Season 10 of Axie Origins saw the rise of Meta Morph and important gameplay utility was provided to the collectible axies. Meta Morph burned millions of SLP as the collectible axies soared through the leaderboards establishing their majestic presence in the top ranks.

Now for the next big feature release, we will be adding more utility to the Runes in Origins.

What is Rune Upgrading?

All Runes in Origins will be upgradable to make them stronger and viable across multiple eras.

• Runes can be upgraded 3 times (except Mystic Runes which can be upgraded 2 times)

  • 1st Upgrade = Unlocks Lv.2 version, 2nd Upgrade = Unlocks Lv.3 version, 3rd Upgrade = Unlocks Lv.4 (higher rarity)
  • For example: Common (Lv.1) -> Common (Lv.2) -> Common (Lv.3) -> Rare (Lv.4)
  • Rare Runes can unlock their Epic Version with the 3rd upgrade
  • Epic Runes can unlock their Mystic version with the 3rd upgrade

• Upgrade of a Rune is limited by the active Era

  Base Rarity	Rare Era	Epic Era	Mystic Era
  Common	Common (Lv.1) → Common (Lv.2) → Common (Lv.3) → Rare (Lv.4)	-	-
  Rare	Rare (Lv.1) → Rare (Lv.2) → Rare (Lv.3)	Rare (Lv.3) → Rare (Lv.4) (Epic Upgrade)	-
  Epic	-	Epic (Lv.1) → Epic (Lv.2) → Epic (Lv.3)	Epic (Lv.3) → Epic (Lv.4) (Mystic Upgrade)
  Mystic	-	-	Mystic (Lv.1) → Mystic (Lv.2) → Mystic (Lv.3)

• Upgraded Runes are sealed runes and cannot be minted/traded

How to upgrade a Rune?

• Players need to own {X} identical Runes

• Upgrading a Rune will consume {X} of that Rune to create a new Rune

  Base Rarity	Duplicates Required for next level
  Common (Lv.1)	2
  Common (Lv.2)	2
  Common (Lv.3)	2
  Rare (Lv.1)	2
  Rare (Lv.2)	3
  Rare (Lv.3)	2
  Epic (Lv.1)	2
  Epic (Lv.2)	3
  Epic (Lv.3)	2
  Mystic (Lv.1)	2
  Mystic (Lv.2)	3
  Mystic (Lv.3)	N/A

When does Rune Upgrading go live?

Rune Upgrading will launch when Season 11 begins.

We understand that this is a big feature and can potentially introduce new bugs or unintended interactions that might be too powerful. To make sure everything is tested properly, all Runes and their upgraded versions will be available in the Era based Test Kits in the upcoming S11 Preseason. This ensures that players have ample time to test the runes and the goal for this testing is to ensure none of the broken upgrades slip through the cracks.

To further stress test the new Runes, we are looking to host 3 open tournaments during the off season for each of the 3 eras. The goal of these tournaments would be to extensively test the capabilities of all runes for each era and fix any bugs that might occur. More info on these once the S11 Preseason begins.

Important Notes

• Details about the effect of Runes and their Upgrades will be released along with the balance patch once S11 Preseason begins.
• As there will be more demand for multiple copies of a Rune, mint fees will be adjusted to help players mint and purchase runes more easily. Exact numbers to be announced once Preseason begins.
• Non Seasonal Runes cannot be upgraded.

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