In another noteworthy announcement for Axie Infinity fans, the highly anticipated Postseason of Origins Season 7 has officially begun, bringing a wave of updates for the Axie Infinity community (aka Lunacians). The Rare Era and Epic Era are over, leaving behind a legacy of heated competition and strategic battles.

The team will crown the "Axie Infinity: Origins Season 7 Champion" in the next few days. For those interested you can watch the Elite 8 battle it out on the official Twitch livestream this Sunday, 8 am EST, and see who comes out on top.

In this deep dive, we will cover all the latest and greatest details about what’s coming to Axie Infinity Origins during the Offseason. 

Upcoming Offseason 

The upcoming Offseason will be split into two parts: the Season 7 Postseason and the Season 8 Preseason. The Season 7 Postseason will feature the Elite 8 Tournament, while the Season 8 Preseason will feature a few extra surprises.

The team is currently finalizing Season 8 balancing patch details, with plans to go live 2 weeks from now and make Season 8 Runes and Charms available for free in the Origins shop before the start of the Season. There will also be a Season 8 Pre-Season Cup tournament on March 27th, with around 2,000 AXS on offer for players who participate.

Elite Eight

Battle for the Crown

The team also celebrated the Top 8 players from Origins Season 7 Final Era, with special mentions going to Enrico for earning the top spot, and YGG for getting three players to the Elite Eight. Everyone on the list below has been invited to the Battle for the Crown on March 10th. 

Tournament Rules

Battle it out for the Season 7 crown and a 1,200 AXS prize pool. This is what the tournament format will look like:

Conquest Rules

• Players must register exactly three teams each made up of exactly three axies.
• Each team must be significantly different from the other two. As such, no two teams may overlap by more than 9 out of 18 axie parts.
• Each individual axie may only be registered to a single team.
• Players may not swap axies between teams once registered.

Special Restrictions

• With consideration to the current meta landscape, Mystic Rune [Healing Pulse] is limited.
• Players cannot reuse [Healing Pulse] after winning a game with it in the current match.
• This restriction is reset each match.

Double Elimination

• Standard Double Elimination bracket and seeding.
• The player who makes it to the Finals without any match losses has a twice-to-beat-advantage.

First to Three

• To secure victory in a match, a player must win one game with each of their teams.
• Players cannot reuse a team that has already won a game in the current match.

The Elite Eight are requested to join the Axie Tournament Discord server ASAP. Further details will be communicated there.

Season 7 Rewards

For Season 7 Collectible Box rewards, players were given Collectible Tickets. The total reward pool of 7K AXS will be distributed according to the number of Collectible Tickets each player has.

Total Reward Pool: 7,000 AXS

Total Collectible Tickets Issued: 10,729,773

Value of 1 Collectible Ticket: 0.65239 mAXS

These Collectible Tickets will be converted to mAXS according to the value mentioned above and the rewards will be distributed along with the seasonal rewards.

Final Thoughts

In recent weeks, Axie Infinity and the Ronin Network have experienced several noteworthy developments. Axie Champions has seen a significant increase in Daily Active Users (DAU), while the integration of AXP in Homeland has opened up new possibilities for partial evolutions.

The upcoming introduction of Axie Classic Guilds and ongoing key updates for Origins add to the milestones. In addition, the popular web3 browser-based social farming game Pixels has recently achieved the milestone of 1.1 million players since its launch on the Ronin Network in October 2023.

These developments not only contribute to the excitement within web3 but also serve as a testament to Axie's pivotal role in shaping the future landscape of decentralized gaming. As we forge ahead, these findings highlight the transformative potential of web3 technologies in redefining the gaming experience. Let's embrace the possibilities and continue pushing the boundaries of what web3 gaming can achieve.

This article was inspired by an original blog post from Axie you can read the full post on their website here for more information.