Splinterlands: Starlight Arrives! 36 New Cards, a New Chase on the Frontier
✨ Starlight Arrives November 3: A New Frontier Collection!
30 Units. 6 Rare Archons. Three exclusive pack types. One Frontier full of opportunities.
For generations, the Starlight Caravan traveled the endless roads of Praetoria, trading rare goods, sharing stories, and answering to no kingdom. Now, after centuries on the move, these wanderers have finally found a place worth defending.
On November 3, 2026, Starlight arrives in Splinterlands!
This new Foundation collection introduces 36 unique cards: 30 Units and 6 Rare Archons, five collectible foil types, three exclusive pack options, and a reward system that puts Frontier Ranked battles and special tournaments at the center of the chase.
Whether you're battling for your next jackpot, hunting rare foils, or expanding your collection, Starlight brings a new reason to venture into the Frontier.
Your battles can earn you access to the packs!
🌠 Meet the Starlight Caravan
For generations, the endless dust trails of Praetoria belonged to the Starlight Caravan.
Known across the realms as the Moving Marches, this fiercely independent band of traders, tinkerers, survivalists, and performers passed through warring kingdoms like a shift in the wind.
They survived on barter, favors, specialized trades, and a single unbreakable rule: total self-reliance.
They arrived unannounced, exchanged rare goods, repaired broken gear, and shared extraordinary tales before disappearing over the horizon. No lord could claim their allegiance, and no kingdom could make them stay.
Until they reached the Frontier.
Drawn by the untamed magic and possibilities of this new land, the Starlight-ers made a decision that generations before them never imagined.
The endless march was over. They had found their home.
Their legendary war-wagons have become fortified homesteads, their trading traditions have taken root, and their wandering community has become a permanent part of the Frontier.
But settling down hasn't softened their spirit. The Starlight Caravan has survived everything Praetoria could throw at it. Now, they'll fight to protect the place they've chosen to call home.
🃏 Introducing the Starlight Collection
Starlight introduces 36 unique cards: 30 Units and 6 Rare Archons, within the existing Foundation card system, complete with its own distinctive set icon.
| Card Type | Unique Cards |
|---|---|
| Units | 30 |
| Rare Archons | 6 |
| Total | 36 |
The collection also breaks down by rarity as follows:
| Rarity | Unique Cards |
|---|---|
| Common | 8 |
| Rare | 14 |
| Epic | 7 |
| Legendary | 7 |
| Total | 36 |
The collection follows the current Foundation foil structure, featuring five collectible versions:
- Regular Foil (RF)
- Gold Foil (GF)
- Black Foil (BF)
- Gold Foil Arcane (GFA)
- Black Foil Arcane (BFA)
All Starlight cards have no Collection Power (CP) or Production Power (PP).
Unlike traditional pack releases, Starlight uses a fixed supply of pre-minted cards distributed through three separate pack pools. Every card comes from an established allocation, with limited special foils in designated pools.
🔎 Explore the Full Starlight Collection!
Want to see all 36 Starlight cards and check out their individual stats, abilities, and details?
Visit the Splinterlands Collection.
Under Filters, select Foundations → Starlight.
Make sure ALL CARDS is selected in the dropdown next to the Elements filter.
Click any Starlight card to explore its individual details!
🛡️ Two New Abilities Join the Battlefield!
The Starlight Caravan didn't survive generations on the road by leaving its people behind. From repairing battered armor to protecting fellow warriors, the Caravan knows that survival takes teamwork.
Starlight introduces two brand-new abilities: Focus Guard and Repair Guard, bringing new ways to support your team and strengthen your battle strategies!
🎯 Focus Guard
At the start of battle, the next living allied unit behind this unit gains +1 ranged power if it has a ranged attack.
Positioning matters! Focus Guard gives Battle Mages another way to strengthen their ranged attackers before the battle even begins.
Place your units strategically to give the right ally an extra boost in firepower.
🛡️ Repair Guard
Each round, restores 2 armor (up to max) to the next living allied unit behind this unit.
A little protection can go a long way!
Repair Guard helps keep your allies in the fight by restoring armor to a unit positioned behind it. With the right lineup, that extra protection could make all the difference.
⚔️ Built to Fight Together
One ability strengthens your offense. The other reinforces your defense.
Focus Guard and Repair Guard introduce new positioning decisions and team-building opportunities for Battle Mages looking to get the most out of their Starlight cards.
The Caravan has always survived by watching each other's backs. Now, that same philosophy comes to the battlefield!
📦 Three Packs. Three Different Chases.
| Pack | Price | Cards | What You Can Find |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☁️ Sky | 500 Credits | 5 | Five Regular Foils |
| ⭐ Stellar | 1,000 Credits | 5 | 30% of packs contain one GF or BF |
| 🌌 Cosmic | 15,000 Credits | 5 | Guaranteed GFA or BFA, plus a transferable Spellbook Token |
Important: You must first earn the matching soulbound DROP token to purchase each pack. Credits alone cannot unlock a pack.
☁️ Sky Packs: Build Your Collection
Sky Packs offer a straightforward way to build your Starlight collection.
- 7,188 Sky Packs in the allocation
- 500 Credits per pack
- 5 Regular Foil cards per pack
- Requires 1 SKYDROP Token
All five cards are randomly drawn from the pre-minted Sky pool.
⭐ Stellar Packs: Chase the Special Foils
Stellar Packs offer a shot at Gold Foil and Black Foil Starlight cards.
- 8,570 Stellar Packs in the allocation
- 1,000 Credits per pack
- 5 cards per pack
- 2,571 packs contain exactly one GF or BF, representing 30% of the Stellar supply
- Requires 1 STELLARDROP Token
If a Stellar Pack contains a GF or BF, its other four cards are Regular Foils. Otherwise, all five cards are Regular Foils. No potions are used, and a special foil is not guaranteed in an individual pack.
🌌 Cosmic Packs: The Ultimate Starlight Chase
For collectors chasing the rarest Starlight foils, Cosmic Packs take things to another level.
- 281 Cosmic Packs in the allocation
- 15,000 Credits per pack
- 4 Regular Foil cards from the Cosmic pool
- 1 guaranteed Gold Foil Arcane or Black Foil Arcane card
- 1 transferable Spellbook Token, expiring December 31, 2027
- Requires 1 COSMICDROP Token
Every Cosmic Pack contains an Arcane foil. The particular Arcane foil is determined by the pre-minted Cosmic pool.
281 Cosmic Packs. 281 guaranteed Arcane foils. Let the chase begin!
🎟️ Play Frontier. Earn DROP Tokens.
Starlight is built around earning the opportunity to buy a pack through gameplay. Three soulbound tokens unlock the three pack types:
| Token | Unlocks |
|---|---|
| SKYDROP | Purchase of 1 Sky Pack |
| STELLARDROP | Purchase of 1 Stellar Pack |
| COSMICDROP | Purchase of 1 Cosmic Pack |
These tokens are earned through Frontier Ranked jackpot prizes and special Weekend Tournaments. They cannot be traded or transferred.
⚔️ Frontier Ranked Jackpot Rewards
Each time you reach a qualifying five-win milestone in Frontier Ranked and earn a Fortune Draw Token, you also have a chance to receive a Starlight DROP token as a jackpot prize.
| Daily Win Milestone | SKYDROP | STELLARDROP | COSMICDROP | Combined Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First 5 wins | 2% | 2% | 0.10% | 4.10% |
| Next 5 wins | 3% | 3% | 0.15% | 6.15% |
| Final 5 wins | 4% | 4% | 0.20% | 8.20% |
Your chance increases as you reach further five-win milestones during the day. These rates apply while the relevant DROP tokens remain available in the distribution pool.
The combined percentages represent the stated jackpot rates across the three DROP token categories, not a guarantee of a prize.
🏆 Weekend Tournaments: Another Way to Earn
Competitive Battle Mages will have additional opportunities to earn Starlight DROP tokens through special Weekend Tournaments.
A total of 2,030 DROP tokens are reserved for tournament prizes across approximately 50 weeks of events managed by the Splinterlands DAO.
Watch for individual tournament schedules and participation details.
⏳ Redeem Your DROP Tokens Within 15 Days
Each DROP token must be redeemed within 15 days of being awarded. Once you earn one, use it to purchase the matching pack with Credits.
If a token is not redeemed in that period, it returns to the Master Drop Bucket and can be awarded again while distribution is active.
A few important details:
- DROP tokens are soulbound and cannot be transferred.
- Packs are soulbound, but the cards inside are transferable.
- One token unlocks the purchase of one corresponding pack.
- Expired, unredeemed tokens return to the distribution pool during the promotion.
- Pack sales end September 30, 2027. After the sale, remaining DROP tokens are burned and no further packs can be purchased.
If you pull a token you've been chasing, don't forget to use it!
💎 Fixed Supply. Real Collector Chase.
All Starlight cards are pre-minted and placed into separate Sky, Stellar, and Cosmic pools. Here is the full pack allocation:
| Pack Pool | Regular Foils | Special Foils | Total Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | 35,940 | 0 | 35,940 |
| Stellar | 40,279 | 2,571 GF/BF | 42,850 |
| Cosmic | 1,124 | 281 GFA/BFA | 1,405 |
| Total | 77,343 | 2,852 | 80,195 |
These 80,195 pre-minted cards support a maximum of 16,039 five-card packs across the three tiers.
An important collector note: If Stellar or Cosmic Packs remain undistributed when the sale ends, their remaining special foils will not automatically be burned. The team may make those cards available through another distribution method in the future, at its discretion.
📊 DROP Token Distribution
Each pack has a matching pre-minted DROP token, with allocations split between Frontier Ranked jackpots and tournament prizes.
| DROP Token | Ranked Allocation | Tournament Allocation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKYDROP | 6,188 | 1,000 | 7,188 |
| STELLARDROP | 7,570 | 1,000 | 8,570 |
| COSMICDROP | 251 | 30 | 281 |
| Total | 14,009 | 2,030 | 16,039 |
The token totals match the maximum number of packs available. Because an unredeemed token returns to the pool, a token may be awarded again if its first recipient does not redeem it in time. Once redeemed for a pack, it is no longer available for another purchase.
📅 Important Starlight Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Starlight Launch | November 3, 2026 |
| DROP Token Redemption | Within 15 days of being awarded |
| Weekend Tournaments | Across approximately 50 weeks |
| Starlight Pack Sale Ends | September 30, 2027 |
| Cosmic Spellbook Token Expiration | December 31, 2027 |
After September 30, 2027, no additional Starlight Packs may be purchased. Undistributed special foils may be offered through future mechanisms at the team's discretion.
🌟 The Frontier Has a New Reason to Battle
The Starlight Caravan spent generations searching for a place to call home.
Now, they've found it.
And beginning November 3, Battle Mages have another reason to return to the Frontier, push for those five-win milestones, compete in tournaments, and chase the cards that make a collection special.
With 30 Units and 6 Rare Archons (36 unique cards total), three limited pack types, and a fixed pre-minted supply, every DROP token earned opens the door to a new collecting opportunity.
Play Frontier. Earn DROP Tokens. Build your Starlight collection.
The caravan has arrived, Battle Mages.
The Chase Is Real! 🔥