Most Streamlined Rental Strategies for Max Profits

Renting has become one of the bigger parts of the Splinterlands game. The NFTs in the game are so much more than just an image and owning them. They generate value for you both actively and passively. You either play with them, simply hold them, or rent them out. Either way, they will continuously generate income for you EVERY DAY. Depending on the state of the game, a single card can either put you in the green or the red.

Those who have found their perfect set of cards to play with have also found a secondary way to generate value from the cards they don't play with - the rental market.

I have been actively renting cards for some time now and have found a few tricks to elevate my experience and get the highest returns possible. I'll be sharing a few tips in this post.

• Stop wasting time, use filters!

If you are going to sort through thousands of cards then the easiest and fastest way to go through them is by using the bulk option on peakmonsters.

Unlike the list and grid option, the bulk option presents all the cards in the most concise form. You won't have to open each card set and manually search for the exact cards.

In the bulk option, you can further filter your cars according to levels, status, delegation, yROA-B%, and price. You can cut through a lot of time and find the exact cards you are looking for.

I almost always use this to filter the cards to see which ones are going for the highest yROA-B and proofread the cooldowns. With the bulk view you can rent 100s of cards in one instant. I use it to rent and cancel almost 300 cards in one second.

While we are still on the topic of favorite filters, I always use these three filters in conjunction with the bulk option to sift through my searches quickly.

• For rent: Easily toggle between cards that are listed or rented on the rental market...and cards that aren't.

• Delegated: Easily toggle between cards that are rented and aren't. Toggling "No" will show you cards that are on the rental market but not rented and cards that aren't listed at all.

• Cooldown: Easiest option to see cards on cooldown. Best for newly purchased or returned cards.

Using these filters with the bulk view helps me go through all the cards I need to look at without spending extra time that I could put into looking at prices, stats, or simply playing!

• Higher level cards returns

This is the best way to rent out cards that you have too many of. However, this is a double-edged blade so it can differ from card to card.

At first, let's look at Divine Healer. One of the most sought-after cards in the BETA pack. This card was pure madness before the other packs came out. I am holding a couple of these, most level 1. But I have since leveled it up to rent out.

As you can see a lvl1 Divine Healer rents out for 11.11% (0.01 DEC) whereas a lvl3 Divine Healer rents out for 176.60% (7.9 DEC). The difference is massive.

BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE

Let's look at another card which I am sure many people from the BETA pack ages have a plethora of; Vampire.

• Vampire l4: 11.67% (1.041 DEC)
• Vampire l3: 20.16% (0.428 DEC)
• Vampire l2: 20.10% (0.256 DEC)
• Vampire l1: 23.55% (0.100 DEC)

As we can see here, a lvl1 Vampire is the most profitable in terms of yROA. Almost 12% more than the level 4 vampire. However, it is much harder (almost impossible) to rent out a level 1 vampire since there are way too many of them in the market for the minimum price.

In this case, the most profitable and rentable card would be the lvl3 vampire. So if you are hoarding a lot of lvl1 cards, you might want to look into which level will give you the best return.

If you are looking for quick and bigger liquid rewards, then the lvl4 vampire would be your best bet even if it has a much lower yROA-B%.

• Rent to buy to rent

If you are looking for a long-term plan then renting cards can help you build your collection, which will you help you earn more through renting.

I am constantly looking in the market for cards to buy with the DEC I earn from renting. This not only helps me build a bigger collection but gives me a constant passive earning tool.

I bought the light elemental card from the market simply because I liked its design. The bright side is that it gives a 34% return on assets by renting it out.

I bought the card for a lot more than it is now listed for. The return isn't very impressive either. But it is a good example. There are plenty of players who are doing this and also using a DCA strategy.

This brings me to the next tip.

• Always refer to the rent page

Whether it be choosing cards to buy and rent, or looking at the latest rental trends of cards of different levels, the rent page is your best friend.

Most of my purchases that I want to rent out first go through a selection process on the rent page. I look at a card, look at different levels, and then decide if I want to purchase a new card to rent or rent a card I already have.

• Legendary or Common?

The common misconceptions are that a higher level card gives a better return and a higher rarity card gives a better return. I have already debunked one of these misconceptions. The rarity of a card gives just as much of a better return as a higher-level card.

Yes, legendary cards are much more expensive. It is a great addition to your collection and most of the time makes an excellent card to play with. But there are some cards that beat legendaries in terms of renting.

As you can see in this picture I have loaded the lowest price for a legendary Harklaw and a rare Mushroom Seer. Evidently, the Mushroom seer has a higher yROA-B than the Harklaw and also gives more liquid DEC. The Harklaw has the highest % among all the legendaries I have and still is lower than a rare card.

If you are going to be conservative with your purchases for the rental market then you should be looking for cards like the Mushroom. In this case, sifting through the rent page can help. The Seer is also much cheaper than the Harklaw.

If you enjoyed or learned any new strategies from this post then feel free to share some new tips in the comments below.I would love that!

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