The Foundry is Live - Syndicate Protocol Update
Published on HivePostify by @syndicate.game · Sun Jul 05 2026
Another exciting news in Syndicate Protocol as The Foundry goes LIVE. Players can see it in the Buildings section of the Turf panel, but operations won't be unlockable until SYNX distributions go active — which starts next week. Here's everything you need to know about how it works. --- What is The Foundry?
The Foundry is the first major update with Turf, a per-player building that gives your turf resources and SYNX a direct upgrade path for your crew shards.
Two operations are available once unlocked:
Combine — Burn 3 shards of the same rarity and class to receive 1 shard of the next rarity tier, same class. If any of the 3 input shards were bound to your account, the output shard will also be bound.
Reroll — Burn 1 shard to receive 1 shard of the same rarity but a randomly different class. The bound state of the input is preserved on the output.
Both operations give you a direct path to higher rarity shards using resources your turf plots are already generating every day.
Purchasing and Upgrading
The Foundry has 4 levels, each unlocking higher rarity operations.
| Level | Unlocks | Resource Cost | SYNX | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Common | 30 steel / 20 hardware / 10 influence / 10 intel / 3 contraband | 250 | | 2 | Uncommon | 60 steel / 40 hardware / 20 influence / 20 intel / 6 contraband | 500 | | 3 | Rare | 120 steel / 80 hardware / 40 influence / 40 intel / 12 contraband | 750 | | 4 | Epic & Legendary | 240 steel / 160 hardware / 80 influence / 80 intel / 24 contraband | 1,000 |
Combine Costs
| Rarity | Resource Cost | SYNX | |---|---|---| | Common | 8 steel / 4 hardware / 2 influence / 2 intel / 1 contraband | 10 | | Uncommon | 16 steel / 8 hardware / 4 influence / 4 intel / 2 contraband | 30 | | Rare | 24 steel / 12 hardware / 6 influence / 6 intel / 3 contraband | 80 | | Epic | 40 steel / 20 hardware / 10 influence / 10 intel / 5 contraband | 200 | | Legendary | — | — |
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Reroll Costs
| Rarity | Resource Cost | SYNX | |---|---|---| | Common | 16 steel / 8 hardware / 4 influence / 4 intel / 2 contraband | 15 | | Uncommon | 32 steel / 16 hardware / 8 influence / 8 intel / 4 contraband | 45 | | Rare | 48 steel / 24 hardware / 12 influence / 12 intel / 6 contraband | 120 | | Epic | 64 steel / 32 hardware / 16 influence / 16 intel / 8 contraband | 300 | | Legendary | 80 steel / 40 hardware / 20 influence / 20 intel / 10 contraband | 750 |
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Bound Shards
Shards produced by combine or reroll operations are bound to your account — they cannot be traded or transferred. They can still be used in further combine and reroll operations, and will count toward crew upgrades.
If any input shard in a combine is bound, the output is bound regardless of the other inputs.
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SYNX Leaderboard — Starting Next Season
Alongside the Foundry launch, we're making a significant change to the weekly leaderboard: Hive rewards are being replaced with SYNX starting next season.
This means leaderboard earnings will flow directly into Foundry operations, building upgrades, and future game systems — keeping the economy within Syndicate Protocol.
Weekly Leaderboard — SYNX Rewards
| Rank | SYNX | |---|---| | 1st | 2,000 | | 2nd | 1,200 | | 3rd | 800 | | 4th | 500 | | 5th | 350 | | 6th | 200 | | 7th | 200 | | 8th | 200 | | 9th | 125 | | 10th | 125 | | Weekly Total | 6,050 | | Annual Total | 315,000 | | Reserve | 1,500,000 SYNX (4.76 year runway) |
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What's Next
The Foundry is the first of several buildings planned for Syndicate Protocol. Resources your plots generate every day now have a direct path into shard progression, and SYNX earned from competitive play feeds directly back into the game economy.
If you are interested to purchase a plot of Turf that went LIVE last week, head over to the TURF page, get a [STDEED](https://hive-engine.com/trade/STDEED) token for $5 worth of Hive and redeem your TURF NFT!
If you are interested to know more about all the things planned for the game, checkout the whitepaper - https://whitepaper.syndicate-protocol.com/
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