Choose between four formats for Splinterlands ranked play: Frontier Modern, Wild, and Survival.
Frontier Format
Frontier only allows cards from the Foundations Set to be played. Earn cards from the Foundations set by playing the campaign, advancing through the leagues, earning daily rewards, and placing on the leaderboard!
Modern Format
Modern will always allow cards from the two most recent sets. Currently, those sets are Rebellion and Conclave Arcana.
Modern format is free to play, and each battle costs 1 energy, which regenerates at 1 energy per hour and is shared with Wild Format. Energy can also be purchased or earned from reward chests.
The Foundations Set is available in Modern format.
Runi is a unique Chaos Legion card and will always be available for play in modern.
When the Outsider modifier is active, players may summon one unit that is not usually available in modern format. Currently, this includes Alpha, Beta, Untamed, Dice and Chaos Legion units.
Wild Format
Wild Format allows all cards that Splinterlands has printed thus far. This includes Alpha, Beta, Untamed, Dice, Chaos Legion, Rebellion, Conclave Arcana, and all Reward and Promo cards.
Same than Modern, each battle costs 1 energy, which regenerates at 1 energy per hour.
Playing Wild Format requires a Spellbook and the purchase of the Wild Pass each season.
Players of Wild Format need roughly double the staked SPS to maintain the same Reward Multiplier as before.
Survival Mode
All cards except cards from the Foundations Set may be used in Survival mode. In this mode, players may use each copy of an individual card instead of one copy at the highest level.
A few points differentiate survival more from modern and wild formats:
- No energy is required to battle - players can battle as much as they are able!
- When a card dies in a Survival mode battle, it will become unusable (in Survival mode) until it is revived, revival may have a cost in Phoenix Ash.
- Cards must be flagged to play in Survival Mode. Review the FAQ to learn more about managing your collection with survival mode in mind.
- Foundations Cards are unavailable in Survival Mode.
Survival Mode will is active again after being on pause, as outlined in the passed proposal, starting with the season starting on February 15th, 2026. More details about the implementation can be found here.
Card Sets
Previously, cards were grouped by Edition. The move to Modern and Wild Formats prompted the need to group cards by Set. Currently, there are 5 sets.
Alpha Set: Alpha + Promo cards with Alpha borders
Beta Set: Beta + Promo cards with Beta borders + Reward cards with Beta borders
Untamed Set: Untamed + Promo cards with Untamed borders + Reward cards with Untamed borders + Dice edition
Chaos Legion Set: Chaos Legion + Promo cards with Chaos Legion borders + Reward cards with Chaos Legion borders + Riftwatchers edition
Rebellion Set: Rebellion + Promo cards with Rebellion borders + Reward cards with Rebellion borders.
Conclave Arcana Set: Conclave Arcana + Promo cards with Conclave Arcana borders + Reward cards with Rebellion borders.
Foundations Set: Foundations cards with wooden borders.
**Use Card Market Filters at the top of the Cards and Market pages to sort cards by set
How Can I Tell Whether a Card is Modern or Wild at a Glance?
Compare the frames. Alpha, Beta, Untamed, and Chaos Legion frames are considered wild. Rebellion and Conclave Arcana-style frames are considered Modern. Eventually, you will be able to tell whether a card has a Modern or Wild frame at a glance!
Our marketplace and items pages allow you to sort by format. Use the All or Modern filters to sort.
How Do Rewards Work in Modern and Wild?
In Modern and Wild Formats, players battle to earn Glint, a currency that can be spent in the Rewards Shop. Wild players need about 50% more staked SPS to maintain the same Reward Multipliers. At the end of each season, players will receive the same amount of Glint they earned during that season.
How Do Rewards Work in Survival?
Players earn Reward Points (How are Rewards (Rshares) Calculated?) for each victory in Survival. At the end of the season, SPS rewards are distributed based on a player’s Reward Points relative to others in the same bracket.
Each bracket is independent and the SPS allocation for each bracket depends on the total Collection Power played by all players in that bracket throughout the season.
What About Gladiator Cards?
Gladiator cards are not included in a set, as previously defined. They will only be usable in battles or brawls when the Are you not entertained? modifier or conscript archon is in play.
Want to learn more about Modern and Wild? Review the Official Peakd Post announcing the change. Review the articles below for additional information.