Frontier Draw in Splinterlands: How to Boost Your Chances of Winning Rare Cards

For this week’s post I decided to talk about something that’s been happening in Splinterlands and has been getting the attention of a lot of players who enjoy the Frontier format, which is the #Free2Play format, the so-called Frontier Draw. If you still don’t know what it’s about, let me explain, because it can be a real game changer in the way you play and even in your daily motivation within the game.

The Frontier Draw is basically a kind of weekly lottery that happens inside the game.

You don’t buy tickets, you don’t need to spend DEC or SPS to participate. What you need is just one thing: Frontier Entries. These entries are earned simply by playing in Frontier format and completing Reward Bars, or by advancing in league within that same format. So the more active you are playing Frontier, the more chances you have of landing an insane card at the end of the week.

And it’s not just any random low-tier card, no.

We’re talking about FOUNDATIONS cards with different editions such as Black Foil, Gold Foil Arcane, and even Black Foil Arcane.

And look, these editions are already starting to create crazy hype in the market. Some cards in Gold Foil are already reaching very high values, and if a Black Foil version drops, it’s pretty much guaranteed the price will climb even higher. Not to mention the Collection Power these cards bring, helping you climb into higher leagues. I actually got into this with a somewhat casual mindset, just to see where it would go. But when I realized that every Reward Bar I completed in Frontier guaranteed me at least one entry, that’s when it got fun. It was like:

“Ok, so if I complete three bars today, I get three Entries. If I do this every day, by the end of the week I’ll have a nice amount accumulated.”

But here’s the detail that separates the players who are just playing on autopilot from those who are being strategic.

The league you’re in directly influences the number of entries you receive. For example, if you’re in the Bronze League, each completed Reward Bar gives you only one Entry. But if you move up to the Gold League, each bar already gives you three Entries.

That means a Gold player can earn in a single day the same amount that a Bronze player would take three days to get.

It’s that classic example of how climbing leagues isn’t just about ego or status, but also about real advantage in the game.

I was basically stuck between Bronze and Silver, but then I saw people saying it was possible to farm nine Entries per day just by playing Frontier and completing three Reward Bars in Gold. That was it, I decided to push harder. Not gonna lie, it took some heavy grind, a few bitter defeats (Frontier meta is very different because only FOUNDATIONS cards are allowed), but when I finally hit Gold, the reward made all the effort worth it.

Another thing I noticed is that Frontier Draw also becomes an extra motivation not to forget to play every day.

Because if you miss a day, forget it, those Entries don’t come back. It happened to me once when I skipped a Tuesday, and in the end, I felt behind compared to those who kept the pace.

So here’s my tip.

If you’re aiming for the Draw, build a routine, even set a reminder on your phone if you need to. You really can’t afford to skip.

And it’s not just about winning a rare card and that’s it. It’s about participating in a system clearly designed to engage players to test Frontier more. This format, which restricts gameplay to the Foundations collection, is a brilliant way to level the playing field and give more relevance to the newest collection. Players with a solid Foundations deck feel they can compete equally, without relying on old, absurdly expensive cards that often make the game unbalanced for newcomers.

For me, this gives Splinterlands a fairer and more fun vibe. Of course, the meta will always adapt, but playing Frontier is much less about “who has the oldest and most expensive card” and much more about real strategy. And combining that with the Frontier Draw was a perfect match, because players who put effort into this mode now have an extra reward at the end of the week.

Of course, not everything is perfect.

There are days when the grind gets tiring, times when it feels like RNG is not on your side and you only get bad matchups. But at the end of the day, knowing that every completed bar is another chance in the Frontier Draw gives that sense of real progress. I might lose some matches, but as long as I’m closing Reward Bars, I feel like I’m building toward something for the weekend.

So that’s it.

If you’re not participating yet, I strongly recommend starting now.

It doesn’t matter if you’re in Bronze or Gold, every Entry counts. And who knows, maybe you’ll be the next one to pull that insane card in the weekly draw? I’m rooting to see my name among the 76 winners, because honestly, just thinking about landing a Black Foil Arcane already gives me chills.

In the end, the Frontier Draw is more than just a lottery.

It’s the perfect excuse to play every day, explore more of the Frontier format, and still have the chance to improve your collection without spending anything extra. And if there’s something the Splinterlands community loves, it’s exactly that: playing, grinding, and being rewarded in creative ways.