NMuri, Ragnarok, Lost Worlds | NFT Hidden Gems -NFT
Review Date: March 29th, 2022
We scored over 50 NFT projects this week, and these are the 4 we think you should know about.
Minted Projects
- MURI by Haus
- Undead Blocks Genesis Weapons
Pre-Mint Projects
- Ragnarök
- Lost Worlds
Please keep in mind that NFTs are a speculative asset class, but these projects have scored well based on our fundamental analysis process.
Minted Projects
MURI by Haus (82%) – PFP
Website – Twitter – OpenSea
MURI is a collection of 10,000 anime-inspired characters, each individually designed and made for the metaverse. Haus launched its genesis collection of 7,777 hausphases NFTs on January 20th, 2022. Hausphase modules act as a key to future in-haus projects, Haus tokens, “in-Haus” events and programs, and more.
Haus launched its third collection, MURI, on March 13th, 2022. MURI is a Japanese-inspired project that plans on launching a token usable in its ecosystem, releasing a print and digital version of its manga and anime, physical toys, and a fashion line.
Scorecard (all categories scored out of 10)
| Community | Team | Utility | Innovation | Smart Money Wallets | Smart Money Twitter | Distribution Allocation | Liquidity | Investors | Total Score |
| 9 | 8.5 | 9 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 82% |
Team:
Assa is the founder of Haus and founder/director of Design at MURI. He has past experience as a tech engineer in the cyber-hacking space, owned a design agency, and worked for Apple and Mountain Dew. Matt Paul is the co-founder and director of engineering at Haus as well as a lead developer at Amazon Web Services.
MAR10 is the project’s 3D Designer and has done work for Huawei, Nespresso, Hay, and Ikea. Marc Rene is the project’s illustrator, and has done work for Disney and Cartoon Network. JJack is one of the two producers for the project who has worked with Ty Dolla $ign and Nicki Minaj and has a Billboard #1 hit.
Power is the other producer who has worked with JuiceWrld, Rich the Kid, and Lil Wayne. It is important to note that most of these team members are anonymous and those that are doxxed cannot be found easily online which caused the team score to lose 1.5 points.
Utility:
Haus plans on creating an entire ecosystem around MURI with a release of a token earned by MURI holders. Haus will integrate this token as a currency to purchase further goods such as physical pieces or as an in-game currency. Haus will also release a whole anime story around MURI and when there are changes in the story, every NFT character included in the change will have its metadata updated.
This anime will be released as an animated version and a printed version. Since Haus is a phygital brand, it plans on releasing high-quality models of each MURI character playing a main part in the story. There will only be a low quantity of these hand-made figurines released. Haus will offer free merchandise for the MURI holders as well as a physical craft line. Each avatar created will have craftable traits, which the holder can redeem and craft the physical version of it.
Each character will also get a custom 3D rig which will be usable in Zoom meetings, metaverses, virtual reality, and other platforms. MURI has recently partnered with Revenge x Storm, a popular fashion brand, and plans on making sneakers made for walking in the Night City or the MURI metaverse. Although all of this utility and value-add to NFT holders seem great, it is important to consider that many projects overpromise and under deliver.
Social Media Metrics:
MURI has 90,000 followers on Twitter and over 62,000 members in its Discord channel.
Trading Metrics:
| Mint Date | Mint Price | Current Floor Price | Volume Traded |
| 13 March 2022 | .30 ETH (Dutch Auction) | .74 ETH | 12.3K ETH |
Data as of 23 March 2022
Undead Blocks Genesis Weapons (76%) – Gaming
Website – Twitter – OpenSea
Undead Blocks is a brand new crypto gaming project featuring play-to-earn mechanics in a world overrun by zombies. Unlike most P2E games, Undead Blocks will be available on Playstation and Xbox consoles as well as PC games.
The genesis weapons collection dropped to their whitelisted community on March 24. Minters had an option to choose one of four weapons packs ranging in price from 0.1 to 1 ETH with the more expensive packs containing more weapons to be used in-game. Weapons will vary in both rarity and effectiveness from the basic pistol to the rare gold Ak-47.
The beta version of the game releases to whitelisters on Monday, March 28. The game will use a dual-token ecosystem with an in-game rewards token (ZBUX) and a governance token (UNDEAD). ZBUX will be backed by the UNDEAD token and set at a $0.10 peg, thus making it a stable coin. Undead Blocks was backed by Animoca Brands and Genblock Capital among others, raising $1.7 million prior to mint.
Scorecard (all categories scored out of 10)
| Community | Team | Utility | Innovation | Smart Money Wallets | Smart Money Twitter | Distribution Allocation | Liquidity | Investors | Total Score |
| 7 | 8 | 7.5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 76% |
Team:
Undead Blocks is the first game developed by Wagyu Studios in collaboration with Kevuru Games, a Ukrainian game art and development studio with over 200 employees. Kevuru has worked with popular gaming studios and brands such as EA, Lucasfilm, and Epic Games.
As for Wagyu, executive director Grant Haseley has experience from Goldman Sachs, Liberty Mutual, and worked as a VP at the Bank of Hope in Los Angeles. Head of Product, Isaac Nakaash, worked at team.finance until December 2020, when it was acquired by Trustswap. Isaac also set the record for fastest YouTube channel to reach 1 million subscribers. Michael Branson, the director of analytics, spent six years at Liberty Mutual prior to joining the team.
Utility:
The utility in holding the genesis weapons NFTs is access to the beta version of the game. In the future, all holders will earn rewards in the ZBUX token which will be used to upgrade weapons and purchase in-game perks.
Social Media Metrics:
The Undead Blocks Twitter page has over 47,000 followers and the Discord community has nearly 33,000 members.
Trading Metrics:
| Mint Date | Mint Price | Current Floor Price | Volume Traded |
| 24 March 2022 | 0.1 – 1 ETH | .195 ETH | 123 ETH |
Data as of 24 March 2022
Pre-Mint Projects
Ragnarök – Gaming
Website – Twitter – Discord
Ragnarök is a browser-based multiplayer RPG. The game is lore-driven based on the release of the Ragnarök manga. Players will use their Ronin NFT as their own unique in-game character. The game consists of killing monsters, PvP, looting objects that are craftable as NFTs, leveling up and gaining XP, changing classes to become an Assassin, a Hacker, or a Mindreader, etc. Owning a Ronin Zero will be the only way to play Ragnarök at the start. The Genesis Ronin are the genetic ancestors of all future Ronin to appear in Ragnarök and there will be 7,777 of them.
Team:
The project’s Discord claims that the team is composed of “31 geniuses in their respective fields” and is constantly growing. However, they are completely anonymous with zero information on them, so take caution.
Utility:
The Ronin Zero will be the only generation of Ronin NFTs who have unlimited breeding, the cheapest generation rate for getting new Ronin offspring, and the lowest Synchronium recharge times, for the fastest Ronin production.
Ronin Zero holders also have guaranteed access to the IDO, first access to game progression, and rare in-game item accessories. The Ronin Zero will have some additional and exclusive initial stats, which will be unavailable to all future generations. Ronin Zero holders will also be able to stake their NFTs for future token airdrops.
Social Media Metrics:
Ragnarök has 43,500 followers on Twitter and 26,800 members on Discord.
| Projected Mint Date | Projected Mint Price | Items in Collection | Whitelist Open? |
| April 2022 | .5 to 1 ETH | 7,777 | Yes |
Lost Worlds – Collectibles
Website – Twitter
Lost Worlds is the first location-based NFT platform offering yield incentives to NFT holders. Similar to geocaching or the popular AR game Pokemon Go, NFT developers can create and place mintable NFTs anywhere on the globe and holders will be able to find and mint the NFTs once they’ve reached the specified location. Lost Worlds NFTs are held on a user’s mobile device on the Lost Worlds mobile dApp. Built on Avalanche, the team launched their first NFT collection this week at the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona, Spain.
In order to earn these rewards, users must stake at least 10 LOST tokens.
Depending on the number of tokens staked users will have access to varying rewards. 10 staked tokens give bronze tier access, staking 100 tokens enables silver level access, and 1,000 tokens staked unlocks gold projects and achievements as well as future access to the Lost Worlds DAO. Outside of the Avalanche Summit, the first two Lost Worlds NFT collections, Portals and Continents, are dropping April 4 and April 7, respectively. Portals feature famed locations like the Louvre, the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, and more.
Continents requires users to collect NFTs from all seven continents (including Antarctica). Once all seven continents have been collected, users will earn a special one-of-five globe NFT. Lost Worlds dApp and website will have its own secondary marketplace in which users can purchase and sell NFTs to complete their collections.
Team:
The team consists of CEO Quaison, a 10-year ad agency veteran who has worked with brands such as L’Oréal, P&G, and Aetna. He has contributed to publications like Entrepreneur, Adage, and Social Media Week. Matevz, the head of product, formerly worked as a full-stack engineer for Celtra, working with clients like Unilever and Trip Advisor. The only anonymous team member is a co-founder known as the “Lost Architect.” They are a former machine learning engineer at IBM and a Web3 and Solidity developer.
Utility:
Holders of Lost Worlds NFTs are able to earn in three ways. 1) Mint dividends – if you mint NFT #1,000 out of 5,000 you will earn dividends on the next 4,000 NFTs minted. 2) Location payouts – 3) Minter and creator royalties – both the creator and original minter of NFTs have rights to the royalties each time their NFT is sold in the secondary market.
Social Media Metrics:
NFT protocols on Avalanche typically have smaller communities than Ethereum. Lost Worlds Discord has 1,900 on Discord and 6,700 followers on Twitter.
| Projected Mint Date | Projected Mint Price | Items in Collection | Whitelist Open? |
| April 4 & 7, 2022 | 2 AVAX | N/A | No WL |
