Power is rising. The battlefield is evolving.
The Splinterlands Team is excited to announce Escalation, the Conclave Arcana Mini-Set, expanding the battlefield with powerful new cards and evolving strategic depth.
Escalation launches with 43 new cards available in packs, including:
12 Common cards
12 Rare cards
8 Epic cards
11 Legendary cards
In addition to the cards available in packs, Escalation includes two exclusive presale promo cards and six Legendary Archon cards released through upcoming Conflicts. These special releases add further depth to the mini-set while rewarding engagement across multiple phases of the Conclave Arcana era.
Escalation builds on the foundation of Conclave Arcana with high-impact additions designed to shift strategies, elevate gameplay, and leave room for the community to discover what lies beneath the surface.
Read on to explore Escalation and see how the battlefield continues to evolve.
A total of 550,000 Standard Packs will be created for this release.
The odds by rarity and foil of each card in the pack are shown below. One card from each pack is guaranteed to be Rare or better.
Common: 75.2%
Rare: 20%
Epic: 4%
Legendary: 0.8%
Gold Foil: 2%
Legendary Potions double your chances of pulling Epic or Legendary cards, while Alchemy Potions double your chances of pulling Gold Foils.
Black Foil in Standard Packs: 0.025% (1 in 4,000 cards or 1 in 800 packs). Use of a Midnight Potion will double the odds to 0.05% (1 in 2,000 cards or 1 in 400 packs).
| Pack Type | Total Available | Reserved for DAO | Available for Sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 550,000 | 50,000 | 500,000 |
Escalation packs may be purchased using any of the following:
| Payment Method | Cost |
|---|---|
| Credits / USDC | 5,000 / $5 |
| DEC | 5,000 |
| SPS | 350 |
The Escalation Presale begins on February 10. All presale rewards—including promo card distribution, presale leaderboard placement, and presale raffle entries—are determined exclusively by packs purchased during the presale period.
Escalation packs purchased during the presale cannot be opened immediately and will become available at the start of the General Sale.
The Escalation General Sale begins on February 24, at which time all Escalation packs may be opened.
🚨Packs will be available for sale until Aug 10th or it sells out, whichever is sooner.
Eight hundred years of alchemical mastery, and Doldrus still can't get anywhere on time.
When news of the Conclave Arcana's assault on the Splinterlands reached his cave in the Aria Badlands, the ancient tortoi gathered his potions and set out to turn the tide. He arrived at Fenmoor Basin to find the battle had ended weeks ago. He trudged to the Wild Northeast only to learn the fighting had moved on. The Broken Lands were quiet when he finally shuffled in.
The entire war swirled around him, always faster than he could follow. But any day now, the Conclave Arcana will learn what eight centuries of alchemical knowledge can accomplish.
Doldrus comes as a dual-element death/earth card, but don't let the lack of attack fool you. He's a support powerhouse. Corrupted Healing provides massive team sustain, Cleanse keeps your front line free of debuffs, and Deflection Shroud protects adjacent units from splash and reciprocal damage.
But the real spice is Flame Fed. Burning actually increases his max health. Pair that with Corrupted Healing, and Doldrus becomes a cornerstone for attrition strategies. Better yet, slap Weapons Training on him, and suddenly that defensive toolkit comes with teeth.
Portia Nyr orchestrated the vote to lower the Wizards' Veil, knowing exactly what would pour through: the legions of Chaos. While her fellow archmages scrambled to seal the rifts, she killed many and banished the rest. From the ashes of the Wizards' Council rose the Conclave Arcana, which Portia filled with mages who shared her appetite for power and her disdain for restraint.
Her alliance with Silus was a knife fight conducted through handshakes, each betrayal disguised as cooperation. She fed information to the resistance, letting mortals bleed his legions while she harvested the dark energy he provided. When the rebellion succeeded, she simply pivoted to her true goal, the secret of Praetoria, power buried beneath the continent itself.
But even if her expeditions fail, she has one option left. An ancient obelisk in the Deep beneath Mount Praetorous, a pathway to Phylos, the God of Time itself. With that power, she could rewrite history with herself at its center.
On your team and in the arena, Portia is just as lethal. Apex Strike targets the enemy unit with the highest power, while Relentless Strike's true damage cuts through their defenses like they don't exist. Immunity keeps her safe from most negative status effects, and Painforge means any damage from allies or Burning just makes her hit harder. She's absolutely brutal against tank-heavy compositions. Your opponent builds a wall? Portia removes it in quick order.
The mastermind of Praetoria's downfall, now in card form. Use her accordingly (which means every chance you get).
| Promo Card | Packs Required | Gold Foil Chance | Gold Foil Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portia Nyr (Legendary) | 1 per 100 packs | 4% | 1 GF per 2,500 packs |
| Doldrus (Rare) | 1 per 10 packs | 4% | 1 GF per 250 packs |
Presale Leaderboard rankings are determined by total packs purchased during the Escalation presale.
| Rank Range | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 1–6 Conflict Archon Bundle | • Choose the name of a Legendary Archon • Max-level Legendary Archon in all 3 foils (RF, GF, and the #1 mint BF) • Unique 1-of-1 Archon Skin • “The Ascendant” Legendary Title • Doldrus (Black Foil – Max Level) • Portia Nyr (Gold Foil – 1 CC) |
| 7–20 | • “The Ascendant” Legendary Title • Doldrus (Black Foil – Max Level) • Portia Nyr (Gold Foil – 1 CC) |
| 21–30 | • “The Ascendant” Legendary Title • Doldrus (Gold Foil – 1 CC) • Portia Nyr (Gold Foil – 1 CC) |
| 31–100 | • “The Rising” Epic Title • Doldrus (Gold Foil – 1 CC) |
| 101–250 | • “The Emergent” Rare Title |
Each Standard Pack purchased during the presale grants 1 Presale Raffle ticket.
The Presale Raffle takes place the day before Escalation launches, awarding 71 total prizes at random. Players may win multiple prizes.
| Prize | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Numbered Black Foils (#1–#10) | 10 |
| Black Foil Arcane (1 of 1) | 1 |
| Prize | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Numbered Black Foils (#21–#40) | 20 |
| Black Foil Arcanes (#1–#10) | 10 |
| Prize | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Legendary GFA Portia Nyr (#1–#5) | 5 |
| Rare GFA Doldrus (#1–#25) | 25 |
The Escalation Mini-Set introduces 8 new abilities that raise the tempo of battle and reward decisive play. From precision targeting to escalating power through sustained combat, these abilities break stalemates, punish passive strategies, and create new ways to dominate the battlefield.
Targets the enemy unit with the most Power.
Allied units that share this unit’s bloodline gain +1 Power when any of them defeats an enemy and take 1 true damage when any of them is defeated.
If this unit is defeated, allied units that share its bloodline take 2 damage and lose all Power gained from this ability.
When in the first position, loses -2 Attack Power, gains +8 Health, and +8 Armor.
Draws attacks from enemy units with Snipe, Apex Strike, and Opportunity.
Does not affect enemy units in the first position.
After missing an attack, makes a second attack against the same target.
When Burning, instead of losing Health, gains +1 Health at the beginning of each round.
If an enemy unit deals more than 5 damage in a single round, it gains Taunt, and if camouflaged, is Revealed.
When in the last position, gains Camouflage, cannot attack, and all allied units gain +1 Power and Determined.
| Rarity | # GFA per Card |
|---|---|
| Common | 50 |
| Rare | 25 |
| Epic | 10 |
| Legendary | 5 |
| Rarity | BFA per Card |
|---|---|
| Common | 20 |
| Rare | 10 |
| Epic | 5 |
| Legendary | 1 |
*Arcane cards will be distributed in Escalation packs
Soon after Escalation’s release, battle mages will roll out their Mage Wagons to aid in the continued war against the Conclave Arcana.
Each Escalation Conflict lasts 30 days.
Load your Mage Wagons with Escalation cards only, deploy them against the Conclave, and rack up contribution points. When the Conflict ends, your total contribution points determine how many chances you earn at that Conflict’s exclusive Legendary Archon airdrop card, before it can ever be found in packs.
Escalation packs will contribute the following when you stake them in Mage Wagons:
- 100 Contribution Score per pack
| Kit Name | Wood | Stone | Iron | Aura |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Kit | 17,500 | 7,000 | 1,750 | 1,250 |
NOTE: all 'broken' wagons will be automatically removed from players inventory after the end of the Conclave Arcana Conflicts. If players want to repair the damaged wagons, they need to do so before the end of the CA Conflicts.
Conflict Score (CS) values for Black Foil cards have been adjusted to reduce their relative impact in Conflicts.
Black Foil CS has been reduced by 40% from Conclave Arcana, changing its impact from 5× Gold Foil (GF) to 3× Gold Foil (GF)
See chart 4 for details
Escalation Conflicts feature guaranteed leaderboard rewards and randomized foil rewards, as outlined below.
At the end of each Conflict, the top contributors earn guaranteed Leaderboard Bonus Packages based on placement.
| Place | Bonus Packages |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Gold Foils + 1 of 10 Skin |
| 2 | 9 Gold Foils + 1 of 10 Skin |
| 3 | 8 Gold Foils + 1 of 10 Skin |
| 4 | 7 Gold Foils + 1 of 10 Skin |
| 5 | 6 Gold Foils + 1 of 10 Skin |
| 6–10 | 3 Gold Foils + 1 of 10 Skin |
| Total | 55 Gold Foils + 10 Exclusive Skins |
Each Conflict includes four separate Foil Draw Buckets, each with its own prize pool.
At the end of each Conflict, players will have 2 days to choose how they wish to allocate their Foil Draw Entries. Unused Foil Draw Entries will not carry over to future Conflicts and instead will be automatically assigned to the Gold Foil event for each conflict.
| Bucket | Card Type | Total Prizes |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Foil | 1 CC – no # | 50 cards + 50 of 200 skins |
| Black Foil | Maxed | 9 cards (#'s 2 thru 10) + 50 of 200 skins |
| Gold Foil Arcane | Maxed | 5 cards + 50 of 200 skins |
| Black Foil Arcane | Maxed | 1 card + 50 of 200 skins |
Note: this post was edited on 5/5/26 to reflect a change to the Gold Foil Draw Events to 50 Gold Foils from 155 Gold Foils. The reason for this change is because of technical difficulties in blocking out future gold foil cards in future pack openings. Thus, we had to limit the number of Gold Foils to more closely mimic the amount in circulation rather than creating a fixed amount as originally intended. In the future conflicts, we may increase this number if there are more packs opened and GF legendaries minted, but for the foreseeable future we believe 50 Gold Foils will be the correct amount in the Gold Foil Draw events.
Sparkle Potions are craftable on Land for a cost of 100 Aura.
Players may choose whether or not to use potions to increase their number of Foil Draw entries.
Each potion grants one additional Foil Draw entry.
The maximum number of potions a player may use is limited to the number of Conflict Chances allocated to each specific Foil Draw event.
For example, if a player allocates 100 Conflict Chances to the Black Foil Draw, they may use up to 100 Midnight Potions to gain 100 additional Foil Draw entries.
Each additional entry requires one potion of the appropriate type (see below), including the new Sparkle Potion.
| Draw | Prizes | Potion |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Foil | 155 GF + 50 skins | 1 Alchemy Potion |
| Gold Foil Arcane | 5 GFA + 50 skins | 1 Sparkle Potion |
| Black Foil | 9 BF + 50 skins | 1 Midnight Potion |
| Black Foil Arcane | 1 BFA + 50 skins | 1 Sparkle Potion |
Foil Draws occur 2 days after each Conflict ends.
Conflict Score for the Conclave Arcana Mini-Set, Escalation. No other cards can be staked in the Battle Wagons other than the Mini-set. The adjustment relative to the Conclave Arcana Conflict Score formula is: Regular Foil CS = same, Gold Foil CS = same, Black Foil CS is 3x GF CP.
| Foil Type | Common | Rare | Epic | Legendary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Foil (1 CC – Max) | 5 – 2,100 | 20 – 2,415 | 100 – 4,830 | 500 – 5,775 |
| Gold Foil (1 CC – Max) | 125 – 4,987.5 | 500 – 11,550 | 2,500 – 26,250 | 12,500 – 52,500 |
| Black Foil (Max) | 14,962.5 | 34,650 | 78,750 | 157,500 |
| Gold Foil Arcane (Max) | 4,987.5 | 11,550 | 26,250 | 52,500 |
| Black Foil Arcane (Max) | 14,962.5 | 34,650 | 78,750 | 157,500 |
With powerful presale rewards, eight new abilities, and Escalation Conflicts centered around Legendary Archons, Escalation raises the stakes across all of Splinterlands.
The Presale is coming soon.
Start planning your strategy, rally your guildmates, and spread the word — this is one release you won’t want to face unprepared.
Prepare your deck.
Tell your friends.
And get ready for Escalation 🔥
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Disclaimer: All information, including percentages, quantities, names, and launch timing, is subject to change without prior notice. Final details will be confirmed at the time of sale. Please refer to official Splinterlands channels for the most current updates.
