Staked SPS provides a reward multiplier in eligible Ranked formats. The amount of SPS owned and staked, rented, or delegated to an account determines the account's displayed SPS Boost.
The SPS Boost applies differently depending on the format. It currently affects eligible rewards in Modern Ranked and Wild Ranked. It does not determine Frontier rewards, and Survival does not currently distribute SPS rewards.
What Does the SPS Boost Affect?
| Format | How the SPS Boost Applies |
|---|---|
| Modern Ranked | Increases Reward Points earned from eligible wins and affects applicable Glint and Ranked Fortune Entry rewards. Reward Points determine the player's share of their Bracket's SPS pool at the end of the season. Review How Are Rewards Calculated in Modern Ranked? |
| Wild Ranked | Modifies Reward Shares used to calculate SPS and Glint from eligible battle wins and affects applicable Ranked Fortune Entry rewards. Review How Are Rewards Calculated in Wild Ranked? |
| Survival | Survival currently distributes seasonal Glint rather than SPS. Review How Are Rewards Calculated in Survival Ranked? for its current Bracket and Reward Point system. |
| Frontier | Does not require staked SPS. The SPS Boost does not modify Frontier rewards. Review How Are Rewards Calculated in Frontier Ranked? |
The SPS Boost does not increase rating gained from a victory, change the size of a format's reward pool, or guarantee a fixed amount of SPS.
Understanding the Displayed SPS Boost
The SPS Boost is a multiplier value, not a percentage bonus. The value shown in the game uses 10.00 as the reference reward rate. When the displayed SPS Boost is included in a reward formula, it is normalized by dividing it by 10.
Effective SPS factor = displayed SPS Boost / 10
Examples:
| Displayed SPS Boost | Effective SPS Factor | Meaning Compared with the 10.00 Reference Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6.40 | 0.64 | 64% of the reference reward value |
| 10.00 | 1.00 | 100% of the reference reward value |
| 12.44 | 1.244 | 124.4% of the reference reward value |
| 13.30 | 1.33 | 133% of the reference reward value |
For example, a displayed SPS Boost of 12.44 is divided by 10 to produce an effective SPS factor of 1.244. This is 24.4% above the 10.00 reference rate. It is not a 12.44% bonus.
Percentage bonuses are handled differently. A 10% card bonus is divided by 100 to produce 0.10 because it is explicitly a percentage. The SPS Boost is divided by 10 because it uses the 10.00 reference scale.
The displayed SPS Boost may be rounded or truncated. A manual calculation made with the displayed value can differ slightly from the final server-calculated reward, which may use a more precise value.
SPS Boost Formula
The displayed SPS Boost is calculated from the player's rating, available SPS Power, and Ranked format.
Available SPS Power includes SPS staked to the account and qualifying SPS delegated or rented to the account, minus SPS delegated out to other accounts.
Rating Constant = ((Capped Rating - 100) × 0.007)3.5
The rating used by this formula is capped at 5,000. If the applicable rating is 100 or lower, the Rating Constant is 0.
Modern Adjusted SPS = Available SPS Power
Wild Adjusted SPS = Available SPS Power / 2
Displayed SPS Boost = 10 × 1.33 × Adjusted SPS / (Adjusted SPS + Rating Constant)
If Available SPS Power is 0, the displayed SPS Boost is 0. With a positive SPS balance, the displayed value approaches—but does not exceed—the maximum of 13.30 as Adjusted SPS increases.
Because Wild divides Available SPS Power by 2 before applying the formula, a Wild player needs twice as much available SPS as a Modern player at the same applicable rating to obtain the same displayed SPS Boost.
The SPS required for a specific boost increases as rating increases. For this reason, there is no single fixed SPS requirement for an entire Modern Bracket or Wild league.
SPS Boost in Modern Ranked
Modern Ranked does not pay SPS immediately after each battle. Eligible wins generate Reward Points, and the SPS Boost modifies the Reward Points earned.
At the end of the season, a player's Reward Points determine their share of the SPS pool allocated to their selected Modern Bracket. The SPS Boost is not applied a second time to the final SPS distribution.
Eligible win → Reward Points modified by SPS Boost → share of Bracket SPS pool at season end
There is no fixed conversion between Reward Points and SPS. The final amount depends on the player's share of eligible Reward Points within the Bracket, the SPS available in the Bracket pool, participation requirements, and any applicable reward cap.
Review How Are Rewards Calculated in Modern Ranked? for the complete Modern reward flow.
SPS Boost in Wild Ranked
Wild Ranked continues to calculate SPS from eligible battle wins using Reward Shares. Applicable percentage bonuses are combined first, and the normalized SPS factor is then included in the Reward Share calculation.
Combined Reward Multiplier = (1 + total applicable percentage bonuses) × (displayed SPS Boost / 10)
For example, if the applicable percentage bonuses total 75% and the displayed SPS Boost is 12.44:
(1 + 0.75) × (12.44 / 10) = approximately 2.177
The resulting combined multiplier is used in the Wild Reward Share calculation. Wild SPS earnings also depend on the available Wild reward pool and the eligible Reward Shares competing for that pool.
The SPS-for-Glint setting is available exclusively for eligible Wild Ranked battles. Review How Are Rewards Calculated in Wild Ranked? for the complete Wild reward formula and SPS-for-Glint information.
SPS Boost and Fortune Entries
The SPS Boost also affects applicable Ranked Fortune Entry rewards in Modern and Wild. Players with an SPS Boost below the full reward level for their selected Bracket, league, or rating may receive fewer Ranked Fortune Entries than the maximum amount available.
Ranked Fortune Entries require an active Fortune Pass at the time of the weekly draw. Review Fortune Entries for entry sources and draw requirements.
Frontier Entries are separate from Ranked Fortune Entries. Frontier does not use the SPS Boost and does not require a Fortune Pass for its Weekly Frontier Draw.
SPS Requirements
The amount of SPS required for a particular SPS Boost depends on the format and the applicable rating used by the reward calculation.
- Modern: The requirement is calculated from Available SPS Power and the applicable rating within the selected Modern Bracket.
- Wild: At the same applicable rating, Wild requires exactly twice as much Available SPS Power as Modern to produce the same displayed SPS Boost.
Requirements may change as reward systems are adjusted. The current in-game SPS Boost panel should be treated as the authoritative source for the account's displayed boost and the SPS required to increase it.
With no qualifying SPS staked or delegated, the displayed SPS Boost is 0. Stake or obtain a qualifying delegation of SPS to increase the displayed boost toward the maximum value of 13.30.
How to Increase the SPS Boost
The qualifying SPS associated with an account may be increased by:
- Staking additional SPS directly to the account.
- Receiving an SPS delegation from another account.
- Renting delegated SPS through the SPS Rental Market.
- Claiming eligible SPS rewards and staking them to the account.
Liquid SPS does not contribute to the Ranked SPS Boost until it is staked or otherwise provided to the account as a qualifying delegation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is an SPS Boost of 12.44 the same as a 12.44% bonus?
No. The displayed value uses a 10.00 reference scale. A displayed boost of 12.44 produces an effective SPS factor of 1.244 after dividing by 10.
Why is the SPS Boost divided by 10 instead of 100?
Dividing by 100 converts a percentage into a decimal. The SPS Boost is not a percentage; it is a multiplier value based on a 10.00 reference rate. Dividing by 10 normalizes that displayed value for the reward calculation.
Why does the SPS required increase when my rating increases?
Rating is part of the SPS Boost formula. A higher rating produces a larger Rating Constant, so more Available SPS Power is required to maintain the same displayed boost.
Why does Wild require more SPS than Modern?
Wild uses half of the account's Available SPS Power as Adjusted SPS in the boost formula. Therefore, at the same applicable rating, Wild requires twice as much Available SPS Power to produce the same displayed boost.
Does the SPS Boost multiply my Modern SPS again at the end of the season?
No. It modifies the Reward Points earned during the season. Those Reward Points determine the player's share of the Modern Bracket SPS pool.
Does SPS staking increase Frontier rewards?
No. Frontier does not require SPS staking, and the SPS Boost does not modify Frontier rewards.