# Minting

### Why should I mint an NFT and what does it involve?

Minting an NFT means buying an Energy character that gives you the ability to earn NRG Tokens when watching videos. There is a factor of luck involved which will determine the rarity and attributes that closely relate to what users get out of each video view. These are tradeable and live on the blockchain, so buying them also involves a transaction.

### What Do I Need to Mint a Nerd NFT?

There are 6 types of NFTs, which have different prices and benefits. Apart from the token cost, a very small amount of gas is needed to cover transaction fees. Characteristics can go between 6 and 15 on new mints and the combination of all the distinct traits add up to the total level of the NFT.

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{% tab title="Starter" %}
Price: 1.082K NRG and 0.68 XCAD.

NFT with characteristics between levels 6 and 15.
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{% tab title="Basic" %}
Price: 3.25K NRG and 2.05 XCAD.

NFT with characteristics between levels 6 and 15.
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{% tab title="Common Mint" %}
Price: 9.73K NRG and 6.11 XCAD. 

NFT with characteristics between levels 6 and 15.
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{% tab title="Lucky Mint" %}
Price: 9.73k NRG and 6.12 XCAD. 

This is a particular type of mint that can get a user a Basic Nerd (53% odds), a Common (40% chance), a Rare (6%) or even a Legendary (1%)
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{% tab title="Mystery Mint" %}
Price: 28.2K NRG and 17.72 XCAD.

NFT with characteristics between levels 6 and 15.

{% hint style="info" %}
Mystery mints have a close to 50% chance of minting a rare, however, they have a greater than 50% chance of minting a common. This is the riskiest of mints, as while a rare NFT can earn up to 7x more than the average common NFT, there is a chance you won’t get one in this mint.
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{% tab title="Rare Mint" %}
Price: 46.7K NRG and  29.34 XCAD.

NFT with characteristics between levels 6 and 15.

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Going with a Rare Mint will **guarantee** a Rare NFT, which earns considerably more than a common.
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{% tab title="Legendary Mint" %}
Price: 140.06K NRG and 88.01 XCAD.

NFT with characteristics between levels 6 and 15.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Going with a Legendary Mint will earn at a much higher tier, even with the same reputation as a rare, at about 3 times as much.
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{% tab title="Iconic" %}
**NRG:** 2,100,900

**XCAD:** 10% of the NRG Value
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### How To Mint an NFT?

If you already have BNB in your wallet you can follow the steps described below to mint an NFT.

1. Open the Energy extension or mobile app.
2. Select the *"Watch & Play"* option on the home page
3. Select the *"PICK A BOX"* option.
4. Choose the box that you want to mint.
5. Tap the *"PREPARE BOX"* button.
6. The system will ask you to swap BNB for enough NRG and XCAD tokens (creating buy pressure for XCAD) to mint the NFT.
7. Once the swap is complete, the tokens will be available in your wallet, which lets you proceed to the next step.
8. Select the *"MINT BOX"* button.
9. Once the transaction has been verified, you will have successfully minted a NERD NFT and its characteristics will be revealed. You can now begin watching videos.

### Rerolls

As of v3.0.8 a new feature was introduced which allows users to retry to mint their Nerd in an attempt to obtain better stats.

Initially, the only version that supports rerolls is the lucky mint, but we plan to introduce more soon.

The price of the reroll is half of the cost of the mint.


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