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# Minting from Contract

Follow the steps below to mint the 42 Vanguard NFTs directly from the contract

{% @supademo/embed demoId="cm4gkejon1mh3ifugrmn08c4d" url="<https://app.supademo.com/demo/cm4gkejon1mh3ifugrmn08c4d>" %}

*Note: Each transaction requires you to cover the gas fee. Therefore, ensure you have $XAI on the Xai Mainnet in your wallet.*