Splinterlands has published a proposal for the SPS DAO to fund a brand-new mini-set of cards under the Conclave Arcana edition, scheduled for release in December 2025.
🔹 Key points at a glance
- Funding request: 1,200M DEC up-front from the DAO (no revenue share with Splinterlands → 100% of revenues go to the DAO).
- Size: Similar to Riftwatchers (~43 unique cards, with Gold, Black Foil, and Arcane variants).
- Packs:
- Standard → 225k for sale (250k total, 25k reserved for DAO)
- Alchemy → 45k for sale (50k total, 5k reserved for DAO)
- Legendary → 22.5k for sale (25k total, 2.5k reserved for DAO)
(No Starter packs)
- Pricing:
- Standard: 5,000 DEC / 350 SPS / $5
- Alchemy: 20,000 DEC / 1,400 SPS / $20
- Legendary: 25,000 DEC / 1,750 SPS / $25
- Payment options: DEC, SPS, or USDC (all go directly to the DAO).
- Presale perks: 2 promo cards, raffles, leaderboards, and titles.
📊 Transparent Sales Tracking = Hype & FOMO
One weakness of the Conclave Arcana sale was the lack of clear data in the shop. Unless you tracked numbers manually, it wasn’t obvious how sales were progressing.
For this mini-set, it is paramount that the team adds a simple visualization on the shop page showing:
- Packs sold (by type: Standard, Alchemy, Legendary)
- Packs remaining
- Total revenues in DEC, SPS, USDC + USD equivalents
This isn’t just transparency — it’s marketing. Live progress bars and totals create hype and FOMO. A clean dashboard can be the difference between a steady sale and a frenzy.
💡 Why this matters
1) DAO Treasury Growth 💰
- SPS purchases → strengthen demand and let the DAO accumulate SPS for reward budgets.
- USDC purchases → give stable liquidity, so the DAO doesn’t need to sell SPS/DEC to pay for services.
2) Price Support for SPS & DEC 📈
The SPS discount vs the flat $5 creates a built-in price floor: with 350 SPS = $5, SPS remains the cheapest payment method until market price reaches ≈ $0.0143 per SPS ($5 ÷ 350 ≈ $0.0143). This dynamic should support SPS (and indirectly DEC) throughout the sale.
3) CA Needs This Mini-Set 🔮
Conclave Arcana feels unfinished. This mini-set is the obvious missing piece, adding balance, depth, and freshness to the meta.
4) Scarcity vs Main Set 📉
- CA: ~2.5M packs total
- Mini-set: ~292.5k packs total
This drop is limited and premium, with strong long-term value potential.
5) Win-Win Scenario ✅
If sold out (across individual currencies), the DAO’s intake could reach roughly:
- 2.588B DEC
- 181M SPS
- $2.588M USDC
Plus DAO-reserved packs worth ~$287.5k at list prices.
🔥 My stance
I fully support this proposal. The utility for SPS, the stablecoin inflow, the SPS price support mechanism, and the scarcity make this a no-brainer — and CA genuinely needs these cards.
Above all, the sale must be transparent and visualized in real time. That’s not a cosmetic tweak — it’s a marketing weapon.
If this doesn’t pass, Splinterlands may still launch the mini-set at its own expense and keep all proceeds. The DAO and SPS holders are clearly better off if we approve it.
✅ In short: I’m voting YES. What about you?
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