Axie Infinity: Rush to Breed the Rarest Summer Axies

• Breeding the most desirable traits may increase costs and require many Axies.
• SLP stabilized around $0.004, AXS stands close to $16 following the breeding event hype.
• Egg reveal coming on July 19.

The summer breeding event for Axie Infinity proved highly attractive with new rare features offered. Additionally, the game’s team is trying to add publicity with a call to create content based on Axie egg reveals. 

https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1549045231789547520

Rare and exclusive Axies with unique looks remain a valuable asset that can lead to better resales. With SLP prices as low as ever, breeding rare Axies is still a challenge. The goal is to breed as many Axies with summer-themed body parts. The actual new Axies will be revealed after the eggs hatch on July 19.

https://twitter.com/Axie\_Chompx4/status/1548925741160595458

Players are also taking into account the depreciation from a higher breeding count, as well as the probability of getting desirable Axie traits. 

Prices have gone up a bit. This is the new update with Costs break down. pic.twitter.com/c26Sp6NNRv

— BigYak Axie Club (@BigYakAxieClub) July 18, 2022

Players with multiple Axies are at an advantage. Most Axies don’t have a price floor, though breedable NFT can still fetch around $30. Tools have been created to find the best breeding strategy for Summer features. 

This tool will help you find Summer matches within your own inventory.
It works for wallets with less than 1,000 Axies.
It also generates Marketplace Link to find alternatives.https://t.co/BYkX8a71AK
This is my gift for the best breeders out there. Good luck! pic.twitter.com/H4ho0h7NFo

— Quang Đãng.eth (@quangdang_eth) July 16, 2022

Axie Tries to Boost Engagement

After the breeding round started, Axie Infinity remained the fifth busiest game based on DappRadar data, with 35.13K players. The Origin update has invited more than 600K accounts, though mostly restricted by the delayed global access.

But the gameplay is not the sole way to connect with the game. Sky Mavis still has open spots for its content creation program with rewards. 

https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1548456216690429954

Axie Infinity still relies on tournaments and special ticket events paid in SLP to offer prize pools. The game also tries to repay its early investors via land staking. The current breeding event is also making a dent in the SLP inventory, improving the mint/burn ratio for the first time in months. SLP still trades around $0.004, with no big recent rallies.

For the first time since 8/4/21 @AxieInfinity has burned more SLP than was minted. I also added numbers for the amount of SLP Burned since the event started and the average SLP cost / Axie bred#LunacianSummer pic.twitter.com/BP1KP2G3jA

— Maxbrand99.eth (@maxbrand99) July 15, 2022

In the case of Axie oversupply, some of the characters may be released to gain additional game advantages. The event boosted Axie Infinity Shards (AXS), taking the token to $15.96 with 8% growth in the past day.