Aether Games has officially launched the “The Path to Eternity” in Cards of Eternity, an officially licensed Wheel of Time trading card game in which you can jump into now and play to earn for free.

What Is The Path to Eternity in Cards of Eternity?

The Path to Eternity is a pre-season event with $30k in cash rewards up for grabs, plus Aes Sedai Gems, which is the game’s premium currency. This event started on Monday, January 13th at 11 AM UTC and will end on Monday, April 14th at 11 AM UTC, so there’s plenty of time to participate.

You can earn a piece of the prize pool in a multitude of different ways. In broad terms, the prize pool is divided into 3 main categories:

  • Gameplay ($11,000)
  • Referrals ($10,500)
  • Content Creation ($8500)

The Gameplay category is divided into 7 subcategories through which the highest-ranked players can earn a piece of the prize pool. Here’s how rewards are distributed:

  • Highest MMR Rating in Ranked ($6,000)
    • 1st Place: $1,200
    • 2nd Place: $800
    • 3rd Place: $600
    • 4th Place: $500
    • 5th Place: $400
    • 6th–10th Place: $250 each
    • 11th–15th Place: $150 each + 5,000 Aes Sedai Gems
    • 16th–20th Place: $100 each + 2,500 Aes Sedai Gems
    • 21st–50th Place: 2,500 Aes Sedai Gems per position
    • 51st–100th Place: 1,000 Aes Sedai Gems per position
  • Most Wins in Ranked Mode ($1,000)
    • 1st Place: $400
    • 2nd Place: $250
    • 3rd Place: $150
    • 4th Place: $100
    • 5th Place: $100
    • 6th–10th Place: 2,000 Aes Sedai Gems per position
  • Longest Win Streak ($1,000)
    • 1st Place: $400
    • 2nd Place: $250
    • 3rd Place: $150
    • 4th Place: $100
    • 5th Place: $100
    • 6th–10th Place: 2,000 Aes Sedai Gems per position
  • Most Games Played ($500)
    • 1st Place: $200
    • 2nd Place: $125
    • 3rd Place: $75
    • 4th Place: $50
    • 5th Place: $50
    • 6th–10th Place: 1,000 Aes Sedai Gems per position
  • Most Time Spent in Game ($500)
    • 1st Place: $200
    • 2nd Place: $125
    • 3rd Place: $75
    • 4th Place: $50
    • 5th Place: $50
    • 6th–10th Place: 1,000 Aes Sedai Gems per position
  • Most On-chain Cards Owned ($1,000)
    • 1st Place: $400 
    • 2nd Place: $250 
    • 3rd Place: $200 
    • 4th Place: $100 
    • 5th Place: $50 
    • 6th–10th Place: 1,000 Aes Sedai Gems per position
  • Most On-chain Legendary Cards ($1,000)
    • 1st Place: $400
    • 2nd Place: $250
    • 3rd Place: $200
    • 4th Place: $100
    • 5th Place: $50
    • 6th–10th Place: 1,000 Aes Sedai Gems per position

There are also 2 Content Creation categories, while Referrals is a single category. The top 3 in one content creation-related category are rewarded for having the most shared X post or guide, while the other category rewards the top 3 best YouTube content.

  • Most Referral Sign-Ups That Reached Milestone 2 ($10,500)
    • 1st Place: $3,200
    • 2nd Place: $2,000
    •  3rd Place: $1,100
    • 4th–10th Place: $600 per position
  • Most Community Posts or Guides Shared ($3,600)
    • (Twitter/X with #cardsofeternity)
    • 1st Place: $1,800
    • 2nd Place: $1,000
    • 3rd Place: $800
  • Best YouTube Content ($4,900)
    • (Submitted via Google Form)
    • 1st Place: $2,600
    • 2nd Place: $1,600
    • 3rd Place: $700

If you want to focus on the Gameplay categories, then read on to find out how you can play to earn during this lengthy event.

How to Play to Earn in Cards of Eternity’s Pre-Season Event

To get started, you can download Cards of Eternity for free in early access on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Ultra Games platform. The links to each store page are included in the event’s Medium announcement.

The game is only available on Windows PCs, and once you’ve created an account, you’re ready to start playing competitive PvP card matches to start climbing various leaderboards. You don’t need to know anything about crypto to play, as web3 features are not included in the game itself. If you’re a fan of card games such as Magic: The Gathering, Hearthstone, Parallel TCG, and Gods Unchained, then this accessible licensed title might be right up your alley.

While the most skilled players can secure rewards from 2 previously-mentioned gameplay categories depending on their MMR and number of wins in Ranked Mode, highly dedicated and active players could also be rewarded for playing the most number of games and spending the most amount of time in-game. You could also try to get the longest win streak for a share of a $1000 reward pool. If you want to dabble with the game’s on-chain cards, then you could try getting rewarded for holding the most number of on-chain cards. These can be bought via OpenSea, Rarible, and Magic Eden, all on the Polygon network, with the floor price currently at 0.73 $POL.

You may remember Cards of Eternity under the name Aether TCG. Last year, Aether TCG rebranded to Cards of Eternity: Wheel of Time after securing exclusive rights to The Wheel of Time high fantasy series.