Axie Infinity Marketplace: How to Buy, Sell and Trade Axies

The Axie Infinity Marketplace is the official trading platform for all Axie Infinity NFT assets — Axies, Land plots, Items, Runes, and Charms. All transactions run on the Ronin Network at near-zero fees. Accessible at app.axieinfinity.com/marketplace, it is one of the longest-running NFT gaming marketplaces in blockchain gaming, operating continuously since before the 2021 peak. This guide covers how to use every major feature effectively.

Quick Answer: To buy on the Axie Infinity Marketplace, connect your Ronin Wallet, fund it with wETH via the Ronin bridge, and search for Axies using class, body-part, and price filters. To sell, select an Axie you own, click List, set your price in AXS or ETH, and confirm the listing transaction. A 4.25% fee is charged on all sales and distributed to AXS stakers and the treasury.

Table of Contents

1. What the Marketplace Sells
2. How to Connect and Set Up
3. How to Search for Axies Effectively
4. How to Evaluate an Axie Before Buying
5. How to Buy an Axie
6. How to Sell Your Axies
7. Marketplace Fees Explained
8. How to Avoid Marketplace Scams
9. Frequently Asked Questions

What the Marketplace Sells

The Axie Marketplace has six main trading categories. Axies are the primary playable NFTs — each one unique, with its own genes, body parts, and battle cards. Land plots from the Axie universe are bought and sold here, ranging from common Savannah parcels to rare Genesis plots. Items covers seasonal and special event items that can be used in Homeland. Runes are craftable passive gear items. Charms are craftable card modification items. Bundles allow sellers to list multiple assets together at a combined price.

How to Connect and Set Up

1. Go to app.axieinfinity.com/marketplace. Only use this official URL — bookmark it.
2. Click Connect Wallet in the top right corner.
3. Select Ronin Wallet from the connection options and approve the connection request in your Ronin Wallet extension or mobile app.
4. Your wallet address now appears in the top corner, confirming you are connected.
5. To buy Axies, you need wETH (wrapped Ether on the Ronin Network) in your wallet. To get wETH, use the official Ronin bridge at bridge.roninchain.com to convert ETH from your Ethereum wallet to wETH on Ronin.
6. To pay gas fees on transactions, you need a small amount of RON in your Ronin Wallet. A few dollars equivalent covers dozens of transactions.

How to Search for Axies Effectively

The Axie search filters are the most powerful tool on the marketplace. Using them effectively saves hours of manual browsing.

Class filter: Select one or more Axie classes to narrow results to specific types. Search Beast only to find damage dealers, Plant only for tanks, and so on.

Body part filter: The most valuable filter for competitive buyers. Select specific mouth, horn, back, and tail parts to find Axies with the exact card combination you want. For example, filter for the Ronin mouth + Nut Cracker horn + Ivory Stab back + Hare Dagger tail to find Axies with the specific Beast combo card set that performs well in current meta.

Breed count filter: Set maximum breed count to find Axies with more remaining breeding potential. Setting max breed count to 3 shows Axies with at least 4 breeds remaining.

Price range filter: Set minimum and maximum ETH price to find Axies within your budget. Sort by Price: Low to High after filtering to find the best value options within your target composition.

Purity filter: Set minimum purity percentage to find Axies where dominant genes match body part class. High purity is valuable for breeding but less critical for pure playing purposes.

How to Evaluate an Axie Before Buying

Click any Axie to open its full detail page. Check these five elements before purchasing:

Card set: Review all four body-part cards. Do they form a coherent combo strategy? Do they synergize with your other team members? The card section shows each card’s name, class, damage, shield, and effects.

Breed count: Shown prominently on the detail page. 0/7 means no breeds yet. 7/7 means fully bred and cannot breed again.

Genes: The Genes section shows dominant (D), recessive (R1), and minor recessive (R2) for each body part. High purity means D, R1, and R2 all match the same class. This matters for breeding predictability.

Transaction history: Scroll down to see the Axie’s past sale prices. If the current asking price is significantly higher than recent sales of comparable Axies, the seller may have overpriced it. Use recent history as your price anchor.

Origin and special status: Check whether the Axie has Origin, Mystic, or other special status tags. These add collector premium on top of gameplay value. Verify special status is genuine on-chain rather than just a seller description.

How to Buy an Axie

1. After evaluating an Axie and deciding to purchase, click the Buy Now button on the Axie detail page.
2. A confirmation dialog shows the purchase price in ETH/wETH and the estimated gas fee in RON.
3. Confirm your Ronin Wallet has sufficient wETH for the purchase price and RON for the gas fee.
4. Click Confirm in the dialog, then approve the transaction in your Ronin Wallet extension or mobile app.
5. The transaction processes on the Ronin Network, typically completing within a few seconds.
6. The Axie appears in your wallet inventory immediately after the transaction confirms. Refresh the marketplace page if it does not appear right away.

You can also make an Offer below the listed price on any Axie. The seller receives a notification and can accept, counter, or ignore your offer. Offers are useful when an Axie is priced above market rate but you believe the seller might accept something closer to market value.

How to Sell Your Axies

1. Connect your Ronin Wallet and navigate to your Profile, then My Assets.
2. Select the Axie you want to sell.
3. Click List for Sale on the Axie detail page.
4. Set your asking price in ETH. Research comparable Axies with similar card sets and breed counts before setting your price — look at recent completed sales, not just current listings, which include unsold overpriced Axies.
5. Set a listing duration. Listings expire after the chosen duration and must be renewed to keep appearing in search results.
6. Confirm the listing transaction in your Ronin Wallet. This requires a small RON gas fee.
7. Your Axie appears in marketplace search results immediately after the listing transaction confirms.

To cancel a listing, return to your listed Axie and click Cancel Listing. This requires another small gas fee. Avoid repeatedly listing and canceling as each action costs RON.

Marketplace Fees Explained

All Axie Marketplace sales charge a 4.25% transaction fee. This fee is deducted from the sale proceeds rather than added to the buyer’s price. If you list an Axie for 1 ETH and it sells, you receive 0.9575 ETH after the 4.25% fee is deducted.

The collected fees are distributed to the Axie Infinity treasury and to AXS stakers according to the protocol’s fee sharing rules. This fee distribution is one of the primary yield sources for AXS stakers — as marketplace trading volume grows, staking yield from fees grows proportionally.

When pricing an Axie to sell, factor the 4.25% fee into your target net proceeds. To receive 1 ETH after fees, list at approximately 1.044 ETH.

How to Avoid Marketplace Scams

Only use the official marketplace URL. Phishing sites that mimic the Axie Marketplace exist at similar-looking URLs. Bookmark app.axieinfinity.com/marketplace and access it only through your bookmark, not through search results or links in Discord or Telegram messages.

Never buy or sell Axies through Discord DMs. Peer-to-peer trades arranged through chat platforms bypass the marketplace’s escrow protection. All legitimate Axie trades should use the marketplace’s on-chain transaction system.

Verify token contract addresses before any non-marketplace trade. If you ever interact with third-party Axie-related contracts, verify the contract address against the official Sky Mavis documentation before signing any transaction.

Check listed Axie statistics against filters. Scammers have occasionally listed Axies with falsified screenshots in listing descriptions. Always verify card sets and stats through the marketplace’s on-chain data display, not from images or text descriptions provided by sellers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What currency is used on the Axie Infinity Marketplace?

Axie NFTs are priced and sold in ETH (displayed on the marketplace as wETH — wrapped Ether on the Ronin Network). Buyers need wETH in their Ronin Wallet to purchase. Runes and Charms may trade in SLP or AXS depending on the specific item. Gas fees for all transactions require a small amount of RON, the Ronin Network’s native token.

How long does an Axie Marketplace transaction take?

Transactions on the Ronin Network typically complete in a few seconds. After you confirm a purchase in your wallet, the Axie transfers to your wallet almost immediately. This is significantly faster than Ethereum mainnet transactions, which can take minutes to hours depending on network congestion.

Can I get a refund if I buy the wrong Axie?

No. All blockchain transactions are final and irreversible. Sky Mavis cannot reverse transactions or issue refunds for incorrect purchases. Research each Axie thoroughly before purchasing. If you buy the wrong Axie, your only option is to relist it on the marketplace and attempt to sell it to another buyer.

The Axie Infinity Marketplace is the central economic hub of the Axie ecosystem. Understanding how to use it effectively — searching with the right filters, evaluating Axies correctly before buying, pricing competitively when selling, and avoiding the scams that target inexperienced traders — is as important as understanding the battle system for players who want to participate fully in the Axie economy.