The Splinterlands Social Media Challenge is an event where players share insights they find with the community, whether it's a new strategy or discovery. This week, the theme will be Foundation Cards, a new class of cards that was introduced to Splinterlands with the arrival of Campaign mode to the NFT card game!
Let's try to understand what these new cards are, how to get them and of course which are the best Foundation Cards to look for in Campaign mode.
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What are Foundation Cards?
Along with the campaign mode, Foundation Cards arrived in Splinterlands in the June 3 update. These cards are part of the rewards obtained by completing the campaign mode chapters, all being level 1 and generally simpler than the other cards, especially since they are given for free to all players who complete the Waur Medge Academy Tutorial.
Unlike Ghost Cards, which were used by beginners and affected Glint and reward gains, these can be used in various game modes such as Ranked without affecting gains. The difference is that these cards do not contribute to the Account's Collection Power and do not help in lands, since they have no production value.
These cards are currently soulbound, which means they cannot be sold or traded and there is no option to evolve them at this time. However, the addition of cards that can be used by new players is very good, because they are NFTs, which brings up the issue of players owning the cards from the start and is an incentive for players to do the campaign mode tutorials and learn about the game.
Begginer Deck - Book 1 (Waur Medge Academy)
The campaign mode began with Book 1 Waur Medge Academy, in which the player can, upon completing all missions, obtain a complete beginner's deck with 42 different cards, of all elements and rarities.
It's interesting that there are several cards that will help the player a lot at the beginning of Splinterlands, giving a greater option of cards to choose from and combine with the cards he will earn in the Glint Shop when he starts to get Glints. Some of the interesting epic cards are Echelon for a melee team and a strong presence of mages in the Death deck with Sorrow Harvester and Little Sister.
What will be the future of Foundations Cards?
Source: Splinterlands Release Notes
One question that players who have finished the campaign mode have is about what will be the future of Foundations Cards. After all, these cards were given as a reward to players at level 1 and at the beginning, if I'm not mistaken, there was no information about new levels, which generated this doubt. However, if you go to the 2025 release notes, in the 03/06 update you will find a note at the very end stating that they intend to add more ways to get Foundation cards, as well as allowing them to be traded and also combined in a future update.
Source: Splinterlands Foundation Card
Also, currently in the foundation cards you have the status tab that already shows what the status of the card will be in its next levels, based on the amount of cards needed, but we still do not have access to the data of the cards from levels 6 to 10 for example, perhaps for balancing reasons. I think this already makes it clear that there is an interest in having more ways to get these cards, perhaps in the next campaign books or perhaps some form of mission, or daily check-in, or some kind of battle pass. This would be an interesting way to give players another objective to complete during the week.
Come and discover Splinterlands!
Splinterlands has proven to be one of the most resilient NFT games in the Web3 market, going through several bear markets over the course of more than 7 years of development. The big difference is that in Splinterlands all cards are NFTs and actually belong to the player! If you like card games with fast and dynamic matches, Splinterlands might be worth checking out! Check it out at the link below!
