Aavegotchi-powered auto battler Gotchi Battler is hosting 3 tournaments for Rarity Farming Season 9 next week with a total prize pool of 300k $GHST tokens, and you can register right now before the first competition starts for a chance to win your share of prizes.

How to Join Gotchi Battler Season 9 Tournaments

There will be a total of 3 tournaments to join during Season 9, with each having a specific timeframe during which you can register before they begin.

Each tournament has 100k $GHST tokens up for grabs, and if you want to compete in the first one, you can do so by registering now between December 16th to December 23rd, 4 PM UTC. If you sign up during this time then you should be able to participate, with the first tournament running from December 23rd to January 5th. More specific times will be announced after the end of the registration period. 

Before the start of each round, there will be a “Preparation Phase” that lasts for 12 hours, during which you can set up your team to get ready to battle by changing Gotchis, leaders, and formation, while applying purchasable consumable items to boost stats and make the team more suitable for your strategy against the opponent’s lineup.

If you can’t make it to the first tournament, then you might be able to for the second or third one. Here are all the registration and tournament times:

  • 100k $GHST Tournament 1
    • Registration: 16th December 16:00 - 23rd December 16:00 UTC
    • Tournament: 23rd December - 5th January
  • 100k $GHST Tournament 2
    • Registration: 6th January 16:00 - 13th January 16:00 UTC
    • Tournament: 13th January - 26th January
  • 100k $GHST Tournament 3
    • Registration: 27th January 16:00 - 3rd February 16:00 UTC
    • Tournament: 3rd February - 16th February

Here is how rewards are distributed for each tournament:

Rank Prize ($GHST) 
1 10000 
2 6400 
3 3600 
4 2400 
5-6 1520 
7-8 1040 
9-12 800 
13-16 660 
17-24 540 
25-32 450 
33-48 380 
49-64 310 
65-96 250 
97-128 200 
129-192 150 
193-256 110 
257-384 80 
385-512 50 

Registrations can be done on the tournament page of the game’s official website, where you can connect your wallet holding the Gotchi NFTs and sign up by clicking on the tournament you’d like to join and pressing the “Create Team” button to start setting things up. You can form a team of 5 Gotchis that are optionally backed by 1 or 2 substitutes. One of your Gotchis has to be assigned as the team leader as well, while setting up the formation you want before saving your team to confirm the lineup. You don’t need to cover any transaction fees, as this Polygon-powered game uses only wallet signatures to make sure you own the assets you’re using to create teams with, according to the official FAQ.

If you don’t have enough Gotchis, you can use the lending section of the tournament page you’re in to rent Gotchis from other players using $GHST tokens. This also gives owners of many Gotchis an opportunity to passively earn from the NFTs they’re not using. There are currently rental prices for as low as 0.2 $GHST. Attempting to rent any Gotchi from there will take you to the official Aavegotchi dApp, which also has its own official marketplace from which you can purchase these interoperable NFTs instead. The cheapest listing is 99 $GHST at the time of writing.

The game’s meta has changed thanks to a recent v1.7 update, according to the announcement, making this a great time to jump in and attempt to compete for rewards, even if you’re new to this NFT-based title.

That being said, let’s take a look at the new features this update brings to Season 9.

What’s New in Rarity Farming Season 9?

Next to play to earn opportunities, this season marks the release of the Item Shop and a Simulator Tool, alongside balancing tweaks and quality of life improvements.

The Item Shop lets you buy single-use consumables that boost a certain stat. These are off-chain assets that can be purchased with $GHST. There are 9 different types of items, each buffing a specific attribute: Health, Armor, Speed, Critical, Evade, Resist, Magic, Physical, and Accuracy.

All types of items come in 3 different rarities: Common, Rare, and Mythical. The rarer the item, the stronger the buff! During the Preparation Phase of any tournament, you have the option to apply these items to individual Gotchis, boosting their stats for the next round while consuming the item in the process. The effects of the item are removed after the battle is over. Before using them in tournaments, you can try out items in the training and simulator modes for free and for as many times as you want.

The new Simulator Tool lets you use real or training Gotchis to create two teams that fight against each other, helping you find out the strongest lineup to use in competitions. You can even search for Gotchis used by your opponents and practice against their teams to see how well you stack up. You can even duplicate matchups and choose the number of simulations to run, all without needing to sign any transactions! This is a fantastic new feature for both newcomers and veterans, as it makes it easier for everyone to experiment with all sorts of teams and items, helping you decide which items to purchase and which Gotchis to buy/rent.

In terms of quality of life enhancements, you can now sign in to your profile after connecting to the app in order to save teams that you’d like to use in the future. This also allows you to view your inventory, which is where purchased items are stored. Last but not least, if you wanr to have your accomplishments marked on your profile, then you can look forward to seeing badges and achievements added there soon.

For all new balancing changes introduced to Gotchi Battler, you can check out this official X post to learn more.

For more Aavegotchi-related news, check out the big new update for Gotchi Guardians that allows you to play to airdrop $GOTCHI Points.