gets boring! This new set is going to be super interesting!
It is a shame that I will only be able to buy a few legendary packs.
I think most players are in the same boat as you.
for some reason I believed that it was said that they will cost 8 dollars. So I intended to maybe buy 30. But now it seems that at best I will buy 10. And that will already hurt my finances badly.
I had been saving up to buy Chaos Legion cards but now I have to pull the plug on that.
That's likely the time I'll quit the game for good, I'm not going to buy new cards to be able to play in Modern :/
wow i am really anxious to take buy these packs, yes i will
A New Era Begins😀
Muchas gracias por la información.😘🙏✨🇨🇺
I LOVE THIS GAME, and i love that Devs and community are be creating
I can't wait to move into the shop area to grab as many packs of conclaves as possible.
Peace
On CoinTelegraph soon..!
wow
I always read about Splinterlands online. I don't know how to play this game, but I'm sure it's good. It would take me a lot of time to practice and learn. There's a lot to read here and I am confused. LOL
Sin duda alguna es el mejor juego Nft..
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