Monad testnet. Start guide

Monad is an EVM-compatible L1, balancing speed and low fees. It’s as fast as it claims, though most time goes into exploring new projects launching on the network and interacting with them. Here’s a guide to get started and make the most of it.

Table of Contents:

Let’s dive in with some rules to speed things up.

My Rules(only recommendation):

Aim for 20+ transactions daily.
Pick a focus (DEX, trading, NFTs, memes, building).
Select a few projects to dive into.
Mix transaction types: swaps, deploys, token/NFT trades, bets.
Earn a Monad Discord role.

Getting Started:

You’ll need an EVM wallet—I use Metamask. Add Monad Testnet:

Name: Monad Testnet
Chain ID: 10143
RPC: https://testnet-rpc.monad.xyz/
Explorer: https://testnet.monadexplorer.com/
Token: MON
Visit https://testnet.monad.xyz/, click “Get Started.”

Faucet: request test tokens from the faucet on the right. Faucet gives 1 $MON daily. More ways to get MON later in the guide. Now, link your socials for updates.

Socials:

X: Turn on notifications for key updates. https://x.com/monad_xyz
Discord: Crucial spot—aim for a role over time. Higher roles reflect your ecosystem contribution and may boost future drops. Role details: https://discord.com/channels/1036357772826120242/1037010712419127367

Minimum Plan:

Mint official meme coins below the faucet: Molandak, Moyaki, Chog.
Swap on Pancake. It auto-adds tokens like USDC/USDT to Metamask. https://pancakeswap.finance/
Get starting capital and bet on sports via Levr. http://levr.bet/
Deploy 3-5 contracts on Owlto. https://owlto.finance/deploy?chain=MonadTestnet
Buy a couple NFTs on Magic Eden marketplace. https://magiceden.io/mint-terminal/monad-testnet
Create your own NFT on NFTs2Me. http://nfts2me.com/app/monad-testnet/
Visit Atlantis, request test tokens, and join to pool them. https://app.atlantisdex.xyz/faucet

Done with the basics—time to explore more projects!

Cool Projects for start:

Talentum: Quests to discover projects. https://monad.talentum.id/projects
Zona: Speculate on real estate indices, 2.5x gains 0,5MON to 1,25MON up to hour. https://app.zona.finance/trade
Blazpay: Mint and stake NFTs with AI. https://blazpay.com/
Zaros: 100,000 USDC for BTC/ETH futures trading. https://testnet.app.zaros.fi/?ref=0x00b64CE727769be5cFd8e8Bb4f17B83e01Fc95Fa
Nad.fun: Create/trade memes on a launchpad. https://testnet.nad.fun
Testnets can be buggy, but that’s expected!
Atlantis DEX: get test tokens, exchange and add liquidity. https://app.atlantisdex.xyz/faucet

Tracking:

Check all transactions, tokens, and NFTs on the explorer: https://testnet.monadexplorer.com/
Wallets may disconnect, and things might crash—it’s a testnet, after all. Stay patient and keep exploring Monad’s ecosystem!

We look at the entire ecosystem here

https://www.monad.xyz/ecosystem

It is convenient to use filters to sort by project type.