# 3. Activate your Battledog.

All battledogs need to be activated before any gameable functions will work. As iterated before, all fees in the game will be deducted in **MANTA**. 

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

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/8du98yVMXUGCbuq8roYl/blobs/Fv9k3kHi598x3hx9zb3H/activate%20\(Custom\).png)

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

<mark style="color:red;">**A 10%**</mark> <mark style="color:red;">**fee is collected**</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 MANTA in your wallet.**

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