At the express request from the League of Verico, I took upon myself to update the document for the history of Praetoria in a summarized manner.
To protect Praetoria and hide the incredible powers of Castles and Keeps from outsiders, land-owning battle mages have formed a secret organization known as the League of Verico. Its members swear by three tenets: dedication to the cause, contribution to the cause, and loyalty through action.
As we step into 2026, the Splinterlands community is reflecting on 2025 as the year Land moved from a "passive stake" to a dynamic resource economy. Based on the insights from prominent Land Barons and the technical milestones achieved, I intend to write a summary post of what the land game was and what it wants to be in the year 2026 and beyond. However, to do that, first I must look back and update the Land Timeline, as I first described here.
| Date | Milestone | Key Features & Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2022 | Land Pre-sale | Announced presale for Land expansion, detailing sale of Plots, Tracts, and Regions; expansion expected in Q2–Q3 2021 but delayed. |
| Dec 2022 | Land 0.5 | Players could redeem Land Claims into digital Land Deeds and view un-surveyed land locations. |
| Apr 2023 | Land 1.0 | Enabled surveying of claimed deeds to reveal Land Type, Rarity, and Geography; introduced Starter Packages. |
| Nov 2023 | Land 1.5 Launch | Introduced staking of cards and DEC to build worksites and produce resources like Grain, SPS, and Research. |
| Mar 2025 | Land 1.75 | Introduced new resources (Wood, Stone, Iron) for SPS and Research production; opened new DEC pools and Trade Hubs; Totem Fragments became harder to obtain (only via Research or castle/keep taxes). |
| Apr 2025 | Aura Labs | Research utility via Artisan Quarter; production of Aura and Midnight Potions. |
| May 2025 | Logistics & Locking | LP-based resource transport and card locking/unlocking improvements. |
| July 2025 | Artisan Quarter Expansion | Artisan Quarter expansions, wagon kit as craftable item. |
| Sept 2025 | True Harvest All | "Claim All" region button and UI scalability overhaul. |
| Nov 2025 | Labor's Luck System | Labor's Luck "jackpot" system and land-specific card abilities. |
| Dec 2025 | Land Cards Launch | Land Card Set release, creation of Cinder and transition to Land 2.0 specs. |
I will follow up this post with the feedback from the community that I am compiling. Hope is that the community can view others opinion as an easy of find place.
