Key Points
- Welcome to the Origins Season 8 Preseason! Over the next 10 days, Origins players have an opportunity to warm up before the start of the main season. Compete for a piece of the 4K AXS Collectible Leaderboard prize pool – and meet our new starter Axie, Mít!
- Balancing changes are LIVE and new Runes and Charms are available. Master them before the Preseason Cup on March 30th. The Preseason Cup will see a separate 2K AXS on the line, which brings the Preseason’s total AXS rewards up to go 6K!
- If everything goes according to plan, we’re looking to ship a few major Origins releases after the Preseason including a new Gauntlet Mode and an upgraded Runes and Charms Crafting system. More info below!
Lunacians, the Origins Season 8 Preseason has begun! Compete for a 4K AXS prize pool against other collectible Axie holders and warm yourself up before the main season begins. The Preseason Cup will see 2K AXS on the line, which brings the Preseason’s total AXS rewards up to go 6K! Balancing changes are now LIVE and new Runes and Charms are now available. You’ll also have the chance to meet Mít, the new starter Axie in town.
During the Preseason, the Origins team will gather player feedback to prepare a few new features for release. Here’s what’s going on during the Preseason, and what we’re working on for the season launch:
Moar Collectible Leaderboard Rewards
During the Season 8 Preseason, collectible Axie holders can compete for a piece of the 4K AXS prize pool. The Collectible Leaderboard will feature a new scoring system that grants individual point multipliers to collectible Axie holders’ adjusted rank based points. Here’s what that looks like:
Adjusted Rank Based Points:
- Boar : 1 → 1 (No Change)
- Wolf : 2 → 2 (No Change)
- Bear : 3 → 4
- Tiger : 5 → 8
- Dragon : 7 → 16
- Challenger : 10 → 32
Collectible Axie Point Multiplier
- Mystic: 3x
- Origin: 1.5x
- MEO/Japanese/Xmas/Shiny: 0.75x
Example: a Challenger Ranked player has 1 Mystic, 1 Origin, and 1 Xmas Axie in their team:
- Challenger Rank = 32 Points
- Collection Bonus = 1 + 3 + 1.5 + 0.75 = 6.25Base = 1Mystic = 3Origin = 1.5Xmas = 0.75
- Total Points = 32 x 6.25 = 200
Note: S7 Collectible Leaderboard rewards will be distributed over the next 24 hours.
Meet Mít: the New Starter Axie Available Now!
Mít is the latest starter Axie to enter the Origins – and it’s kind of a funny one. Mít spends a lot of time buried underground, sleeping and dreaming. Even when awake, Mít can be found daydreaming. You can even see Mít’s dreams through its special horn, as the horn’s expressions and movements reflect Mít’s in-dream actions.
Mít is now available in the Origins Shop. Players can unlock Mít with 1000 Gems. Check out the Mít’s new Cards, Runes & Charms:
New Balancing Changes are LIVE
Here are the new balancing changes going LIVE during the S8 Preseason:
- The Energy Coin tool card is now available for Player 1 and grants 1 fragment upon usage.
- Olek & Ena’s cards have been reworked to accompany the new Starter Axie Mít.
- A total of 20 new Runes and 10 new Charms are being added to the game.
- New [Awakening Stamp] Charms which upgrades Cards to the next Stage (up to Stage 2).
- All S8 Runes & Charms (marked as S7.5) are available in Shop for FREE during the Preseason.
- S7 Runes & Charms will be updated to their S8 effects to ensure a fair testing environment.
The S8 Preseason Cup
March 30th. 2K AXS on the line. New Runes and Charms will be LIVE. Who will emerge victorious? We’re excited to cap off the Preseason with the Preseason Cup.
Tournament Details
- Prize Pool: 2,000 AXS
- 2-day event (Mar 30, 31)
- 512 Player Limit
- Single Elimination Bracket
- Rarity Locked RoundsRound 1 & 2: up to Rare Runes & Charms can be usedRound 3 & 4: up to Epic Runes & Charms can be usedRound 5 onwards: up to Mystic Runes & Charms can be used
Exclusive Invites Followed by Open Registration
The following players will receive early invites on March 27th to register for the tournament:
- Top 100 players from each era of S7 (rare, epic, mystic & final)
- Top 100 players with the longest Atia’s Blessing Streak. Snapshot will be taken on March 26th, 10AM VN.
These players will be given 24 hours to secure their slot after which open registrations will begin for the remaining slots on March 28th.
Detailed registration steps will be shared early next week.
QoL Improvements & Bug Fixes
- App.Axie Badges are available in Player Profile in game
- "Keep" is now available by pressing "Q" as a hotkey.
- Pressing "A" / "S" / "X" keys now toggles between opening their respective windows (Draw/Discard/Banish Pile) and closing them. Previously, players could only use hotkeys to open windows.
- Fixed the upgrade Axie detail screen where the upgraded part was shown as not yet upgraded.
- Fixed the Axie screen filter; specific parts now show the correct result instead of just "No Axies match filter conditions."
- Fixed notification badges triggering logic and resolved overlapping badges.
- Fixed Bonesail/Cleanser/Cuckoo stack effects.
- Fixed Storm Shuriken Charm bypassing Last Stand rune.
- Fixed Guard status to correctly reduce damage.
Introducing Gauntlet Mode
We’re looking into kicking off Gauntlet Mode during S8 Rare Era. If everything goes according to plan, Gauntlet Mode will be a limited-time event playable during each era where players can earn rewards in $SLP.
- Get a ticket with SLP to start a Gauntlet and win SLP in rewards as you progress.
- A Gauntlet session ends when player either wins 7 games or loses 2.
- Gauntlet Mode would be a limited time event playable during each era
- Before entering a battle, both players get to choose 1 buff amongst 3 random buffs shown on the screen. These buffs will be based on existing rune effects.
- The selected buff will be applied to all axies in the players team when battle begins and expires when the battle ends.
Disclaimer: This is a preliminary overview of Gauntlet mode. The final version may undergo changes prior to release.
Stay tuned for more info!
New Season 8 Runes and Charms Crafting Improvements
After careful consideration of player feedback and in-game data analysis, we’ve begun working towards an improved Rune and Charm Crafting system. If everything goes according to plan, we’ll implement this new system once Season 8 begins. Keep an eye out for a separate announcement about this soon.
Final Thoughts
We’ve shipped a lot for the Origins Season 8 Preseason, and we’re excited to hear your feedback on these updates before the main season begins. The Preseason should last 2 weeks, after which point the main season will begin if everything goes according to plan. See you in the arena! ⚔️
