# $STAR Staking

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$STAR staking is available at [starheroes.community](https://starheroes.community/) on Arbitrum network.
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## Gamified staking - benefits

Gamified $STAR staking represents a ground-breaking approach to staking, as it will offer a multitude of utilities in the game ecosystem and our upcoming products:

* Stakers will receive attractive **APY** **(Annual Percentage Yield)** which increases with each staking pool
* By staking $STAR you will score points called **StarForce**. The more StarForce you score, the **greater your advantage** in given Season.
* Staking $STAR provides an **instant Game Point boost** to new players. The number of tokens staked is multiplied by the pool multiplier. 

## StarForce points

StarForce are backend ecosystem points generated linearly with a multiplier depending on a staking pool. **The more StarForce points you score, the better you position yourself for the each Season.** How does this work?

StarForce points:

* boost your **Hero NFT progression** with extra experience points
* boost your **leaderboard position** 

## Staking Pools

$STAR holders have four staking pools to choose from:

1. **Nebula Pool**: 15-day unbonding period, 1x StarForce multiplier, 3% APY
2. **Comet Pool:** 45-day unbonding period, 2x StarForce multiplier, 4% APY
3. **Galaxy Pool:** 90-day unbonding period, 3x StarForce multiplier, 5.5% APY
4. **Supernova Pool:** 180-day unbonding period, 6x StarForce multiplier, 8% APY.

## **How are the StarForce points generated?** 

* The longer the staking period, the higher the StarForce generated.
* The more tokens staked, the higher the StarForce generated.

This means that staking 1 $STAR in the 15-day pool generates 1 StarForce weekly, while staking 100 $STAR in the same pool generates 100 points.

**Examples:**

* John has 100 $STAR in the Nebula Pool and generates 100 StarForce per week.
* Dick has 100 $STAR in the Galaxy Pool and 200 $STAR in the Comet Pool and generates a total of 500 StarForce per week (300+200). Since Dick has staked his tokens immediately after the staking was launched this additionally generated about 714 StarForce only during the first 24 hours.

## Unbonding

When users initiate unbonding, they stop generating points and rewards in $STAR. They can shorten the unbonding period by paying a burn fee, which linearly decreases to 0 over time.

**Initial fees:**

1. **Nebula  Pool:** 15 days — 6% fee
2. **Comet Pool:** 45 days — 18% fee
3. **Galaxy Pool:** 90 days — 36% fee
4. **Supernova Pool:** 180d — 72% fee

Users can always interrupt unbonding and return to staking if they wish.