Arena
In Arena mode, you'll battle against other players and their teams of Axies.
What is Arena Mode?
Arena Mode is the player vs. player (PvP) gameplay mode in Axie Infinity. Instead of fighting bosses, you'll be matched against other players and their Axies.
Arena Mode is the player vs. player (PvP) gameplay mode in Axie Infinity. Instead of fighting bosses, you'll be matched against other players and their Axies.
There are currently 3 modes in Arena: Practice, Ranked and Tournament.
You may also encounter limited-time modes such as Blitz mode- with fast-paced games at a speeded up pace!
What is Arena Mode?
Practice Mode
Practice battles are a great way to learn the game or try new strategies. Practice Mode does not have a ranking system.
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Ranked Mode
Ranked Mode has the same battle system as Practice Mode plus a ranking system. To climb the rankings, players win battles and earn Victory Stars.
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Tournament Mode
Tournaments are held periodically and are an opportunity for players to test their Arena skills, compete, and win prizes.
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Practice Mode
Practice Mode allows you to hone your skills without having to worry about your ranking.
You can play an unlimited number of Practice Mode battles every day. Each win will earn you 1 EXP.
Battle System
Every battle starts with both trainers deciding on their turn preferences (Go First or Go Second).
If both players choose the same turn preference- they enter into Rock Paper Scissors to decide who gets their preference.
Each player will have 45 seconds to finish their turn. After 45 seconds, the turn will end automatically.
If a player has been inactive for 2 turns, they will have 10 seconds to become active again, or else they will be forced to lose the match.
Battle Log
Check the in-game Battle Log to see your recent matchups and battle history.
Ranked Mode
Ranked Mode has the same battle system as Practice Mode plus a ranking system.
Ranking System
The Ranked Mode ranking system is divided into 8 Ranks, each of which is subdivided into 4 Tiers. Beyond these Ranks is the Challenger Sphere.
Victory Stars
To climb the ranks, you must collect Victory Stars by winning battles in Ranked Mode:
Star Decay
A decay system prevents trainers from reaching Boar rank and above and then not playing.
Trainers ranked Boar and above who do not play at least 2 ranked game per day, will lose a scaling amount of ELO until they fall to lower rank.
Trainers ranked Challenger will need to play at least 5 ranked games per day to avoid star decay.
Bonus Stars!
Bonus Victory Stars can be acquired in 2 ways:
Stats
Ranked Mode introduces 2 new stats that impact your earning potential:
Stamina
Each Ranked battle costs 1 Stamina.
Your Stamina is determined by the total number of Axies you have in your account. The maximum amount of Stamina you can have is 30.
For example, if you have 4 Starter Axies and 6 Personal Axies, then you have 16 Stamina.
You can still battle in Ranked Mode when you run out of Stamina, however, you'll receive a lower percentage of rewards as with your full stamina.The percentage of rewards you can earn will depend on the value of your Ronin Spirit.
Ronin Spirit
Ronin Spirit determines how much SLP and extra Moon Shards you can win from battles.
Your Ronin spirit is based on how many personal axies you have on a team.
For example, if your team is comprised of 3 Personal Axies, then your Ronin Spirit's level is III.
The higher your Ronin Spirit, the higher the percentage rewards you can potentially earn.
Leaderboard
Each season, the entire playerbase will be ranked on the leaderboard.
Ranking System
Fancy yourself a top player? Register for an Esports event!
Tournament Mode
Tournaments are held periodically and are an opportunity for players to test their Arena skills, compete, and win prizes.
If you're not ready to compete, then you can watch the gameplay to learn new strategies, builds, and battle mechanics to help take your game to the next level.
Check out upcoming Esports Tournaments!
Seasons & Rewards
Ranked Mode takes place over different Seasons, each lasting around 2 months, with a 1 month break in between.
Players can receive 2 types of rewards each Season:
At the start of a new Season, a player's Rank will be reset to Egg IV and their Victory Stars will be reduced to 0.
