I signed up on [Hive](https://hive.io/) in March 2019, and six months later (September 2019), I started playing [Splinterlands](https://splinterlands.com/register?ref=libertycrypto27). ||| |-|-| |https://hive.io/|[Splinterlands](https://splinterlands.com/register?ref=libertycrypto27)| With Splinterlands, my passion for web3 games began, and in particular, my passion for **[Hive](https://hive.io/)-based games**, for which I have a natural preference because [Hive](https://hive.io/) is my favorite blockchain platform. On Splinterlands, I like to play Ranked Play, but only in formats reserved exclusively for human players. My favorite formats are **Modern Format** and **Frontier Format**. |Modern Format|Frontier Format| |-|-| ||| |[Battle Link](https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_fd7b27ad335f2ff7fb7133518937fac0?ref=libertycrypto27)|[Battle Link](https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_14a62745c18cdd3ee1acb85705c5f041?ref=libertycrypto27)| I am a very active player in these two formats because I play regularly almost every day. On Splinterlands, **I like to play** in my favorite game modes, but **I also like to increase the strength of my card collection** through an **optimization** activity that involves: - **selling cards that I don't use in battles** or that I rarely use - **buying cards that I consider useful in battle** and that are within my budget In this post, I share my recent card sales, purchases, and upgrades. 11 days ago, I put **Chuul Jujinchi level 4** (39 CC) up for sale because I hardly ever used him in my Modern Format battles.  Yesterday, I sold Chuul Jujinchi level 4 for **$10.14 = 16394.22 DEC**.  Thanks to this sale, I now have a quantity of DEC that I can invest in purchasing/upgrading cards that could improve my results in the Modern Format and help me achieve my goal of returning to play regularly in the Diamond leagues of this format. Regarding the cards of the Arcana Conclave set, today I purchased: - 24 copies of **Portly Cannoneer** - 18 copies of **Anyu Huntswoman** I used https://monstermarket.io/ to purchase these cards.  I spent a total of **6203.40 DEC** and received a **cashback** of **148.88 DEC**.  Thanks to the cards I purchased, I made **two upgrades**. I upgraded **Portly Cannoneer: level 4 -> level 5**  I did this upgrade because Portly Cannoneer at level 5 acquires the **Return Fire** ability, which will be very useful in battles with the **Going the Distance** ruleset because all opponent cards will have a ranged attack and every attack suffered by my Portly Cannoneer will produce a 50% attack on the opponent card that launched the attack. In the transition from level 4 to level 5, Portly Cannoneer loses one health point, but the addition of the Return Fire ability compensates for this decrease in health points in my opinion.  https://support.splinterlands.com/hc/en-us/articles/12253965924500-Return-Fire I upgraded **Anyu Huntswoman: level 3 -> level 4**  I did this upgrade because Anyu Huntswoman at level 4 **increases her attack points by 1 unit (2->3)**. Anyu Huntswoman is a card I like because it is **versatile**: - it is a **neutral card** = I can use it with all archons - it has the **Flank** ability, which expands the range of melee attack cards I can use in second position.  For example, in battles where only neutral cards can be used, I like to use **Anyu Huntswoman** in the first position and **Mantaroth** in the second position. This way, I can **protect Mantaroth's armor points**, which are also attack points thanks to the **Armored Strike** ability, as long as Anyu Huntswoman remains alive.  View this Battle -> [Battle Link](https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_ed395e2e7fdec71c2ea3fef74436a0f5?ref=libertycrypto27) Level 4 is just an intermediate goal for me because I plan to upgrade to level 6, at which point Anyu Huntswoman reaches 4 attack points and becomes even more useful in battle.  Today, I also made an offer to purchase one copy of **Gramel the Hunger**, a card I would like to have in my collection. I used the **Make Bid** feature on [Peakmonsters](https://peakmonsters.com/market), and my offer is the highest on the market.  https://peakmonsters.com/market  On **October 21**, the **new Reward Cards** will be released. ||Post Link: [Splinterlands: The New Conclave Arcana Reward Cards Are Coming on October 21st + My Progress With Rebellion Rewards (ENG/ITA)](https://peakd.com/hive-146620/@libertycrypto27/splinterlands-the-new-conclave-arcana)| |-|-| With the release of the new Conclave Arcana Reward Cards, Rebellion Reward Cards will no longer be available in Draws and Loot Chests. I have completed the upgrade of common and rare Rebellion Reward Cards, but I have not completed the upgrade of epic and legendary cards.  https://www.splintercards.com/tool-reward-soulbound.html Out of 7 epic cards, I only have 2 cards at the maximum level: Thanalorian Blade and Halfling Refugee.  To try to complete the upgrade of at least one more epic card today, I looked through my Soulbound Reward Chaos Legion cards to see if there were any cards I could burn in exchange for Glint. I chose to convert my level 2 Kulu Mastermind Gold Foil into Glint because I have a level 1 copy that has more or less the same usefulness in battle as the level 2 because the Shield ability is particularly useful for cards to be placed in the first or last position, while Kulu Mastermind is more of a card to be used in the middle positions. But above all, I burned my level 2 Kulu Mastermind Gold Foil because I don't play in Wild Format, and a max-level epic card that I can use in Modern Format is much more useful to me than a legendary card that I can't use in Modern Format.  I received 62,500 GLINT.  With 60,000 GLINT, I purchased **8 Epic Draws**.   Thanks to the cards I found in the draws, I was able to complete the upgrade of **Kha'zi Conjurer: level 5 -> level 6**   It will be difficult for me to complete the upgrade of the other epic cards, but until the new reward cards are released, I will purchase more epic draws. It would be great if I could upgrade at least Arachne Weaver to the maximum level, because I only need 3 more copies.  *What upgrade would you recommend for Modern in Diamond?* I hope I have given you useful information and some interesting thoughts and thank you for taking the time to read this post :)  ## References and links **Splinterlands**: https://splinterlands.com/register?ref=libertycrypto27 Splinterlands Discord: https://discord.gg/splinterlands  Splinterlands is also a game featured on the [Arcade Colony](https://arcadecolony.com/) platform.  https://arcadecolony.com/  ## Important Note **I am not a financial advisor and the information in this post is not financial advice.** If you decide to invest in a Blockchain-based game you should always do so by your own choice, after making your personal assessments and after considering all possible risk factors. **My advice is to always invest only what you can afford to lose lightly!**  Unless otherwise indicated, the images in this post are screenshots taken from the sites: [https://splinterlands.com/](https://splinterlands.com/register?ref=libertycrypto27) https://peakmonsters.com/ Images containing calculations, tables and formulas are my property The font used in my images or edited by me is Open Source The dividers with the Hive logo in this post were created by me and if you like them you can use them too, the Hive logo is property of https://hive.io/   _{Gif by @splinterlands}    # L'ottimizzazione della mia collezione di carte utilizzabile nel Modern Format: Vendite, Acquisti e Potenziamenti!