How the Runes and Charms Trade May Change the Axie Origin

• Runes and Charms minted on Ronin since August 18.
• In-game items need seven-day waiting period before launching NFT.
• Axie Infinity still a top 10 P2E game.

There are more signs that Runes and Charms are gaining ground and are actively being used. For a few days now, the Ronin network carries newly minted Runes and Charms available within the Axie marketplace. 

https://twitter.com/AxieInfinity/status/1560177172668506114

Runes and Charms are generated within the game, and can then be minted on the blockchain. There is a seven-day waiting period before an in-game item is turned into an NFT. Runes and Charms are yet to hit the NFT market with full force, but they are making changes in the game. 

However, obtaining Moonshards and crafting those items may not be that easy or accessible. Low-energy Axies may not be able to mint or take too long. The main problem is that Runes and Charms may not be minted in the NFT form and be usable within the same season, due to the short time period. 

grind for 2 weeks to get lvl10, by the time you get lucky enough to craft an epic or mystic , you have to wait 7 days and then it's unsellable or worthless bc you are in the last week.

so what incentive is there to start playing if u cant sell runes/charms or farm slp?

— Kyroh.eth | QU3ST (@Kyroh) August 16, 2022

Players may be hampered by the need to play for more than a week, then wait another week. Runes and Charms can be dissembled and re-crafted in the next season, but only high-energy accounts may be able to make money on the NFT market. 

Axie Players Count Still in Top 10

Axie Infinity has seen its player count stagnate, at around 36.81K players in 24 hours. This places Axie still in the top 10 of games, but falling out of the top 5. The game’s Season 0 has around two more weeks until the end, before SLP gains are reintroduced on Origin. 

AXS, the game’s native staking token, stabilized at around $14.51. AXS is important for land holders, especially the ones with Genesis plots, who expect passive AXS earnings. SLP stagnated at $0.004, its usual range, as Origin is no longer producing tokens in Season 0.

SLP will be needed for crafting Runes and Charms, along with Moonshards. 

Trying to predict the effect of #AxieOrigin on $SLP Info needed:

Will moon shards be replaced by SLP for crafting runes/charms? If so will 100 SLP or 1000 SLP craft a RANDOM rune or charm or can you buy the exact one you want?@philipla @jeffreykam @attack_on_axie @Jihoz_Axie

— Axie Explained (@AxieExplained) April 13, 2022

For now, it is unknown how much Runes and Charms will mop up excess SLP to help with over-production during the previous 21 seasons.