# 3. Activate your Battledog.

All battledogs need to be activated before any gameable functions will work. Unlike minting, the fee associated with this action as well as with all the other gameable functions, will be in **ARB** tokens. 

This is a little **mechanized** object on the right menu option of the dapp. You can't miss it!

![](https://2144429881-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo8x0Whys6wdoNR34v1Tk%2Fuploads%2FTi6xxgXjBSxQx1wD6IG2%2Factivate%20\(Custom\).png?alt=media\&token=15be3578-95fd-426c-a9e2-3c9c879b1948)

The associated fee for activating a Battledog will be set at **two** dollars (**$2**) in **ARB** tokens, but **ultimately this decision is left to the Battledog DAO** to determine what is the best price for activating one's battledog to begin gameplay.

<mark style="color:red;">**10% percent**</mark> of this <mark style="color:red;">**fee is burnt forever**</mark> while the rest is kept in the smart contract reserve.&#x20;

**This a prerequisite to play otherwise your Activate transaction will fail. This fee is taken from the aidoge in your wallet.**

**Note**: You can **activate** a Battledog NFT **many times**. To unlock higher **activation tiers**, you would be required to burn more **ARB** tokens. Each activation tier requires and charges **5 wins** per tier up. Each tier up allows you to **mine** aigame tokens <mark style="color:green;">**faster**</mark> than players of lower tiers. In summary, **higher tier levels mine more aigame tokens per gaming activity.**

For **Activating Up**, <mark style="color:red;">**100%**</mark> <mark style="color:red;">**of your last 5 wins is the cost required.**</mark>