How to join a PackDraw battle

Joining a battle in 8 steps

1. Create a PackDraw account

   Sign up on PackDraw with an email and password or a Google account. You must be 18 or over, and PackDraw allows one account per person.

2. Open Deposit and enter the promo code first

   Battles are paid for from your balance, so you need a deposit before your first one. On the deposit screen, type ORANGIE into the promo code field before you pay. A code cannot be added to a deposit after it has gone through.

3. Choose a payment method and fund your balance

   PackDraw takes crypto, and cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay through its payment processor. For crypto you pick a coin and send to the address or QR code shown. For card payments, fees are shown before you confirm.

4. Go to Battles

   Battles is its own section of PackDraw, alongside Packs, Deals and Draws.

5. Read the mode before anything else

   Every battle has a mode that decides who wins: Normal, Upside Down, Last Chance, Jackpot, Point Rush, Shared or Elimination, in the combinations PackDraw offers. Check the mode name, the packs listed and the total cost of a seat.

6. Take a seat

   Join an open slot in the battle. The price of the packs comes out of your balance.

7. Wait for the 3-2-1 countdown

   The battle starts automatically once every slot is filled by players or bots. A 3-2-1 countdown runs and then the packs open.

8. Collect, or do not

   The mode picks the winner, who takes the prizes. In Shared mode the pool is split equally. Anything you win goes to your Prize Cart, where you can sell it for balance, exchange it, split it, claim it for shipping or withdraw it as crypto.

Ready to start at step 1? Open PackDraw (affiliate link) and keep code ORANGIE to hand for step 2.

Where the promo code fits

The code belongs to the deposit, not to the battle. There is nowhere to enter it in a battle lobby, and it has no effect on a result.

So the order matters: enter ORANGIE in the promo code field on the deposit screen, then pay, then go and find a battle. You get a 5% deposit bonus with code ORANGIE. The full walk-through is on the PackDraw promo code page.

What to check before you take a seat

• The mode name. "Upside Down" in the name means the lowest value is rewarded. "Last Chance" means only the final pack is scored. "Jackpot" means a spinner picks the winner. If you are not sure, look it up on the battle modes page first.
• The packs. Every seat opens the same ones. Each pack's own page lists its items and the chance of each.
• The total. You pay for the packs in the battle. PackDraw has not published whether a fee is added, so go by the total shown.
• Who else is in. Seats can be filled by bots as well as people.

Creating a battle, teams and invites

PackDraw's published battle articles explain how each mode is scored. They do not walk through the screen for setting up a battle, and they do not list seat counts, team sizes or invite-only options. One article mentions teams, so teams exist. PackDraw's published description doesn't cover this; check the battle lobby.

One documented limit is worth knowing if you set a battle up: Shared cannot be combined with other formats, and only Fast Mode can be added to it.

After the battle

Prizes you win appear in your Prize Cart. From there PackDraw's help centre lists these options: sell an item for site balance (this cannot be undone), exchange it for items of equal or lower value, split it into two equal vouchers, claim it for physical shipping, or withdraw in crypto.

Items tied to a battle that is still in progress cannot be withdrawn until that battle is complete.

Joining a battle FAQ

New to the format? Start with the PackDraw battles overview.