Axie Terrariums Design Contest Goes Live

On July 22, 2026, Sky Mavis announced that land items are now live in Terrariums V1.1 ^[1]. To mark the launch, the studio is hosting a Terrariums design contest, with five winners receiving exclusive Land items, including three Mystic items. Participants are asked to place up to eight items and decorate their plot, then post a screenshot or recording on X with the hashtag #AxieTerrariums. Submissions close on July 29, and co-founder Jihoz_Axie will judge entries based on aesthetic synergy and unique concept. Given the studio’s history of hyping cosmetic items with limited actual utility, it’s worth taking this contest with a grain of salt these exclusive items might not hold the value they’re being sold as.

Colorful Cartoon Aesthetic

Let’s check out what Axie Infinity: Terrariums has going on visually. The game uses isometric 3D with soft, colorful shading that gives everything a handcrafted cartoon feel. Tiny rounded Axie creatures in bright colors dot the map. They sit on a grid of grassy and sandy terrain. Each has simple faces and small decorative details that make them easy to read at a glance. The settlement adapts cleanly between a cool green forest palette and a warm orange savannah one. It keeps the layout clear while shifting the mood from playful to slightly sun-baked. It is cheerful, easy to parse, and trusts that bright color and smart silhouette work can handle the rest.

Bright green and warm orange palettes keep settlement clear

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Mixed Player Sentiment

Now let’s see what players think. Reactions are split. Some say the free-to-play plot gives you nothing. Others think you can start without spending a cent ^[2]. Commenters complain that the game only works for rich players with expensive lands, and they call Axie Terrariums a total scam ^[3]. A few players praise the detailed tutorials and helpful guides, but everyone agrees the earning potential keeps getting worse with each update ^[4]. Reviewers point out that Homeland was way more fun and now new players feel stuck unless they drop tons of cash on rare Axies ^[5].

We also checked video comments and found most comments are genuine reactions or criticisms; only one comment appears to be spam selling in-game items. ^[6]

Axie Token Still Sliding

Let’s talk about the token’s performance. Axie Infinity’s token has been in a steady decline, badly trailing other gaming tokens. The news gave a tiny bounce, but it barely registered the overall trend is still grim.

• 30-day range: $0.9089 to $1.07
• Past 90 days: -17.1% (vs. other gaming tokens: +11.0%)
• Our wash-trading signal score: 15/100 ^[7]

AXS vs. Gaming Index: data table

Window	AXS	Gaming Index
1 year	-68.02%	-80.18%
6 months	-44.6%	-38.2%
3 months	-17.13%	+11.04%
1 month	-13.19%	-3.29%
1 day	-0.67%	-0.37%

Land Items Design Contest

Let’s leave the token talk behind and get to the so-called good part. Land items are now live in Terrariums V1.1, and Axie Infinity is throwing a design contest to celebrate. You can take up to eight items and decorate your plot however you want. Snap a screenshot or recording, slap it on X with #AxieTerrariums, and you are in. Submissions close July 29.

The five winners get exclusive Land items, including three Mystic items. That sounds sweet until you remember these digital items have no guaranteed value it’s basically a raffle for cosmetic pixels. Judging is done by @Jihoz_Axie, who will be looking at aesthetic synergy and unique concepts. So basically, make it pretty and make it weird.

People in the replies are already posting their cozy plots and asking how to get started. One commenter even said they need more than eight slots, which is a good sign people are really diving in. The contest is open to everyone, so it is a fun way to show off creativity without needing a huge collection.

Honestly, this feels like a PR stunt to distract from the token price bleeding. A design contest is way cheaper than actually fixing the economy, and the prizes are just more digital items that might not hold value. I’m sus of any move that hypes cosmetics while the core game loop remains broken.

References

1. ↑ “Original announcement on X” X
2. ↑ “YouTube comment by @SOY.ASTA.” (English) YouTube Comment
3. ↑ “YouTube comment by @lauralazar3652” (English) YouTube Comment
4. ↑ “YouTube comment by @johnjumong1758” (English) YouTube Comment
5. ↑ “YouTube comment by @Uranium235__” (English) YouTube Comment
6. ↑ “What shill detection is and how we identify it” (English) What is Shill Detection
7. ↑ “What wash trading is and how we detect it” (English) What is Wash-Trading

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