On this page you can learn more about all the different types of NFLPA Legits. Here we will summarize why these Legits are important and what can be done with them.
The following are the different type of Legits for NFL players:
Essential Legits are the most common types of Legits. They are not limited by the number of mints, but rather in seasonality or time.
Each league season or year will constitute these different times. You will be able to buy these NFTs through the various types of bundles sold - either in the Upland Store or by visiting the team’s stadium. Learn more about these bundles here. Since there is no supply limit to the number that can be obtained, you can expect these NFTs to have a relatively low resale value. Once the season is over and these NFTs are discontinued, it is possible that they might go up in value in the future. For example, a lesser known rookie may not have a lot of minted essentials during the year. Several years later, if he becomes a superstar, the fact that there were not a lot of his essentials minted in his rookie year could create additional scarcity as the demand for his rookie year essential will likely rise, therefore increasing its value.
Having said that, Essential variants also exist which have a small percentage chance of minting one when minting an essential. These clearly have less supply, and for more popular players, can cause an increase in price for these as collectibles. Watch this video to learn how Essential away variants differ from Memento or Replica Away caps and jerseys. Essential away variants are also important for completing one of the Legits collections to get a boosted fan score.
Why do you need Essentials?
- Sell, trade or hold them as a collectible.
- Increase your team fan score improving the odds of you minting one of the better Mementos when exchanging a pass of that specific team.
- They increase your Team and Player Fan Score improving the likelihood of getting an autograph (future feature).
- Create team related collections for additional Fan Point boost
- Blend them to get a Replica (future feature)
- Add them to dynamic collections when participating in fantasy football like contests
Mementos are rare unique (1 of 1) Legits that commemorate game performances of a specific player. Mementos are obtained by exchanging a Pass (read more below about passes)
If a player has an above average or career game in one or more of his stats, it will “catch fire”. Of the 5 stats on the Memento, the fire score can be anywhere from zero to five, and is a visual way to show how good that player’s performance was in that specific game. The specific statistic will catch fire based on the player’s previous season’s overall league percentile within that stat. A player who has 5 stats catching fire is extremely rare, meaning that the player had a career game. Since the Legit is a 1 of 1, meaning only one of these is minted, this could become a very desirable commodity for football fans, or fans of that specific player.
Mementos are 1 of 1s, but other players will have the ability to create replicas of your Memento. Mementos contribute twice as many Fan Points compared to their replicas.
Why do you need Mementos?
- Sell, trade or hold them as a collectible.
- Increase your team fan score improving the odds of you minting one of the better Mementos when exchanging a pass of that specific team.
- They increase your Team and Player Fan Score improving the likelihood of getting an autograph (future feature)
- Create team related collections for additional Fan Score boost
- Add them to dynamic collections when participating in fantasy football like contests
Passes are a Legit that function like a voucher would. Each pass is associated with a specific team and game (week number according to the NFL schedule). You are able to obtain Passes by purchasing a Variety Pass Bundle from the Upland Store. After the game has concluded, and the Mementos from that game have been prepared, players are able to exchange their passes for the relevant Mementos that correspond to that team and game.
Learn more about how to increase your chances of getting one of the more valuable Mementos when exchanging your pass here.
Legit Replicas are copies of Mementos. To best describe this, think of the Mona Lisa. There is only one original, but many reprints or copies. By merging 5 Essentials, players will have a chance to obtain replicas of Mementos. They aren’t as valuable or rare as the original Momento; They contribute half the number of Fan Points as compared to the original Memento.
Merging 5 Essentials gives you a small chance to get a replica game ball. If the Replica is not a game ball, one of the five Essentials used for the merge will be randomly chosen to influence the resulting Replica. For example, if the randomly drawn Essential is a Superstar jersey, the resulting Replica is more likely to be a Superstar player, more likely to be a jersey, and/or more likely to be from the same team as the Superstar player. Similarly if the randomly drawn Essential is an Impact Player cap, the resulting Replica is more likely to be an Impact Player, more likely to be a cap, and more likely to be from the same team as the Impact Player.
Why do you need Replicas?
- Sell, trade or hold them as a collectible.
- Increase your team fan score improving the odds of you minting one of the better Mementos when exchanging a pass of that specific team.
- They increase your Team and Player Fan Score improving the likelihood of getting an autograph.
- Create team related collections for additional Fan Point boost
- Add them to dynamic collections when participating in fantasy football like contests
Read more about Replicas, and future strategies on how to obtain them, and build your team collections.
Here is a list of NFL players who have homes in the Metaverse. Chances are you will be able to get their autographs as well as other players!
Every Legit has the ability to be digitally and officially autographed by the player. The autograph itself is the same for each autograph, however the size and location on the Legit itself can differ. This provides an interesting element to the value of different Legit Autographs. Based on that fact, it is possible that one that has an autograph in a “good” vs “bad” location of the Legit may also influence its market value. Getting a Legit autographed permanently increases its Fan Points by a factor of 1.2. Legits can be autographed after games at the stadium or at players in game homes.
In the real world, you could typically wait outside the stadium after a game in the hopes of seeing your favorite player. These players often sign autographs for fans as they leave the stadium after the game. The same thing will happen in Upland. Hanging around the stadium towards the end of the game, you are able to line up to receive an autograph. Having a higher Fan Points will give you priority in the lineup. Make sure you have an unsigned Essential/Replica/Memento of that player in order for him to sign it.
In addition to getting player autographs at stadiums, you will be able to visit a players house to view their autograph schedules. The more Legits and higher your Fan Points are for that player, the easier it will be to get their autograph.