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# Practice Trials

Practice Trials let you run the full Trial format without spending a Key. Free, unlimited, forever.

## What is the same as a Key Trial

* 15 minute match
* Five three-minute stages
* Ten entrants (you plus nine bots)
* Eliminations at every stage
* Stage Boosts
* Medals fire the same way
* Your Grading report at the end

## What is different

|                         | Practice                        | Trial with a Key         |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Cost                    | Free                            | 1 Key                    |
| Life prize              | No                              | Yes (#1 wins Alpha Life) |
| Key consumed            | No                              | Yes, on entry            |
| Preseason XP            | Capped daily (cap shown in app) | Full XP for wins         |
| Medals saved to profile | No                              | Yes                      |

## When to practice

* Before your first Key Trial. Read the briefing, then practice so the stage rhythm feels familiar.
* Between Key attempts. Improve without burning Keys.
* To test strategies. Boosts change each stage. Practice shows how each one feels.
* To chase a habit. Medals fire in Practice too, so drill until the medal you want pops on demand.

## How to start

HQ → Trials → Practice.

![Trials with Practice selected](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/dropbear-hl/size-docs-assets@master/practice-selected.png)

## Related

* [Trials](/docs/playing-a-trial/size-trials.md)
* [How to win](/docs/playing-a-trial/how-to-win.md)
* [Your Grading](/docs/playing-a-trial/your-grading.md)


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