{"id":62671,"date":"2018-11-15T21:30:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T21:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=105664"},"modified":"2018-11-15T21:30:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T21:30:23","slug":"six-steps-to-mastering-eternal-without-ever-spending-a-dime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/11\/15\/six-steps-to-mastering-eternal-without-ever-spending-a-dime\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Steps to Mastering Eternal Without Ever Spending a Dime"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When we set out to make Eternal<\/em>, we were guided by a couple of core ideas.<\/p>\n

The first was that strategy card games can be both deep and engaging, as well as smooth and polished. We love card games, and we wanted a fast-paced game that provided a huge amount of replayability and an awesome community.<\/p>\n

The second was that card games can be both collectible and honestly free-to-play. As an independent studio in a genre full of much larger competitors, we\u2019ve worked hard to make Eternal<\/em> the most generous SCG on the market, so players can play however they want (including competing at the highest levels) without ever having to spend a dime.<\/p>\n

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Everyone here at Dire Wolf Digital plays Eternal<\/em> as a free-to-play player \u2013 we play the game the same way you do, and don\u2019t give ourselves any shortcuts in terms of cards, gems, or gold. And we\u2019ve learned a thing or two about how to get the most out of the game\u2019s generous reward system. So here are the six key steps to playing how the dev team plays Eternal<\/em> and competing at the highest levels as a truly free-to-play player.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Get Your First Win of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first time you win a PvP game each day (in either Casual or Ranked queues), you get an entire pack of cards! Players are matched by overall experience and skill level, so don\u2019t be afraid to jump into a PvP game to check it out heads-up play. All it takes is one win, and you\u2019ll get an entire pack from the latest set! On top of that, every win after your first of the day earns you even more gold and cards.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Complete Daily Quests<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every day in Eternal<\/em> brings a new Daily Quest with special objectives based on the decks you choose. You can usually complete a Quest in a few quick games, and doing so will give you a nice bonus in the form of cards, packs, or even a theme deck!<\/p>\n

Step 3: Level Up in Gauntlet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grab one of the theme decks that you\u2019ll get from playing and hop into an always-free Gauntlet to level up your skills against Eternal<\/em>\u2019s tactical AI. You\u2019ll earn rewards as you play, and if you take down one of the extra tough Bosses, you\u2019ll get a special level-up bonus. When you\u2019re ready to start brewing up your own decks, try them out in Gauntlet first to see how you do. (And if, like me, you\u2019re not that into deck-building, no worries, many of us use the theme decks available in-game to get the hang of playing or even to do our daily quests.)<\/p>\n

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Step 4: Draft, Draft, Draft<\/strong><\/p>\n

To really kickstart your collection, you\u2019ll want to Draft. In an Eternal<\/em> Draft, you build a deck on the fly by selecting 48 cards from a series of packs\u2026 and you get to keep all the cards you pick! So if you\u2019ve got your eye on beefing up your Rakano Warcry theme deck, you can prioritize choosing cards in Draft that will help you in other game modes!<\/p>\n

Step 5: Play Sealed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every month, a new Sealed League kicks off and runs all month long. In Sealed League, you get a whole pile of packs (that you get to keep!) to build your deck from. Each week, you also get new packs to spice things up along the way. On top of that, you earn packs as prizes. That\u2019s a whole lotta packs! Sealed is a great way to quickly expand your collection and discover new cards that you may have overlooked. And because everybody is only playing with the packs they opened, newer players can compete on a level playing field with even the most experienced players! In addition to all those packs, every Sealed League rewards participants with a new card back you can use to spruce up your decks.<\/p>\n

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Step 6: Go Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n

Draft and Sealed require gold to enter\u2026so go earn some gold! Besides Daily Quests and Gauntlets, the fastest way to earn gold in Eternal<\/em> is to battle other players in the Ranked queue. Get in there and use what you\u2019ve learned to take down the competition and bust open some reward chests! The gold you earn there can be put towards Tournaments, Campaigns, Events, Totems, and everything else Eternal<\/em> has to offer!<\/p>\n

If you follow those six steps, you\u2019ll find your card collection and your account balance growing steadily and quickly \u2013 and you\u2019ll play some sweet games in a variety of game modes while you do it!<\/p>\n

So, welcome the Eternal<\/em> community and thanks for playing on Xbox One! With a new set on the way and the first Eternal Championship Qualifier coming in just a couple of weeks and rolling out to Xbox shortly thereafter, there\u2019s never been a better time to discover your new favorite card game. We\u2019ll see you in the game!<\/p>\n

Eternal<\/em><\/strong> arrives on Xbox One Wednesday, November 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When we set out to make Eternal, we were guided by a couple of core ideas. The first was that strategy card games can be both deep and engaging, as well as smooth and polished. We love card games, and we wanted a fast-paced game that provided a huge amount of replayability and an awesome […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-xbox-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62671\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}