In the Lady Luck Packs economy of Stakehouse Den, the Cards Level Up & Merging feature offers a powerful path for players to boost their rewards and optimize their NFT holdings. As someone who tracks Web3 gaming mechanics closely, I find this particular system both elegant and strategic.
What Is Merging & How It Works
Every card initially starts at Level 1 with a merge count of one. When you acquire duplicate versions of the same card (same card type, rarity, foil status), you can merge them together. This increases the card’s merge count, and once you hit certain thresholds, your card levels up. The number of duplicates required depends on rarity and whether it’s a regular or gold foil version. Gold foil cards generally need fewer duplicates to hit the next level. (Details like “Common Regular-foil needs X duplicates for Level 2 vs Legendary needing fewer” are laid out in the whitepaper.)
Why It’s Important: Hot Sauce Generation & Efficiency
Merged cards don’t just look cooler: they meaningfully increase the rate of Hot Sauce generation. Here’s how:
- The amount of Hot Sauce a staked card produces is calculated as Merge Count × Generation Factor, where the generation factor depends on the card’s level, rarity, and foil status.
- Gold foil and higher rarity cards earn more per merge than regular ones. As you progress in levels, each additional level tends to offer steeper Hot Sauce gains.
Another practical benefit: each staked card requires 2 Script tokens regardless of level. So combining duplicates into a higher-level card means fewer cards (and fewer Script tokens) needed overall to reach similar or higher Hot Sauce yields. This reduces staking overhead and increases resource efficiency.
Strategic Takeaways for Players
Prioritize merging duplicates of cards you already have enough to level up: saves on Script and staking slots.
Gold foil variants are especially valuable: fewer duplicates needed and higher output.
Track which rarity you want to focus on, given your collection, to get the most Hot Sauce return with minimal cost.