I have been working on putting together a historical timeline of events for Splinterlands. It is not difficult to gather, but rather difficult to put together in a short and consumable format. I know @bjangles is working on a graphical display, which I am looking forward to see. However, I wanted to update a series of tables. These are not of numbers and dates I have staring for a while, so it is possible that I made mistakes in these table, so please help me fact check if you can.
Splinterlands Credits introduced; mobile app alpha released
2020
June
Collection Power system ToS change implemented
2020
August
Dice card set launched (August 26)
2020
September
Collection Power Phase 3 update
2020
October
Land expansion presale announced
2021
January
Tournament entry fee ToS change (10 DEC)
2021
February
Player’s Handbook published
2021
July
Untamed set active with DEC burning
2021
August
SPS token introduced; scaling updates ToS change
2021
September
Season-end reward and cooldown ToS changes
2021
December
Chaos Legion card set launched (December 8)
2022
January
Chaos Legion cards integrated
2022
September
Riftwatchers card set launched (September 27)
2022
December
Land Phase 0.5 launched (December 13)
2023
April
Land Phase 1.0 launched
2023
November
Land Phase 1.5 launched (November 28)
2023
December
Rebellion card set launched (December 5)
2024
March
Free-to-play and rule set ToS changes
2024
April
Terms of Service updated
2024
October
Splinterlands Auction: Auctioned 100 max-level copies of Heloise the Hollow
2025
March
Land Phase 1.75 launched (March 18); Survival Mode and Kelan Gaines released
2025
April
Conclave Arcana presale started (April 22); Land and leaderboard ToS changes
Card Pack Set Launch Dates
Card Set
Launch Date
Notes
Alpha
May 26, 2018
First set, introduced core gameplay
Beta
September 18, 2018
Expanded card pool
Orb
May 27, 2019
Launch to celebrate 1 year anniversary
Untamed
November 30, 2019
Introduced complementary cards
Dice
August 26, 2020
Mini-set, DEC-based purchases
Chaos Legion
December 8, 2021
Major set with new mechanics
Riftwatchers
September 27, 2022
Mini-set, SPS-based purchases
Rebellion
December 5, 2023
Fifth core set, new gameplay elements
Conclave Arcana
May 13, 2025
Upcoming, presale started April 22, 2025
Land Updates Timeline
Date
Event Description
October 2020
Announced presale for Land expansion, detailing sale of Plots, Tracts, and Regions; expansion expected in Q2–Q3 2021 but delayed.
December 13, 2022
Launched Land Phase 0.5: Players could redeem Land Claims into digital Land Deeds and view unsurveyed land locations.
April 2023
Launched Land Phase 1.0: Enabled surveying of claimed deeds to reveal Land Type, Rarity, and Geography; introduced Starter Packages.
November 28, 2023
Launched Land Phase 1.5: Introduced staking of cards and DEC to build worksites and produce resources like Grain, SPS, and Research.
March 18, 2025
Launched Land Phase 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).
April 2025
Updated Land ToS: Removed cooldown for season rentals post-season and made Runi removals from Land plots cooldown-free, easing land management.
