While the price of bitcoin is nearing its previous all-time highs, the NFT market is experiencing sharp corrections throughout all blue-chip collections. We see many collectors sell at a significant loss, fearing a bloodbath in the coming weeks. This is something we need to closely monitor and understand the correlation between the crypto market and NFTs. Nonetheless, we have seen a lot of projects have success last week, and some of them were also included in our weekly list.
As mentioned, Jungle Freaks by Trosley took off, reaching a floor price of 1.4 ETH in less than 24 hours after the public sale. If you got lucky in the public mint, you are welcome! It had everything you look for in an NFT project — incredible artists, a compelling story, and, more importantly, a strong community. If the gas wars had you priced out, don’t worry. We got you. This week, we bring you the top five projects that share the same DNA as current blue-chip NFTs, and we believe they are here to stay in the long run. I hope you find something you like. Let’s get started!
#1 Evervar Persona
The number one NFT project you should look out for this week is — Evervar Persona. We are excited about this project because it has a unique story, growing community, and the NFTs are in 3D.
This collection will release 10,000 randomly generated 3D personas. Through violence, Evervar split into four worlds: Dreyavar, Viravar, Tendavar & Evervar.
- Male are The spoiled species of the Evervar who move slow, but live fast, they come from tendavar.
- Female are content with their lives as they experience the usual seasons, and wonders of the tendavar.
- Aliens are known for their intelligence and thus advantages on the technological part. They are born in the world of viral creators which is also called Viravar.
- And finally, the zombies(The forgotten members of the once beautiful Evervar) hail from Dreyavar.
Every Persona has unique characteristics selected from over 350 traits and 13 different categories. The team also mentions that full 3D body rendering is available post public sale. We like that they are also trying to explore play-to-earn integrations and animated backgrounds to stand out in the NFT space.
In terms of online engagement, Evervar is doing a great job in building a passionate community. They are doing active giveaways and whitelist events, which helps in creating a loyal fan base. They recently announced to giveaway a rare M1 cyborg Mutant ape worth well over $20k.
Evervar is also allotting 3000 whitelist spots for BAYC, MAYC, Metasaurs, and Jungle Freaks holders. If you are one of them, you do not want to miss this! The team plans to implement strategies over a roadmap as things may change moving forward.
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#2 The Modz
Next up on our weekly list is— The Modz. Fashion-based avatars with over 200 uniquely drawn elements and 100 different outfits. The Modz is a collection of 5,555 algorithmically generated NFTs that come with added utility and aesthetic features.
The team is building a loyal community from the ground up and is doing many collaborations with artists in the NFT space. Before the launch, they planned giveaways for influencers and members in the discord server. Their online engagement is slowly improving, and community members are enjoying memes and invite contests.
The team plans to airdrop holders metaverse wearable post public sale and start building 3D models for Modz. A unique Modzverse will also be in the development stage.
The architect behind this project is Boris Raw. According to the official website, he is a self-taught 3D artist who worked with brands like Samsung and Reebok. His team also brings diverse skill sets in development and design.
Things you need to know
- Twitter– 4,417
- Discord– 10,303
- Mint Price- 0.05 ETH + GAS
- Max Mint Allowed- 20 per transaction
- Pre-Sale Date- 20/10/2021
- Public Sale Date- 25/10/2021
#3 Oni Ronin from Big Head Club
We are excited to introduce Oni Ronin to our weekly list, as the Big Head Club is well known for creating good artwork and a solid community. With this new collection, they bring ancient Japanese samurais to life in the form of NFTs. 8,888 warriors will be ready for launch this week.
The story behind this project is quite fascinating as the demons possess the Oni, and if they fail to defeat it, it will haunt the location for eternity. The collection will also have 88 Golden Ronin that have legendary traits, and these samurais have ascended to heaven.
The artwork looks scary as hell, but it reflects well according to the original story. The community also seems to be growing at a decent pace, but nothing out of the ordinary. Random giveaways here and there seem to do the trick. However, the Big Head Club is nothing to sneeze at, as they have proven to deliver good projects with Stoner Cats.
With respect to the roadmap, the team has so many things planned. Post public sale, the community members will get airdrop of expansion NFTs and access to interactive lessons by an accredited university professor on samurai history. The team is also going to arrange haiku writing seminars. It is an art practiced by Japanese samurais.
Things you need to know
- Twitter– 7,197
- Discord– 25,669
- Mint Price- 0.0888 + GAS
- Presale for Stoner Cats holder- 18/10/2021 at 4PM Pacific
- Public- 19/10/2021 at 4PM Pacific
#4 Goblin Laboratory
I picked this project because of the unique utility it is adding to its holders. Goblin Laboratory allows users to build their own NFT. Have we seen this before? No! So, this gives buyers an experience that cannot be repeated after launch. The goblin brain is said to have all the metadata about the traits and other properties. Once you buy a brain, you will have access to the laboratory. You can assemble all the traits and reveal your finished NFT.
Another element of this project that stood out was its mint passes. Holders of goblins will get free access to future NFT projects launched in the laboratory. The team is planning to launch one project, Sentinels, in November. You can view their gallery here. The mint price and launch date are not yet announced, but we expect it to be this week. So if you want to get in, follow them on Twitter and join their Discord for more info.
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#5 Doodles
The artwork speaks for itself. It is unique and has over 265 traits in the collection. They have special heads, backgrounds, hair, and piercings. Doodles is a community-driven NFT collection that has some of the biggest names in the space. We see the team regularly conduct Twitter spaces and AMA sessions to help clear doubts of community members and address plans in the best possible way. This shows how active the community is and how dedicated the team is to creating a sustainable NFT project.
The team also shared how they will handle the revealing process and handling of metadata, which shows their level of transparency. After the whitelist sale concludes, the project founders will reserve their 504 NFTs sequentially from the last token ID of the whitelist sale. You can see on their website how the reserve tokens are distributed among different wallets and for what purposes they are going to use them.
I believe this project is going to give great returns in a short period. And I say that because the team is so good. They have an extremely talented illustrator in Scott Martin. And Jordan Castro led one of the biggest NFT collections in history, CryptoKitties, at Dapper Labs. Their marketing is also sold, with Evan Keast leading the community on different platforms.
Things you need to know
- Twitter- 30,200
- Website- https://doodles.app/
- Mint Price- 0.123 ETH + GAS
- Max Mint Allowed- 5 (whitelist users)
- Date- 17/10/2021 at 7PM PDT (instant reveal)
Closing Thoughts
All the listed projects have something unique that we have never seen before in the NFT space. If you want to dig deep into every project, I suggest joining each discord server and understanding how the folks behave every day. You will have more clarity then. That’s it for today! I hope you liked this week’s NFT list and found something you like. Stay tuned for next week.
Born and brought up in India, Karthikeya Gutta is a crypto journalist and freelance contributor for ItsBlockchain. He covers various aspects of the industry with in-depth analysis and research. His passion towards blockchain and crypto ecosystem is mainly because he believes it can really change the world and help millions of people.
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