How WeWard vintage chapters work

Every month a few WeCards chapters become vintage. After that you can't collect them by walking anymore. Here is what changes, how to spot it coming, and what to do about it.

What vintage means

A vintage chapter is a chapter that is no longer handed out. Its cards stop appearing when you walk, in regular packs and through ads. The cards you already own stay in your collection, and you can still trade them with other collectors.

WeWard does this to make room for new chapters. With fewer old chapters in the mix, the cards you find are more likely to come from the newer ones.

How to see it coming

WeWard picks the next vintage chapters once a month and warns you first. A gray badge appears next to the chapters that are about to change, and the app sends a notification so you get a last chance to finish them.

On SwapTrek, vintage chapters carry a Vintage label on their page, on My Cards and in the list of all vintage chapters.

Before a chapter goes vintage

• Check how many cards you are missing in the chapters with a gray badge.
• Put those cards on your missing list, so collectors with spares can find you.
• Use your daily trades on those chapters first. Other chapters can wait a week.
• Keep your spares from that chapter. They will be wanted later.

After a chapter is vintage

Trading is the only way left to finish it. The supply is whatever collectors already hold, so vintage cards are usually worth a little more than cards from active chapters. A fair starting point is about one and a half times the usual value.

The good news is that many long-time collectors have piles of vintage spares. Mark what you need, open the Trade page and look for people who have your cards and want yours.

Can a vintage chapter come back?

Sometimes. WeWard says some vintage chapters may return during special events or sales, but it makes no promise. Don't count on it for a card you really want.

Vintage and ephemeral are not the same

Ephemeral chapters are limited-time chapters, like Halloween or Christmas. They are short from the start, and they become vintage as soon as their time is over. A regular chapter stays active much longer before WeWard retires it.