100 Cards. One Auction House. No Second Chances.

Get ready for the launch of the Splinterlands Auction House, a groundbreaking new way to acquire cards for your collection! On October 29th, the Auction House opens its doors... and on November 6th, bidding begins on what may become the most sought-after card in the arena.

Meet Heloise the Hollow: a legendary death-earth antihero who refuses to go gentle into that good night. Your opponent won't just fear her powerful melee attacks; they'll fear what happens every time she's destroyed!

Only 100 max-level copies of Heloise will be sold, with each auction lasting 25 hours. Once the last card is gone, that's it. No more copies. No second chances. If you don't win her in the auction, you'll have to convince your fellow battle mages to part with Heloise.

And good luck with that. She is game-changing.

Heloise the Hollow

Heloise d’Armand once led the Dawnbringers, a band of mercenaries that stood against the Chaos Empire. But as defeats mounted and her dream of liberation slipped away, she faced an impossible choice: watch her cause die or sacrifice her loyal followers for the power to achieve her goals.

She chose power. In an instant, her companions' life force surged into her, granting her incredible strength—and twisting her into something else entirely. Something monstrous. She became Heloise the Hollow, a symbol of all that can be lost in pursuit of power.

Whoah! Eight melee damage! And Opportunity to boot. Imagine pairing her with summoners like Nidhoggr, Lorkus, or even Underboss Fabino.

Taunt but only 7 Health. Not a lot of survivability. You could delay her demise by placing another Taunt before her in your lineup...or you could just let it happen. Because, with her two new abilities, death isn't the end for Heloise. Naw, she's just getting started.

Spite
When defeated, 100% chance to counterattack.

Soul Siphon
As long as there is a non-Weary allied unit, self-resurrects with 100% armor and 50% of max health, rounded down. All magic debuffs are removed, and all magic buffs are reapplied. Inflicts Weary on the non-Weary allied unit with the highest health and reduces their health by 50%, rounded up.

Let's break that down. Every time Heloise is defeated, she counterattacks, likely killing something in the process. Then she resurrects with 50% max health. And as long as you have a non-Weary unit on your team, Heloise keeps resurrecting and counterattacking, like a well-oiled engine of glorious destruction.

Yeah. You're gonna want her. But how do you make her yours?

The Art of the Auction

Every 25 hours, a new copy of Heloise the Hollow goes up for bid. The rules? Simple. The stakes? Legendary.

The highest bidder wins when the timer reaches zero. No proxy bids. No extensions. No mercy.

A fresh 25-hour auction begins as soon as the previous ends. Whether you're in Praetoria, Portland, or Perth, everyone gets their shot at a last-minute winning bid without sacrificing sleep (or that pesky day job).

And every 20th card auctioned off will be a Gold Foil, for a total of five (and only five!) Gold Foil versions. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines…

The Auction House interface shows the current high bid and bidder, as well as a complete bid history, where everything is laid bare. Study your rivals' moves and their strategies. Learn from the past so you can dominate the future.

The minimum bid is 10,000 Dark Energy Crystals (DEC) or Credits, and new bids must be at least 10,000 more than the current highest bid. If you want to raise the stakes even more, use the text box or the +1K, +5K, and +10K buttons. You can easily reset your bid to the minimum with the (aptly named) MINIMUM button. Worried about being sniped? You can always increase your bid... but you can't lower it.

If you're the high bidder, we'll hold your funds in escrow until you're either outbid (in which case they'll be returned to you) or you win the auction (in which case they'll be sent to the Splinterlands DAO).

Keep an eye on the clock... and your rivals. Remember, there's no proxy bidding. No extensions. When the time expires, the highest bidder claims the prize. That's another card sold. And as each auction ends, your chances of winning grow slimmer. When the last auction is over and the final card is sold, that's it. Just 100 copies of Heloise the Hollow. Ever.

Do you have what it takes to make her yours?

NOTE: All rewards from this post will be sent to @sps.dao.