I'm currently writing about the latest brawl report, but before I finish that, I'd like to inspire everyone to start brawling. What better way to inspire you to start brawling than by showing you the fruits of the brawl: "My Gladius Card Colleciton!"

My Gladius Card Collection.

This is it! My collection currently gives me 1730 CP, and I've only opened a total of 8 packs! I started collecting merits when I was in Kaizen [PH], and after a while I decided I was ready to move to a larger guild.

This decision led me to join PeakMonsters [Vikings] and it has been a blast here! I've been getting better at brawls ever since I joined the guild, and with the addition of gladius cards, I've gotten even stronger!

Cost of Gladius Packs

Each pack costs 2000 Merits, and can be bought once the guild you're in has opened level 2 of the store.

You can then use the gladius cards in battle when you upgrade the barracks to level 2!

So it currently costs, 60k DEC in total for a guild to be able to use the gladius cards in an actual brawl.

Opening the Brawl

Find a guild willing to put in the DEC into the game to start brawling! Upgrading the buildings in the store isn't cheap, and it definitely needs a whale or a group effort to upgrade. As people continue to contribute to the guild, eventually the necessary buildings will be unlocked. If you want to skip this part, there are a lot of big guilds that have already unlocked the necessary buildings, so you can just apply there!

How does Brawl Work?

The goal of brawls is to win as much matches. Before joining one, you have to understand that there are 3 phases to the brawl.

1. Preparation Stage
   In this stage, you just have to pick which fray/league you'd want to be a part of. Talk with your guildmates and find out how you can help the guild to win the most matches. This stage lasts 48 hrs, so you definitely have the time to prepare.
2. Battle Stage
   In this stage, you will fight! Similar to the preparation stage, you have 48 hrs to fight. If you're a renter like me, you have to rent on the last 24 hrs of the battle stage. This is to prevent any monsters you've rented from being cancelled on you, which would make you forfeit the match.
3. Results Stage
   In this stage, you'd get to see the fruits of your battles. You'll get merits and then if you have enough, you can finally open the gladius packs! Higher level brawls would be harder to win, but the rewards are way better.

Next Steps

You have to learn how to walk before you can run. It is always more helpful to first learn to brawl when you're in a smaller guild. That way, you'll be able to gain experience and get better before you and your guild are ready to handle stronger enemies. If you want to fast track your brawl experience, you can join larger guilds. These have more stringent requirements and they expect you to have a certain level of skill. The reward in these larger guilds are way more than the smaller guilds. In comparison, I earn 200 merits per match in the smaller guild that I'm in, but earn 2k merits in the bigger guild. That's 10x more! The difficulty is also multiplied, and fortunately, so is the fun!

Brawl Today

If you constantly like finding challenges, I highly recommend you to start brawling today! The collection power from gladius cards will help anyone trying to get the permanent collection power that they're trying so hard to get. What are you waiting for? Start brawling Today!

Credits

• Cover photo created using canva.com and the included elements
• Logos and images used are from Splinterlands