Illuvium: Beyond Wave 5

Rangers, collectors, and Illuvium adventurers,

Wave 5 is here, the final wave of Set 1. With fresh Illuvitars, a new burning system, and improved stretch goals. Whether you're a seasoned collector or just starting, this guide covers everything you need to know.

Wave 5 Availability Guide

Sale Dates & D1SK Types

Launch Date: March 12, 2026 at 18:00 UTC

Alpha Sale & Standard Sale: Both start simultaneously

• Alpha sale runs for 24 hours
• No Purchase Limits on the Alpha sale
• Standard sale continues until June 12, 2026 18:00 UTC

Alpha D1SKs provide no gameplay advantage in the Beyond Album but offer extra points toward both personal and community stretch goals and have a VFX when sleeved into an album or used as a profile picture. D1SKs contain a mix of Illuvitars and Accessories, with Mega variants offering improved odds.

The Furnace System

Wave 5 introduces the Furnace, a new burning system that lets you burn Illuvitars to earn stretch goal points in addition to purchasing new Wave 5 D1SKs. Allowing you to unlock extra rewards, including Wave 5 Beyond D1SKs. Stretch Goal progression depends on the Power of the Illuvitars burnt.

Full mechanics will be detailed in a dedicated blog. Stay tuned.

Stretch Goal Rewards

We listened to community feedback. Everyone loved the Stretch Goal rewards in previous waves, so we've made them even better and more generous. This time around, you'll find:

• More rewards overall
• A greater variety of reward types
• Exciting new cosmetics, exclusive Profile Titles and Album Skins
• Randomised reward chests containing Beyond D1SKs, Emotes, Cosmetic D1SKs, Drone Blasts, and Fuel

These chests offer multiple possible items, with some extremely rare and exclusive drops, such as a rare Heart Ablaze Drone Blast!

To make claiming and tracking easier, all rewards now live on a dedicated unlock page. There you can:

• Monitor your progress
• Claim earned rewards
• Open your chests
• View upcoming unlocks

Wave 5 points, similarly to previous waves, are wallet-specific. Each D1SK opened, and each Illuvitar burnt contributes to your total.

Wave 5 Rewards Include:

• Exclusive
• • Illuvitars
  • Emotes
  • Drone, Suit and Battleboard Skins
  • Borders
  • Drone Blasts
  • Profile Title
  • Album Skins
• Beyond Wave 5 Chests
• Beyond Wave 5 D1SKs
• Fuel Chests

There are over 100 unlockable rewards, far too many to list here! We’re keeping most of the details under wraps until launch to preserve the excitement, though you may catch occasional glimpses of what’s coming in the lead-up.

How Rewards Unlock

• Individual Stretch Goals — Unlocked based on your wallet’s activity: Wave 5 D1SKs opened and Illuvitars burnt.
• Community Stretch Goals — Unlocked by the total number of Wave 5 D1SKs purchased and Illuvitars burnt across all participating wallets.

All community-tier rewards will be distributed to participating wallets after the Wave 5 sale concludes

Leaderboards

Set 1 Leaderboard

With the migration to zkEVM complete and opening/bonding fully functional on the new chain, the Set 1 Leaderboard will resume with the same parameters as before.

• Reward Pool: 250 ILV distributed weekly to the top 200 collectors
• First Snapshot: March 19, 00:00 UTC
• Leaderboard: https://illuvidex.illuvium.io/leaderboard/beyond-set-1

Wave 5 Leaderboard

Like Wave 4, Wave 5 features a dedicated leaderboard.

Weekly Wave 5 Rewards

• Reward Pool: 100 ILV distributed weekly to the top 250 collectors
• First Snapshot: March 19th 00:00 UTC
• Duration: 10 Weeks
• Last Snapshot: May 21st 00:00 UTC

End of Wave Rewards:

• Reward Pool: 1,000 ILV + 10 ILV for every ETH spent on D1SKs during Wave 5
• Final snapshot: June 18, 00:00 UTC
• In addition, all 250 participants will receive an exclusive Leaderboard Reward Illuvitars

Placement Breakdown:

Rank 1: Titanor- Beetle Line - Tier 5 - Stage 3

Ranks 2 - 5: Blazenite - Shoebill Line - Tier 4 - Stage 3

Ranks 6-10: Gnarl - Sloth Line - Tier 3 - Stage 3

Ranks 11-25: Nimble ZephyrLynx - Lynx Line - Tier 2 - Stage 3

Ranks 26-50: Rai-Lee - Red Panda Line - Tier 1 - Stage 3

Ranks 51-250: Fliish Line - Tier 0

New in Wave 5

• Revamped Stretch Goal system
• Image optimization improvements
• Full migration to zkEVM
• D1SKs, Bonding, and Chests on zkEVM
• Fresh cosmetic collections: Profile Titles and Album Skins
• New consumable collection: Chests
• New burn mechanic
• Bonding now only requires accessories to be burnt

Why Wave 5 Matters

Wave 5 is more than just another drop—it's the final chapter of Set 1. With expanded stretch goals, the Furnace system for strategic depth, a competitive leaderboard, countless exclusive rewards, and thrilling random chest openings, it blends casual collecting with intense competition.

This is where casual collectors meet serious competitors. Strategy counts. Every D1SK, every burn, every pull shapes your unique journey.

Open D1SKs. Unlock rewards. Earn ILV. Complete your collections.

Your Set 1 journey reaches its epic conclusion.

Wave 5 goes live March 12 at 18:00 UTC.

Alpha and Standard Sales start simultaneously at 18:00 UTC. Alpha runs for 24 hours only.

Get ready, Rangers.

The Illuvium Team