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Delta Credit Cards Each card gives you an automatic MQD headstart + extra MQDs from spending. Cards stack.
Annual fee $695
MQD headstart +2,500 MQDs
Spend boost 1 MQD per $10 spent
Companion cert $750 estimated value
Annual fee $695
MQD headstart +2,500 MQDs
Spend boost 1 MQD per $10 spent
Companion cert $750 estimated value
Annual fee $350
MQD headstart +2,500 MQDs
Spend boost 1 MQD per $20 spent
Companion cert $600 estimated value
Annual fee $350
MQD headstart +2,500 MQDs
Spend boost 1 MQD per $20 spent
Companion cert $600 estimated value
What would one card do for you?
Reserve (Personal) 8,100 MQDs → 1,900 short of Gold
Reserve Biz 8,100 MQDs → 1,900 short of Gold
Platinum (Personal) 6,300 MQDs → 3,700 short of Gold
Platinum Biz 6,300 MQDs → 3,700 short of Gold
Your Spending Delta flight spend counts $1:$1 toward MQDs (base fare, no Basic Economy). Card spend earns MQDs at your card's boost rate.
Your MQD Breakdown ✈️ Delta flight spend
$1 spent = $1 MQD (base fare, no Basic Economy)
+2,000 Add a card above to see headstart + spend boost
Progress to Gold Medallion 8,000 MQDs to go
0 5,000 (Silver) 10,000 (Gold)
You're 3,000 MQDs short of Silver. Add a card or more flight spend to reach status.
3,000 more MQDs needed for Silver
Why Gold? Sky Priority changes the airport experience. ✦ Sky Priority — dedicated check-in, security, and boarding lanes✦ Priority boarding Zone 2✦ Priority baggage delivery✦ Higher upgrade waitlist priority than Silver✦ Waived same-day confirmed change fee✦ SkyTeam Elite Plus — international partner lounge access on SkyTeam flights✦ SkyClub access when flying Delta One or Delta Premium Select internationallyGold status is earned in one calendar year and valid for the rest of that year + the next full year.
MQD headstart amounts and boost rates sourced from American Express / Delta. Companion certificate values are estimates based on typical domestic routes — actual value depends on route and travel dates. Status earned in a calendar year locks in for the remainder of that year plus the full following year. Basic Economy fares do not earn MQDs.