In Brief:
- @STEPN said Rare Sneakers and Level 5, 6 and 7 Gems and Raw Stones are launching in STEPN GO (official site).
- The account said the new items are prizes in STEPN GO exclusive Challenge Capsules, which players open by paying a GMT entry fee.
- Until now, STEPN GO’s documented sneaker qualities in live play stopped at Uncommon, which arrived in April 2025.
STEPN GO is adding Rare Sneakers along with Level 5, 6 and 7 Gems and Raw Stones, and the first batch is going out as prizes in Challenge Capsules exclusive to STEPN GO, according to a post from the official @STEPN account on X.
“Something RARE is coming to STEPN GO…” the account said. “We’re celebrating the launch of Rare Sneakers and Level 5, 6, 7 Gems and Raw Stones with some seriously valuable rewards, and they’re all up for grabs in STEPN GO exclusive Challenge Capsules!”
Something RARE is coming to STEPN GO…
We're celebrating the launch of Rare Sneakers and Level 5, 6, 7 Gems and Raw Stones with some seriously valuable rewards, and they're all up for grabs in STEPN GO exclusive Challenge Capsules!
From today, get Rare Sneakers when
The post went on: “From today, get Rare Sneakers when”. The rest of that sentence, which covers how players qualify, was cut off in the version of the post available for this story. @STEPN gave no drop rates, prize counts or capsule end dates in the visible text.
What a Rare Sneaker gets
The STEPN GO whitepaper already lists the Rare tier. Rare Sneakers cap at Level 40 and gain eight attribute points per level up. Uncommons stop at Level 30 with six points per level, and Commons stop at Level 20 with four.
Rare Sneakers also open Gem sockets as they level, the whitepaper said. Socket 1 unlocks around Levels 4 to 5 and costs GGT plus GMT. Socket 2 opens at Level 15 and Socket 3 at Level 20, both for GGT only. The final step from Level 39 to 40 costs both GGT and GMT.
Higher-level Gems and Raw Stones
Raw Stones drop from Mystery Boxes and have to be cut into Gems before they go into a socket. Leveling a stone takes three Raw Stones of the same type, and a failed attempt destroys them.
The odds are steep. The jump from Level 1 to 2 succeeds 30% of the time and costs 5 GGT, the whitepaper said. Every attempt from Level 2 up to Level 9 succeeds 50% of the time and costs 10 GGT plus 1 GMT. Reaching Level 5 from scratch through leveling alone takes a long chain of three-for-one burns.
Level also changes what comes out of the cutter. A standard Raw Stone at Levels 1 to 5 has a 70% chance of becoming a Gem of the same type. From Level 6 to 10, that chance is 100%, and the Gem keeps the stone’s level. So a Level 6 or 7 Raw Stone won as a prize cuts into a matching Gem every time. A Level 5 stone carries the 70% rule.
Mystery Raw Stones follow a separate table. They can produce a Gem of random type and can rise by one or two levels or drop by one when cut, the whitepaper said.
How the capsules work
Challenge Capsules run in both STEPN and STEPN GO. A player picks a capsule and pays an entry fee in GMT, and the contents stay hidden until the fee is paid. Once paid, the capsule can’t be exchanged and the player can’t withdraw for a refund, according to the STEPN whitepaper. Fees are refunded automatically if a capsule fails to reach its minimum participation.
Completing the capsule’s challenge earns one ticket in that capsule’s prize draw. Players can only have one capsule open at a time.
STEPN GO players can earn extra tickets through Charm Run Mode by selecting the Charm slot before a session. The bonus depends on Energy spent and the sneaker’s Charm value. In the original STEPN, extra tickets come from Mystery Boxes earned with sneakers holding 500 or more Resilience.
Entering costs GMT up front and a prize comes only from a draw, so a paid entry doesn’t guarantee a Rare Sneaker or a high-level Gem.
Background
STEPN GO’s last quality tier upgrade came on April 9, 2025, when Uncommon Sneakers and Mystery Boxes went live. Uncommons were given a “3% chance of dropping from a Common Shoe box,” according to the STEPN GO site. They came with four Gem sockets, four Mystery Box slots, a burn value of 270 Energy and a Luck attribute that affects Mystery Box earnings.
That update set up 10 Mystery Box tiers, each holding Level 1 Raw Stones. STEPN GO Gems come in four types: yellow for Efficiency, blue for Luck, pink for Charm and green for Karma.
