Key Points
- Axie Classic Competitive Season 9 is LIVE! Enter the area until May 28th for a chance to win part of the 35K AXS in rewards up for grabs. Stay tuned for Season Championship details.
- NEW Part Evolution Utility: Use evolved axie parts in Classic’s Mini and Private Tournaments! This is the first time part evolution will play a role in the Classic arena. More info below.
- Battle Passes and Premium Passes are BACK: Earn extra rewards by getting tickets and stacking Arena MMR. Winners to be announced during the Guild Wars stream.
Axie Classic Competitive Season 9 is LIVE! Enter the area until May 28th for a chance to win part of the 35K AXS in rewards up for grabs. This season also marks the debut of Part Evolution utility in Classic. Here’s what’s new:
Competitive Season 9 Details
Battle it out between May 7th and May 28th at 00:00 UTC for a chance to stack AXS rewards through the Guild Leaderboard and Guild Milestones. Mini Tournaments will also run from May 8th to June 5th, featuring a daily 700 AXS prize pool. Here are all of the rewards up for grabs:
Over 35K AXS in S9 rewards available
Guild Leaderboard Total Prize Pool: 10,000 AXS
Season Champion Prize Pool: 3,000 AXS
Guild Milestone Rewards: 3,000 AXS
Mini Tournament Rewards: 700 AXS per day
Total Rewards: Over 35 000 AXS
Season Championship Details
Think you have what it takes to seize the top spot this season? Face off against the Top 16 Players in the Season Championship where an extra 3,000 AXS will be on the line. The season champion will even qualify for the Axie Classic World Cup! Here’s how the championship will work:
- Double elimination format
- Players must submit 13 axies
- Drafting phase before each match will ban 4 axies from each player
- All matches are Best-of-Five (BO5)
- Championship is Best-of-Seven (BO7)
“Note: Guild Wars rules will be the same as the Season Championships’ — 13 axies and 4 bans. More information for GW3 will shared soon.”
Battle Passes and Premium Passes are BACK
Earn extra rewards including collectible axies, Artifacts, and Gold by progressing in-game while holding one of these passes. Battle Passes are FREE, while Premium Passes only cost 1.5K Gems through Ronin Waypoint. Hold Passes —> Win battles —> Get rewards. Premium Pass holders also earn raffle tickets redeemable for a chance to win: **
- Tier 1: Origin axie + 30 AXS (1 winner)
- Tier 2: Japanese axie + 15 AXS (3 winners)
- Tier 3: Nightmare axie + 7 AXS (5 winners)
- Tier 4: Summer axie + 3 AXS (30 winners)
- Tier 5: Floor axie + 1 AXS (300 winners)
Pro-tip: Premium Pass holders get extra benefits AND all of the Battle Pass benefits. Learn more about Battle and Premium Passes here.
More Classic improvements are LIVE
- Players can now configure the option to enable card level 2 in private tournament creation settings
- Removed the Collectible Coliseum board
- Removed the "Delete" button in guilds; guild deletion requests will now be submitted instead
- Fixed the card "Vegan Diet" at level 2 to no longer count itself or a chain
- Fixed an issue where adjusting a card for an axie in Team 1 would cause incorrect card selections when creating Team 2
- Fixed Grub Explode (Level 2) so it no longer takes effect on Round 4 (now activates starting from Round 5)
- Improved battle log information: artifacts and gear used in battles are now displayed.
Final Thoughts
Lunacians, we’ve come a long way together. Axie Classic onboarded millions of players to Web3, and has now entered its ninth competitive season. The game continues to forge ahead through this stable chapter, and exciting new opportunities are on the horizon. Let’s keep pushing.
