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Played ZED RUN or just want to learn more about ZED Champions? This page is for YOU! 

Please note that this is a living document, regularly updated to reflect the latest information and insights on ZED Champions.

We’re committed to transforming the digital horse racing experience with ZED Champions. After years of invaluable insights from ZED RUN, we pinpointed the core areas that needed transformation and made the call to pivot. 

ZED Champions is our answer: a highly engaging and scalable gameplay experience that directly addresses player feedback. We're implementing cutting-edge racing mechanics and unique speed animations for each horse, ensuring it’s more dynamic and engaging. 

We’ve reimagined digital horse racing. Now it’s your turn to see the difference.

Your ZED RUN horses are still in your wallet, you’ll always own the NFTs. However, ZED Champions introduces new mechanics and digital horses, meaning ZED RUN horses won’t carry over. We know this may be frustrating for OG players, but we’ve made every effort to reward returning players in the new game.

ZED RUN skins are still in your connected wallet and can be viewed on 

At this stage, there are no plans to transition or integrate these NFTs into ZED Champions. They are not part of the current gameplay or reward systems.

What are the Rewards for Returning Players?

We created a Legacy Leaderboard to reflect player engagement, ownership and contributions to the ZED RUN ecosystem. 

Stable owners on the leaderboard received a Rewards Badge with contents varying by tier, bloodline, and $ZED balance, all determined by leaderboard rank. 

Initial Reward Badges were capped at Rank 2000, but breeding horses were distributed to all remaining players, ensuring every wallet received at least one horse. 

Here's a graphic to break down the rewards per badge*

: All horses and half of the reZED allocated to badges were airdropped at the launch of Season 0 (April 28, 2025). Badges after this point will only contain the remaining reZED and will be evenly airdropped the remaining allocation through Seasons 1-5.

I claimed my badge to a Metamask wallet, how do I use it in-game?

If you claimed your badge to a Metamask wallet, you’ll need to manually import the NFT using the contract address and token ID. Once imported, transfer the badge to your Dynamic Wallet to use it in-game.

Only badges held in your Dynamic Wallet can unlock in-game assets like racehorses and reZED.

I missed the claim period for my badge. What can I do?

Unfortunately, if you didn’t claim your badge before the deadline, it was returned to the treasury and redistributed to connected wallets as a bonus.

Your stable will be considered for a reZED reward as a consolation. Please reach out to our Support Team so we can review your case. 

We want to make sure players who missed the claim period still feel supported to play ZED Champions.

What happened to the ZED RUN Treasury prize pool?

The ZED Treasury supported the legacy ZED RUN during the transition, and the remainder has been carried over to ZED Champions.

Returning Player Guide

All newly bred horses are automatically entered into a fixed-size racing pool of 4320 horses. Races are automatically scheduled, with horses competing based on their leaderboard positions. There’s no more waiting for races to fill or searching for races; each horse must complete one race before moving to the next round, and a minimum of five races before retirement. 

Races are scheduled automatically, but you’ll retain control over breeding, retirement, and strategic decisions about your horse’s career.

Will players be able to pick distances in ZED Champions?

No, all newly bred horses are automatically entered into a fixed-size racing pool with the same distance track. Races are automatically scheduled, with horses competing based on their leaderboard positions. 

No, ZED Champions will have a Racing Pool and Breeding Pool where horses will move up and down the leaderboard based on their ranking and $ZED balance.

In ZED Champions, new horses are introduced into the racing pool exclusively through the Dynamic Auction Breeding system, which takes place in the stud marketplace. Here’s how it works:

Male horses, or studs, are entered into the marketplace with their value determined through an auction.

Mare owners bid on the studs using $ZED to secure a breeding opportunity.

If the mare owner's bid is successful, they gain ownership of the resulting offspring.

Additionally, when another horse in the racing pool is retired, the highest bid for a stud at that time effectively sets the market rate for future breeding.

Breeding also functions as the entry point into the Racing Pool. Every Newborn replaces an existing racehorse that has been queued for breeding and completed its final scheduled race. This ensures a 1-for-1 swap, maintaining a fixed population of 4,320 active racehorses.

Core Features of ZED Champions

Matchmaking is done in rounds where each horse completes one race per round. Horses are matched into races based on their MM leaderboard ranking, in descending (last horses scheduled first) order. After each round, horses move up or down the leaderboard, determining the matchups for the next round.

The Matchmaking leaderboard ranks all horses in the racing pool based on points. Each horse starts with 1000 points and gains or loses points depending on their race finish positions. Points are awarded from first to eighth place. 

Leaderboard based matchmaking in each round ensures the best horses compete with the best, and a pathway exists to rise up the ranks.

Matchmaking

While the racing loop will be automated, ZED Champions is still a game of skill. If you love your deep data dives, there are still plenty of pre-race decisions around augment choice and balance analysis horse owners can make that will inform the trajectory for your horse.

You can retire your racehorse strategically after maximising its potential or it will automatically get retired if the balance drops too low.

Augments are performance boosts that can be equipped to improve a horse’s abilities during a race. Each horse starts with three augment slots and random common augments equipped.   

Augments come in different rarities and are collectable and tradeable. You can acquire augments through various methods, using them to improve your horses’ performances during races. When used effectively with breeding strategy every horse has the opportunity to push beyond the limits of its ancestry. 

Augments are used between races to provide specific boosts or advantages. There are two types of Augments:

: These provide simple, straightforward boosts.

These activate only under certain race conditions; like boosting speed if the horse is in last place or needs to hold the lead for a certain time.

The augment system is critical for adding depth to gameplay, especially between races. It is designed to cater to different types of players, from those who want to optimise every detail to those who prefer a more hands-off approach.

Do Augments replace a horse’s natural abilities?

No, Augments are designed to complement a horse's natural traits and breeding, not replace them. They offer strategic boosts, but the core performance of a horse is still driven by its inherent characteristics.

Augments appeal to different types of players. Whether you’re a hands-on strategist optimizing every race or a casual player looking for a simple boost, there’s an augment type for you.

My Augments didn’t attach. What should I do?

Augments must be applied before your horse’s next race. If they didn’t apply, it may have been a timing issue.

Let us know the horse name, the Augment you used, and when you applied it, and we’ll sort it out.

Strategic Gameplay

By understanding these processes and strategically engaging in the auction marketplace, players can breed top-tier racehorses and enjoy a competitive edge in ZED Champions.

Horses start with a default number of breeding slots based on their generation: (5 - generation, with a minimum of 0 slots). Each time a horse is bred, one breeding slot is consumed.

If a horse runs out of slots, additional breeding slots can be unlocked using Forge Tokens, up to a maximum of 10 total breeding actions:

Generations 0–5: 1 Forge Token per slot.

 retired horses but may also be granted as static rewards. Strategic management of breeding slots and Forge Tokens is essential for building a competitive stable. 

The stud marketplace is where all new horses are bred and is the only entry point for new horses into the racing pool. Similar to ZED RUN, male horses are entered into the marketplace, and mare owners must bid to breed with them.

A horse must be racing-retired and have at least one available breeding slot to be eligible for breeding.

Auctions are automatically created for each stud when it enters the marketplace, spending one breeding slot. Stud owners can only cancel the auction when it has no bids; however, the used breeding slot will not be refunded.

Mare owners place bids in $ZED. The bid reserves one of the mare’s breeding slots and can be increased but not decreased or cancelled, expiring after seven days if not settled.

Players can enable automatic bidding, where their bid automatically increases by the base amount whenever outbid, up to a set maximum.

Auctions are eligible for settlement after 24 hours and are settled from highest to lowest bid. A replacement horse must be selected from the racing pool before the auction can be settled. For more on how this works see: Racing Pool/retirement.

Once an auction settles, the payment is split among the internal balance of the new racing pool horse (50%), the stud owner (5%), the player treasury (30%), and VHS (15%).

Auctions in ZED Champions are ongoing and continuous. When a stud enters the marketplace and meets the eligibility criteria, an auction is automatically created and remains open for bids. Auctions are eligible for settlement after 72 hours and can stay open indefinitely until the highest bid value reaches the top of the eligible auctions list. This ensures a dynamic and constant opportunity for breeding new horses.

There is no fixed limit on the number of auction slots. Auctions are created continuously as eligible studs enter the marketplace.

Mare owners can strategically place bids on studs that possess desirable traits. The auction system allows for competitive pricing and ensures that only the highest bids result in new offspring. Owners can use insights from the horse's performance and lineage to make informed breeding decisions.

Yes, bloodline continues to play a role in ZED Champions. While the specific mechanics of how bloodline influences performance may evolve, it remains an important factor for breeders to consider when making breeding decisions. The new auction system adds an extra layer of strategy, making it crucial for breeders to understand the potential impact of bloodline on their horses' racing abilities.

We are making Racehorse DNA more intuitive, with each racehorse having a specific character for how it runs. Horse characteristics will be visually represented and connected to their speeds. There will be no class system, no breed types, only generation numbers. 

Will horses be able to breed better foals than their parents?

Yes, this is where a lot of the strategising will come into play. The new breeding and racing mechanics encourage a variety of horse types to excel based on strategic breeding.

Breeding

My horse is stuck in the Stud Marketplace. What should I do?

If your horse is listed in the Stud Marketplace but isn’t visible to others, double-check that it still has at least one breeding slot and that no bid has been placed.

Still stuck? Send us your stable name and horse ID so we can take a closer look.

I won a breeding auction, but the foal didn’t appear in my stable.

Foals usually appear in your stable within a few minutes of the auction settling. If it hasn’t shown up after 10 minutes, reach out with your stable name, horse ID, and auction details so we can help.

I can’t add my horse to the Stud Marketplace.

Only race-retired male horses with available breeding slots can be listed.

Make sure the horse is not listed for sale on the marketplace.

If your horse meets these conditions and still can’t be added, send us the horse ID and we’ll investigate.

My horse isn’t entering races. Is it stuck?

Make sure the horse is in the Racing Pool and not currently queued for breeding or retirement.

If everything looks correct but it’s not showing up in scheduled races, contact support with your stable name and horse ID.

Horses

Each horse enters races with an internal racing balance initially set at 50% of its breeding price.

Horses automatically stake up to 10% of their current racing balance each time they race.

Races consist of a fixed number of 8 horses automatically matched by rankings on the Matchmaking (MM) leaderboard.

Payout Distribution from Initial Prize Pool

Stakes from all competing horses are combined into a prize pool, distributed among the top finishers:

Horses finishing below 3rd receive no payout from that race's initial prize pool.

If horses have significantly different balances, multiple "side pots" form aside from the initial prize pool. Side pots create a race within a race, horses with large balances staking equal amounts within each pot. Each pot pays out independently, based on finish positions within that pot.

Yes, and that's one of the most important dynamics in ZED Champions. Because each pot pays out independently and not all pots are created equal, your overall finish doesn’t guarantee profit. 

You might finish second in the race but come away with less than you staked if you lost out in the higher-value pots. Meanwhile, a horse finishing mid-field could net a profit if it outperformed others in its stake group. Success isn’t just about placement, it’s about who you’re grouped with and what’s at stake in each pot.

Race Payouts

$ZED is the primary currency for purchases (racehorses & breeding auctions), real-money retirement rewards, and a participation-based bonus system (transferable & locked tokens). Additionally, each horse will have an internal balance of $ZED Token. Official token whitepaper coming soon™.

To acquire $ZED, players can use Metamask (e.g. via Uniswap), but will need to transfer tokens into their Dynamic Wallet to interact with ZED Champions gameplay features like bidding, breeding and purchasing Augments.

If you made it this far, congrats! Read a more in depth game design guide 

What’s the difference between $ZED, reZED and Reforge Tokens?

$ZED is the main in-game currency, used for breeding, auctions, and (soon) Augments.

reZED is earned through gameplay or rewards and can be used for certain marketplace actions like bidding.

Reforge Tokens are earned when you Reforge a horse (permanently archive it) and are used to unlock extra breeding slots.

Treasury and Game Economy

I claimed my badge to a Metamask wallet. How do I use it in-game?

You’ll need to manually import the badge using the contract address and token ID. Once imported, transfer the badge to your Dynamic Wallet to unlock its contents in-game.

What’s the difference between the ZED Champions wallet and Metamask?

Use Metamask to buy $ZED (e.g., via Uniswap), then transfer your tokens to your ZED Champions wallet for racing, breeding, and in-game purchases.

If your badge is in Metamask, you’ll need to import the NFT manually using the token ID and contract address, then transfer it to your ZED Champions wallet to use in-game

The ZED Champions Wallet is the only wallet that fully connects to gameplay features.

My wallet was compromised. What should I do?

Move your digital horses and tokens to a new wallet immediately. If your account is linked to a Dynamic Wallet, contact us with your stable name, and we’ll help where we can.

Make sure your connected wallet holds the token and that you’re logged into the correct account. Still not showing? Send us your stable name and wallet address so we can check.

My account was compromised. How do I secure it?

Change your password and contact us immediately with your stable name. We’ll review recent activity and work with you to protect your horses and gameplay progress.

I created two accounts by mistake, can I merge or delete one?

Let us know which account to keep and the stable names or emails tied to both. We’ll confirm ownership and help you tidy things up.

We’re sorry to see you go. If you’d like to close your account, send us a message with your username and confirmation that you’d like it deleted. We’ll remove your account and any personal data we hold, in line with our privacy policy.

Please note: Wallets and onchain activity can’t be deleted, but once your account is closed, it will no longer be linked to your email, profile, or in-game activity.

If you’re in a region with specific rights around data access or deletion, we’re happy to support your request accordingly.

My email is confirmed, but I can’t log in.

Double-check you’re using the email linked to your stable. If log in issues continue, let us know your stable name and the error you’re seeing so we can help.

Where can I see my purchase or breeding history?

All race, breeding, and auction activity can be tracked through your stable dashboard. If something looks off or you need a breakdown, just send us your stable name and what you’re looking for.

Account and Wallet 

Bridging moves your $ZED from one blockchain to another. In this case, it transfers your $ZED from Polygon to Base so you can use it in ZED Champions.

Base offers faster, cheaper, more scalable infrastructure, ideal for ZED Champions’ gameplay and economy.

Yes. You’ll need to enter the email linked to your account during the bridging process.


No, we will cover the gas fees for the approval and bridge transactions.

Usually around 20 minutes. We’ll give you a link to track the process in real-time.

Once the bridge is complete, your $ZED will appear in your ZED Champions wallet on your dashboard.

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