Peakmonsters: Guide to Renting Cards and Building a Competitive Deck 💸

**Greetings Splinterlovers 💛** Happy Sunday to everyone! Today I'm here to talk to you about **Peakmonsters**, which, in my opinion, is a very advanced third-party platform and the de facto tool for Splinterlands players looking to optimize their profits. Furthermore, unlike the main Splinterlands marketplace, Peakmonsters offers a range of features that make it the preferred choice for any serious player who wants to explore the marketplace efficiently and profitably. This research I have conducted delves into the platform's key tools, detailing the rental process, strategies for finding the best deals, and how to build a complete deck at the lowest possible cost, which is essential in the game ecosystem to obtain a much faster return on investment. ---  ## The Rental Process and Finding the Best Deals  Renting cards on Peakmonsters isn't just about finding the lowest price, but about optimizing the cost-benefit ratio. The platform introduces the fundamental metric of "DEC per CP" (Dark Energy Crystals per Collection Power), which is the most powerful tool for identifying real bargains. A card may have a high daily price in DEC, but if it offers a large amount of Collection Power (CP) for that cost, its real value is higher. The platform automatically prioritizes offers with the best DEC/CP ratio, making it easy to find the most profitable cards to move up in the league. ***The rental process is intuitive, but it is full of options that maximize control for each player:*** - **Advanced Navigation and Filters:** The rental interface at [Peakmonsters](https://peakmonsters.com/rentals) offers much more detailed filters than the official in-game marketplace, as you can filter by element, rarity, edition, rental status, and, crucially, by the CP/DEC metric. This allows you to search for specific cards that offer high CP power at low cost. So, for those who haven't understood, the idea of renting is to obtain cards with high collection power so that you can qualify for good "Tournaments," for example, which require a certain amount of CP among their requirements. Furthermore, if you get those units cheaply, you can have greater power for much less DEC, and you can see this thanks to "Peakmonsters."  - **Add to Rental Cart:** Once you find one or more cards that meet your criteria, simply add them to your "cart." At this stage, you can select the rental duration. The main options are Daily or Seasonal. However, daily options have not been available for some time, so I will not let you rent this way. You can only rent by "Season." In fact, in the image, you can see the number of days remaining until the end of the season, which is 8.  - **Secure Payment and Confirmation:** The transaction is completed securely through a browser extension called Hive Keychain. The accepted payment methods are DEC (Dark Energy Crystals) and Credits. DEC is the main transactional token throughout the game. I have already discussed this in previous posts. Credits, on the other hand, are an internal currency of the platform that can be purchased with fiat money (such as PayPal or credit card) or even with other cryptocurrencies such as "Hive or HBD," which is a convenient option if you do not have DEC at the time.  - **Building a Complete Deck:** Automation and Advanced Strategies Peakmonsters' key differentiator is its ability to manage the rental of an entire deck efficiently and automatically.  - **The "My Decks" Tool:** Instead of manually renting each card in your deck, the [**"My Decks"**](https://peakmonsters.com/decks) feature allows you to create a list of desired cards. Once you have specified the cards and their levels, as well as the SETS you want to include, simply click the "Rent All" button. The platform will search for each card at the lowest available price and rent them automatically, allowing you to have a complete, competitive, and ready-to-play deck in a matter of seconds. This is ideal for players who are moving up in league and need to adjust their deck quickly, although you must first ensure that you build it to your liking and according to your needs.  - **Advanced Automatic Rentals ("Auto Rental Bids"):** For those seeking extreme cost optimization, Peakmonsters offers a rental bidding system. Instead of searching for cards, you can place an automatic rental bid for a specific amount of Collection Power at a maximum price you are willing to pay (e.g., 0.1 DEC per CP). The platform will continuously search for cards that meet your criteria and rent them for you as soon as they become available. This gives you the chance to get cards at below-market prices, beating other players' bids. This is a passive strategy, but very effective for players looking to save money in the long term. Of course, to do this, you must give authority to several @peakmonsters accounts so that they can do this for you. Don't worry about this, as there is no problem. You can activate this in "Settings and Authorities."  - **Strategies for Profitable Decks:** The Splinterlands community has identified certain cards that are particularly profitable to rent, although with my experience, I can tell you exactly which cards these are. For example, they are often Summoners, now called "Archons," or cards with unmatched versatility that you can basically use in almost all conditions in the game. For this, you need to have a little experience, However, in the cards that I have detailed myself, you can see which ones are a good option. Although, if you want to know in detail how to find them, leave me a comment on this post.  ---  ## Conclusion  I can conclude that **Peakmonsters** transforms the gaming experience by taking the rental market to a much more professional level, because if you learn and perfect tools such as the DEC per CP metric, the "My Decks" functionality, and the "Auto Rental Bids" system, you will undoubtedly surpass the traditional rental model, build decks automatically, and ultimately maximize your efficiency and profitability, even for yourself and your cards. I didn't want to get too technical in this post, but if you have any questions about it, I'll be happy to answer them. Also, if you want to know more about "Peakmonsters," just let me know what you'd like to know or learn, and I'll be happy to explain it.