For all the newcomers and players who have very limited budget to invest in this card game, worry not because Splinterlands got you covered. But why rent in the first place when you can just use your starting cards or just buy cheap cards to add to your deck? Simple, it is a very cheap method to increase your deck's Power and Power is an important requirement to advance to the next League Tiers.
As stated in the in game pop up info, power is based on the size and quality of your card collection. It determines your highest possible League Tier. You can see the them by clicking on the tab encircled on the image below.
This is the table you will base on to understand how much power a card gives. It will help you plan what and how many cards you would need to obtain to be able to have enough for the next league tier.
When you have just started out in the game, you will begin in the Novice League. This is the lowest league among the six, Champion being the highest.
To step up to higher leagues, there is a Rating and Power requirement. In my case, I'd need at least 1,900 rating and 100,000 power to qualify for the lowest Gold League Tier.
This determines your Rank (and Tier advancement) within the Leagues. Winning battles will give you rating but you also lose some of it if you lose. Defeating players with a higher rating than yours will give you higher rating on wins and fewer deduction on losses.
One best way to have a boost in power is by renting Gold Foil cards. These give 50x power per BCX than a Normal Foil. For example, renting a Gold common Dice card with 1 BCX will give you 500 power.
Like I've said, Gold Cards give a good boost in power and it is always best to choose an Alpha card over a Beta card if there is a same price or cheaper one available since it gives more additional power. Here is an example (see the ticked checkbox):
As you can see, the Normal Foil Divine Healer is the cheapest for the lvl 4 selection. But understanding the power they give, the Normal Foil Beta only provides 180 power (12BCX x 15 power) compared to the Gold Foil Beta (750 power) and Gold Foil Alpha (1,500 power). In this case, since the price difference between the Normal Foil Beta and the Gold Foil Alpha is only roughly more than .5 DEC/day, the best choice would be to get the Gold Foil Alpha Divine Healer. Apart from the higher power it gives, it will provide 20% DEC earning bonus when using it in battle because it is an Alpha and a Gold Foil card.
Unless you want to rush renting a card that you need, take your time and choose carefully so you will get the best value out of your DEC rental payment 😉 Filters are a good way to easily spot the most affordable and worth it cards. In the image below, I used the following filters: Normal Foil, Gold Foil, Common Rarity, Life Splinter, Level 4.
You are probably wondering why I chose to rent a level 4 Divine Healer even though I can use a level 8 common card in the Gold League. It is simple, also check the stats of the monsters you want to rent.
In this case, only a level 3 Divine Healer would suffice for me since I would only want it to also deal magic damage, but upon checking the available rental listings during the time I looked up on this, I didn't find any affordable card level 3 card rentals so I opted to go set a level filter higher by 1 and here I spotted many good options as what you saw on the previous images. I would have also opted to look for a level 6 Divine Healer for the Slow ability but it was too expensive and I needed to focus on its healing ability only.
Basically, whenever you want to rent a card that you would like to add to your deck, make sure you review their stats and consider what levels would be the most affordable and best option for you and your budget. This is only my opinion and strategy on card rentals based on experience and wanted to share it with you. Feel free to express your own opinion or if you have a different strategy in renting your cards. And most importantly, have fun and enjoy learning the game. 😃
I do not have much game asset myself (this is only my 2nd month 😊) but I would like to share this opportunity especially for those just starting out by sharing some of my SPS. It might not be of much value but it is the thought that counts. To qualify for this entry, just share your thoughts on the game's rental system, good or bad. Don't forget to also mention your Splinterlands Username. I will be picking 3 qualifiers who will be receiving SPS to be given 3 days after this posting. Good luck and have fun with the game!
1st Winner - 3 SPS
2nd Winner - 2 SPS
3rd Winner - 1 SPS
