# Airdrop Mechanics The ISLAND airdrop is designed to reward participants who play the game regularly and hold on-chain assets, with an emphasis on our own Legends NFTs. The more you engage with the Nifty Island ecosystem and the rarer your on-chain assets, the higher your Collector Tier and the more Airdrop Points you can earn, resulting in a greater share of ISLAND tokens. ### Collector Tiers Your **Collector Tier** is determined by the on-chain holdings across all wallets connected to your Nifty Island account. These tiers correspond to our Legendary Palm tiers, with the addition of a Basic Tier for those who do not hold a Palm or whose holdings fall below the value of any Palm. The tiers are as follows: **Basic, Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Neon, Ultra** Each asset’s contribution towards your Collector Tier is indicated by 1-3 green gems on its panel in the Airdrop page. These gems reflect the weight of the asset towards your Collector Tier. **Factors that influence an asset’s weight (in order of importance):** 1. Legends NFTs, especially Palms, have the greatest influence on your tier. 2. High-value or high-status holdings generally weigh more towards your tier. 3. Some early partners’ projects are weighted slightly more generously due to their contributions. The exact weightings for any asset other than Legendary Palms are deliberately kept obscure and locked in at unannounced snapshots. This helps prevent gaming of the system. However, Legendary Palms have fixed, transparent weightings and can be secured at any time. It is publicly shared that owning a Palm of a certain tier is enough to immediately bump you into that corresponding Collector Tier. ### Palm Scaling It is also public knowledge that Palm weights scale inversely with the number of Palms minted (or planned to be minted) for each tier. This means that fewer Palms of higher tiers weigh significantly more towards your Collector Tier. The scaling is as follows: * 2x Iron = 1x Bronze * 2x Bronze = 1x Silver * 2x Silver = 1x Gold * 5x Gold = 1x Neon * 5x Neon = 1x Ultra This clear hierarchy rewards those with rarer, higher-tier Palms by allowing them to leap into higher Collector Tiers. ### Airdrop Points Airdrop Points are the key metric used to determine how much ISLAND allocation you will receive within your Collector Tier. Players are compared against others within the same tier, and your Airdrop Points directly influence the size of your airdrop. Airdrop Points are earned through various methods that have evolved slightly with each wave. The current wave’s Airdrop Points earning opportunities can be found [here](https://www.niftyisland.com/airdrop). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://guide.niftyisland.com/island-token/allocation-and-distribution/play-to-airdrop-p2a-campaign/airdrop-mechanics.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.