October 30, 2020

Learn about KOGs Here

KOGs vs. Slammers

If you’ve ever played a game of POGs, you already know the difference. The ‘standard’ pieces are stacked up before players take turns trying to flip them over. And the same concept applies here.

Each player adds KOGs to make a stack, and then both combatants take turns slamming the pile with a ‘heavier’ Slammer.

The NFT’s border is what determines the difference between a KOG and a Slammer. You can quickly identify a Slammer by its faux metal border:

Uncommon (denoted by blue stars and numbers) ‘PANDA’ Slammer

Special Slots

Both Starter Packs and Booster Packs contain a ‘Special Slot’ in which a randomly generated NFT will appear. An algorithm determines what’s inside every pack, and here’s what may pop up while opening one:

KOGs

• Rare
• Ultra-Rare
• Foil Common
• Foil Uncommon
• Foil Rare
• Foil Ultra-Rare

Slammers

• Common
• Uncommon
• Rare
• Ultra-Rare
• Foil Common
• Foil Uncommon
• Foil Rare
• Foil Ultra-Rare

These slots bear the title of ‘special’ for good reason — you never know what you’ll get!

Over 3k Works of Art

Overall, the 1st Edition of KOGs consists of 112 different designs — 100 KOGs and 12 Slammers. But that’s not to say there are only 112 pieces to collect. In fact, there are 3,414!

How does that figure swell so much after starting so low? It all boils down to categorical rarity.

Applicable to both KOGs and Slammers, an NFT’s rarity falls into one of three categories: Artwork, border type, and border color …

Artwork

Because pack purchases are unlimited during the sale, nobody knows how many pieces of any given design will end up in circulation. It’s possible for you to unearth a 1 out of 1 NFT in one of your packs!

Nevertheless, the team has defined the amount of available artwork:

KOG Designs

• Common: 40
• Uncommon: 30
• Rare: 20
• Ultra-Rare: 10

Slammer Designs

• Common: 5
• Uncommon: 3
• Rare: 2
• Ultra-Rare: 2

Border Types

NFT borders come in multiple flavors. In addition to width — medium, thin, and wide — edges have an assortment of styles:

KOG & Slammer Border Types

• Common: 3
• Uncommon: 3
• Rare: 6
• Ultra-Rare: 12
• Foil Common: 3
• Foil Uncommon: 3
• Foil Rare: 6
• Foil Ultra-Rare: 12

Border Colors

Like Skittles candy, KOGs on WAX NFT edges come in a rainbow of colors. Just don’t try to taste them!

Here’s how many border colors you can expect to see:

KOGs & Slammers

• Common: 4
• Uncommon: 5
• Rare: 4
• Ultra-Rare: 1
• Foil Common: 4
• Foil Uncommon: 5
• Foil Rare: 4
• Foil Ultra-Rare: 1

Numbers + Stars = Rarity

The simplest way to identify an NFT’s rarity category is by the color of its stars and numbers.

Here’s a cheat sheet for you:

Silver = Common

Common ‘DRAGON’ KOG

Blue = Uncommon

Ucommon 'MOON' KOG

Gold = Rare

Rare ‘ARTEMISA’ KOG

Orange = Ultra-Rare

Ultra-Rare ‘TIME TRAVELER’ KOG

Foils

Now, we mentioned the special foil treatment above but have yet to show you. And to kill two proverbial birds with one stone, here’s an example:

Foil Rare ‘RETRO’ KOG

Because the above KOG’s numbers and stars are gold, it falls into the ‘Rare’ category.

Total Combos

We didn’t pull 3,414 1st Edition NFTs out of thin air!

Multiplying the number of designs by border types and border colors reveals the overall combinations:

KOGs

• Common: 40 x 3 x 4 = 480
• Uncommon: 30 x 3 x 5 = 450
• Rare: 20 x 6 x 4 = 480
• Ultra-Rare: 10 x 12 x 1 = 120
• Foil Common: 40 x 3 x 4 = 480
• Foil Uncommon: 30 x 3 x 5 = 450
• Foil Rare: 20 x 6 x 4 = 480
• Foil Ultra-Rare: 10 x 12 x 1 = 120

Total KOGs combinations = 3,060

Slammers

• Common: 5 x 3 x 4 = 60
• Uncommon: 3 x 3 x 5 = 45
• Rare: 2 x 6 x 4 = 48
• Ultra-Rare: 2 x 12 x 1 = 24
• Foil Common: 5 x 3 x 4 = 60
• Foil Uncommon: 3 x 3 x 5 = 45
• Foil Rare: 2 x 6 x 4 = 48
• Foil Ultra-Rare: 2 x 12 x 1 = 24

Total Slammer combinations = 354

So, adding the overall KOG and Slammer variations gives us a massive 3,414 NFTs in the 1st Edition collection!

Winning Percentages

Okay, now that I’ve identified total figures, We’ll share the probability of any given NFT appearing in a pack. In other words, we’ll fill you in on your odds of getting extraordinarily rare pieces from a Special Slot.

No matter if you open a Starter Pack or a Booster Pack, your odds are the same:

KOGs

• Rare: 22.71%
• Ultra-Rare: 12.80%
• Foil Common: 17.27%
• Foil Uncommon: 10.90%
• Foil Rare: 7.72%
• Foil Ultra-Rare: 1.28%

Slammers

• Common: 0.97%
• Uncommon: 12.12%
• Rare: 8.58%
• Ultra-Rare: 1.42%
• Foil Common: 1.98%
• Foil Uncommon: 1.21%
• Foil Rare: 0.86%
• Foil Ultra-Rare: 0.18%

Start Collecting & Trading KOGs

KOGs are trading on several secondary marketplaces with the vast majority of WAX NFT transactions occurring on AtomicHub.

At least for now, you can still find 1st Edition packs up for grabs. Are you ready to start your KOGs collection?