Hello again and happy end of season #splinterverse! Star⭐ (
Historic Changes Have Finally Come!
Last season, Season 98, was somewhat historic because it was the final season where #splinterlands brawls lacked an #sps reward pool. If you think about that for a moment, it's actually quite amazing. For this long, we've not only kept the brawl ecosystem going, but we've grown it tremendously---all without any actual rewards, other than bragging rights and, of course, some non-transferable "soul-bound" rewards, like merits, gladius cases, crowns, etc. What that seems to indicate is that brawls are fun to play, pure and simple, even without traditional p2E rewards. It also indicates that the desire for guild vs. guild competitions is there and it's real 💪
Fast forward to the current season. We just underwent a system update and now the very first SPS brawl reward pools have been added. The higher the tier, the larger the reward pool, you know the story. If you thought that the brawl ecosystem was lit before SPS rewards, just watch out now 🔥🚀
Btw you can access the reward pool information for your tier using a new in-game screen. This screen is located on the Brawl page and marked "POOL" 💰 (see screenshots below). There is also a new screen marked "BRAWL REWARDS" which we'll experience the first time this season and discuss in the next edition.
An SPS reward pool page has been added to the Brawl page with today's update
So yes, after much anticipation and a community-wide vote, it's finally happened! SPS brawls rewards are real. Not only that but, already, we're seeing the desired effects. Many guilds that were waiting before, have finally leveled up now to their maximum possible brawling tier (according to Arena level). For example, the number of guilds in Tier 3 alone has more than doubled---from 26 guilds to 64 guilds!---compared to just two seasons ago. Remember when we could barely get Tier 3 brawls going?!
As another example, the 1st-ever TIER 4 brawl is happening right now! There are only 6 guilds, but it's enough to give it a go. We'll provide a preview of that historic event at the end of this post. For now though, let's review the results from last season!
Season 98
Tier 3 Brawls - Top Guilds
If you happen to remember, the previous season (Season 97) was the first in a long time that the #1 spot was not taken by Summoner's Tribe or The Guild of Neoxian. As if somehow they heard us 👂 both guilds absolutely roared back in response. The former (ST) took first place, smashing the competition with a record of 341-97 and 1,023 total points. The latter (GoN) came in a close second with 957. Notably, GoN tied with last season's #1 in Tier 3, Immortal Gods, for wins (319) and points (957), but just slightly edged them out on crowns (367) and merits (24,467).
Summoner's Tribe recaptured the #1 spot!
Knights United, Legendary Dragons and Team Possible came in #4, #5 and #6, respectively.
Tier 3 Brawls - Top Players
Whatever it was holding ST back in Season 97, it's over now. Look at that leaderboard! Overall though, the top spot for the 🏆#1 BRAWLER IN TIER 3🏆 came down to an even tie between 
Tier 2 Brawls - Top Guilds
In Tier 2, the competition was fierce yet again. This season it was Death Hamsterism who took the #1 spot, with an overall record of 295-81 and a total of 885 points. The #2 and #3 spots were taken by HD2 Marauders of Crom and Team Possible Power, respectively.
Tier 2 Brawls - Top Players
Occasionally we see it, and in Season 98, we did. A perfect PPB score. The #1 brawler in Tier 2, 
First Tier 4 Brawl Under Way!
The other huge story is, of course, an entire new level of brawls: TIER 4!
Six brave and powerful guilds have leveled up to max, including our own [KoG] Shield of Glory. Unfortunately, this is less than minimum number of guilds (10) required for a full reward pool. Therefore, the Tier 4 reward pool has been reduced to 62,500 SPS, which is 60% (6/10) of the max possible 104,167 SPS set aside for Tier 4.
The six guilds who are taking place in this historic first are:
- [KoG] Shield of Glory
- Immortal Gods
- Legendary Dragons
- Summoner's Tribe
- The Guild of Neoxian
- Peakmonsters [Premiere]
Guild banners for the six guilds taking part in this 1st-ever historic event! From left-to-right, these are the banners from [KoG] Shield of Glory, Immortal Gods, Legendary Dragons, Summoner's Tribe, The Guild of Neoxian, and Peakmonsters [Premiere]
We can't wait to see the results! We'll have those and all the other brawl results from the current season in the next edition.
Conclusion
That's it for another outstanding season of brawls. Stay tuned for next the next edition where we'll keep bringing you all the latest results from Tier 2 and Tier 3 brawls. Plus, for the first time ever, Tier 4 brawl results! Until then, thanks for reading 🙏