Mechanics

Events

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EVENT LIVE! $6,000+ in prizes

Den of Mysteries has been rebuilt from the ground up. Runs now have an ending, your build carries the whole way down, and rewards are better than ever.

To mark the relaunch, the DoM: Reborn Launch Event runs for six weeks. Collect Shards for a share of a $5,000 prize pool, and claim raffle tickets from Kilnbane's chest for a shot at $500 in Axie Land items, 15 Ronke PFPs, and $500 in RONKE rewards.

Runs: September 10 – October 22, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC

Check out the event docs here.

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Axie: Den of Mysteries (DoM) is an onchain turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler on Ronin, playable on desktop and mobile, where every run has real stakes. Compete for a shared weekly prize pool, chase Blessings, and fight for the Throne.

Find loot, make smart moves, and earn your share.

Built by Onchain Heroes.

The Basics

To play Den of Mysteries, you'll need a Ronin Wallet. You don't need to own an Axie and there's nothing to mint, so anyone can jump straight in.

When you log in, you'll arrive in the Lobby: a shared multiplayer hub where you can chat with other players, show off your skins, and access every game feature.

When you're ready, head to the stone portal to start a run.

1. The Objective

Collect Treasure to compete for a slice of the weekly pool and hunt for rare instant rewards, all paid out in USDc.

Runs are started with keys, which cost 1 USD and can be purchased with USDc, RON, WETH, or AXS from the shop.

2. Use your keys

1 key starts a run. Using more keys multiplies your Treasure yield linearly and boosts your chances at hitting instant rewards. A run that collects 100 Treasure on 1 key collects 500 Treasure on 5 keys.

More keys = More Loot

How many keys you run is up to your skill and risk tolerance, up to a cap of 100 keys per run.

3. Prizepool Rewards

DoM pays out in USDc.

When you spend keys on a run, a portion of each key's cost feeds three distinct prize pools:

Weekly Prize Pool — A guaranteed payout. Your Treasure yield at the end of the week sets your share of the pool. The more Treasure you collect, the bigger your cut.
Blessing Pool — A reward pool with a chance to pay out a Blessing Gem when you defeat Kilnbane on the Den's final floor.
The Throne — A progressive pool that rolls when you defeat Kilnbane and finish the run. The winner takes 80% of the pool. Winners also receive an exclusive skin.

💡 For a full rundown on DoM's rewards, see here

4. Run the Den

Each run takes place in a Den spanning 10 floors: nine procedurally generated floors across distinct biomes, then Kilnbane's arena on floor 10.

Start with 100 base Stamina
You move, then enemies move: moving costs 1 Stamina, attacking costs none
Learn enemy attack patterns to dodge and gain the advantage.
Defeat enemies to level up and clear a path toward the stairs to advance to the next floor
Level up to earn stat boosts and pick Talents that shape your build

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Good to know

Stamina orbs are a rare find. They drop more often when you're running low and less when you're topped up
Your vision range scales with your Stamina, run low and you won't see as far
Weather can roll in on a floor, some effects last until the next floor, while others last for 35-45 turns
Drops left on the ground despawn after 20 enemy turns, so plan your moves around this (Blessing Gems, keys and raffle tickets never despawn, and drops affected by the "Frozen Drops" weather effect do not despawn while frozen) </aside>

5. Loot, loot, loot

Your goal is to collect as much loot as you can on your run. Loot gets richer the deeper you go, but enemies get stronger too. Smash breakables, clear rooms, and uncover the secrets of the Den.

Make your moves wisely. Balance the loot you chase against your ability to survive, and make it count all the way to the end.

6. End Your Run

There are two ways to finish a run yourself:

Defeat Kilnbane on floor 10
Run out of Stamina along the way.

Either way, all the loot you earned is yours to keep. A run left open at the weekly reset is finalized for you instead, which forfeits any uncut Blessing Gems and skips the Throne roll, so try to close your runs out before Thursday 4:00 PM UTC.

Reaching Kilnbane is the goal: beat him to end your run on top, and to roll for the Throne, DoM's ultimate prize.

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Run Finalization Rules

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7. That’s DoM

Loot the Den, emerge a champion, then run it back again. For details on specific game mechanics, see the Mechanics pages in the sidebar.

Weekly Cycles

Every weekly cycle in DoM begins and ends on Thursday at 4:00 PM UTC. Whenever you see "end of week" or "weekly reset" anywhere in DoM, it refers to this time.

At the weekly reset, the following are finalized:

Weekly Prize Pool — USDc payouts are distributed based on your Treasure share, and the pool resets for the new week
Active & paused runs — any run still in progress is automatically finalized at the reset

Plan your runs around the cycle: anything not locked in before Thursday 4:00 PM UTC is settled automatically when the week turns over.

FAQ

Got additional questions or concerns? Join the Discord and ask away!

Getting Started

Do I need an Axie to play?

Runs & Pausing

Can I pause my run?
What happens if I disconnect mid-run?
What happens if my run continues past the weekly reset?
What happens when a run is finalized?

Keys & Rewards

Can I save keys for later?
When can I claim rewards?
Do reward claims expire?

Links and Resources

Game site

Discord

Mediakit