I believe Splinterlands players are starting to realize that the amount of Glint they're getting is becoming insufficient for the amount of content that uses this token. Therefore, one solution is to improve the DECK to rank better and get more Glint in each match. To do this, let's start by improving my QUIX! Come and discover: Why Quix The Devious?
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Motivation comes from GLINT!
Three types of Loot Chests, Rare Draws, Merits, Energy, Potions, Card Skins, Avatar Cosmetics—the list is getting longer and longer over time. Among all these listed items, there is a common token: GLINT. In the past, the reward token was DEC – a type of stablecoin in Splinterlands – then it was replaced by SPS, and today we have a combination of Glint and SPS.
Glint is a token that has been gradually gaining more attention from players due to the expansion of its utility. It's a real debate whether all this prominence should be given to an "auxiliary" reward token, because why not SPS or DEC, which are older in the game? Perhaps the goal is for each of them to have a unique purpose, and what cannot be done with DEC or SPS because it causes problems in their tokenomics ends up going to Glint.
The problem is that this idea of new content being tied to Glint is causing a shortage of the necessary token for all activities within Splinterlands. Since the cost of Rarity Draws and Loot Chests has increased considerably with the addition of new rewards and improvements to Jackpot chances, upgrading your DECK is becoming more difficult. Therefore, in addition to increasing the amount of Glint Boost by renting/buying more Special Points (SPS), the other solution is to seek key improvements to the player's deck.
Deck Upgrade - Why Quix the Devious?
In this path of upgrading your deck, the most important thing is to have the best summoners available at the correct level for your available cards. Ultimately, it's pointless to have a summoner with a level far above your cards, or one below the level of your cards; there needs to be a certain balance. In that sense, the best summoners currently in terms of cost-benefit, for both Wild and Modern decks, are: Kelya Frendul, Thaddius Brood, and finally, Quix the Devious.
Knowing this for a while, I've already started working on improving my Thaddius Brood, since it's the second most used and Death cards are more accessible than Water or Dragon cards, making it a more solid choice to start with. Now, with both summoners at an intermediate level, the goal is to improve Quix, because the three of them together represent around 40% of the summoners used in the game.
Just like with Thaddius Brood, the key here is patience. Anyone who buys anything immediately, whether it's a "physical" asset or a Splinterlands card, will end up paying extra if they want it right away, and will most likely lose that value when they sell it. To maximize the usefulness of the cards, you need to try to get them as cheaply as possible, and a practical tip is to use the BID function found in Peakmonster. The price difference can reach 50%, making patience very rewarding. In the case of Quix, the unit price is $1.60 and the bid is $1.10, meaning a difference of 50 cents per card.
Knowing this, and given the considerable difference between the listed Quix price and the bid, the strategy is to sell and reward the bid to acquire the next level Quix. The strategy is to list my Quix for sale on the marketplace at a higher price, again without rushing and practicing patience, to achieve the best long-term efficiency. Once it's sold, I can add extra value to acquire a higher level through the bid. The only problem with this strategy is that it's taking a long time, haha.
