# Welcome to Mystic

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#### **What Mystic Is**

Mystic is a staking protocol combined with a strategic card game.

You stake MYSTIC tokens to earn yield, and you use cards to actively modify how that yield is generated. Your actions, timing, and consistency directly affect outcomes.

This is not passive staking — it is an interactive system.

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#### **Core Philosophy**

Mystic is built on the idea that **time is an asset**.

Cards do not expire by time.\
They expire by how much yield they generate.

This means:

* Staying active matters
* Bigger stakes move faster
* Smaller stakes last longer
* Patience and planning are rewarded

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#### **GameFi / DeFi Differentiator**

Mystic blends real DeFi mechanics with gameplay systems:

* Yield is real and protocol-backed
* Cards are functional, not cosmetic
* Gameplay actions generate revenue
* Revenue flows into the treasury and supports yield

This is PvE, not PvP. Users do not compete for extraction — the system grows when players participate.

## Quick links

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[How To Play](/mysticdao-docs/Ek3mHLRHijvR1YpQbfgm/mystic-card-game/how-to-play.md)
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[Staking](/mysticdao-docs/Ek3mHLRHijvR1YpQbfgm/mystic-card-game/staking.md)
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