Yuga Labs launched Mudwater, a physical and digital trading card collection on Solana featuring 120 artworks across 240,000 packs. Unveiled during ApeFest 2026, the collection allows Bored Ape Yacht Club holders to claim ten packs per NFT and Mutant Ape Yacht Club holders to claim two until January 19, 2027. The project directs 2.5% of digital trading volume toward ApeCoin purchases distributed back to collectors alongside a separate 2.5% royalty fee.
Mudwater launch and ApeFest 2026
- ▪The Mudwater card rollout on October 17, 2026, coincided with ApeFest 2026, Yuga Labs' annual community gathering held in Charleston
- ▪Yuga Labs launched Mudwater, a physical and digital trading card collection on the Solana blockchain, on October 17, 2026
Pack claims for Ape holders
- ▪Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT holders are eligible to claim ten Mudwater trading card packs per NFT through a claim window open until January 19, 2027
- ▪The Mudwater initial claim program allocates more than 140,000 trading card packs to eligible Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club holders
- ▪Yuga Labs distributed 6,551 ERC-6551 token-bound account Totems to Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club holders to manage their Mudwater packs
- ▪Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT holders are eligible to claim two Mudwater trading card packs per NFT through the Mudwater claim program
Card set details and rarities
- ▪Yuga Labs' Mudwater collection includes eight unique one-of-one cracked-ice edition cards among approximately 2.4 million total individual cards
- ▪Yuga Labs' Mudwater debut set, titled Swamp Origins, features 120 card artworks across standard, foil, serialized, and cracked-ice rarity tiers
Mudwater box allocations
- ▪Yuga Labs reserved 7,134 Mudwater boxes for its community airdrop and 2,000 boxes for a commercial distribution reserve
- ▪The total planned Mudwater supply comprises 10,000 boxes containing 24 packs each, totaling 240,000 packs across all distribution categories
Secondary trading fees and ApeCoin
- ▪Yuga Labs allocates 2.5% of eligible Mudwater digital NFT secondary trading value toward purchasing ApeCoin tokens for distribution to Mudwater collectors
- ▪Secondary Mudwater NFT transactions carry a 2.5% royalty fee that operates separately from Yuga Labs' 2.5% ApeCoin purchase allocation mechanism
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