# Aerodrome Base Launch > Launch a Base ERC-20 token on Aerodrome Classic with WETH liquidity, staged launch buys, tax controls, and starter strategies. - URL: https://docs.sumo.trade/launch-tokens/aerodrome-base-launch - Markdown: https://docs.sumo.trade/launch-tokens/aerodrome-base-launch.md - Docs index: https://docs.sumo.trade/llms.txt Sumo supports Base launches through **Base Aerodrome**. The flow deploys a Base ERC-20 launch token, creates an Aerodrome Classic volatile WETH pool, adds initial liquidity while public trading is still closed, runs launch-wallet buys, then opens public trading. ![Base Aerodrome token launch buy setup](/images/aerodrome-base-launch-buy-setup.png) ## Prerequisites Before launching, make sure you have: 1. Token metadata ready: name, ticker, image, description, and social links 2. Total supply and token decimals 3. ETH on Base for deployment, pool setup, initial liquidity, launch buys, and gas buffers 4. A launch plan: target supply control, pool-token percentage, bundle wallet count, and optional tax settings 5. A wallet plan: use ready wallets from private keys, [Wallet Farm](/wallet-farm/overview), or another profile, or create new Base wallets / buy aged Base wallets through [Wallet Marketplace](/wallets/wallet-marketplace) during the wizard ## Launch Flow ### 1. Info Choose **Base Aerodrome** in the Launchpad field, then enter the token and profile details. | Field | Required | Description | | ------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Launchpad** | Yes | Select **Base Aerodrome**. The launchpad is locked after the draft is saved. | | **Profile Name** | Yes | Internal Sumo profile name used after launch | | **Token Name** | Yes | ERC-20 token name | | **Ticker** | Yes | ERC-20 token symbol, auto-uppercased | | **Total Supply** | Yes | ERC-20 total supply before decimals | | **Decimals** | Yes | ERC-20 display decimals, commonly 18 | | **Image** | Yes | JPG or PNG image, up to 2 MB | | **Description** | No | Public token description | | **X, Telegram, Website** | No | Public social links attached to the profile | ### 2. Buy Mode Base Aerodrome uses the shared EVM buy setup controls. | Setting | Description | | --------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Supply Control Target** | Total supply controlled by dev-retained supply plus launch-wallet buys. Range: 1% to 99.99%. | | **Initial Liquidity ETH** | ETH supplied by the dev wallet during pool setup. | | **Initial Liquidity Tokens** | Percentage of total supply supplied to the pool. The remainder stays with the dev wallet. | | **Estimated ETH Required** | Estimated initial liquidity, launch buys, gas buffers, and CEX funding buffers when enabled. | | **Estimated Market Cap** | Estimated from Aerodrome pool reserves after launch buys, using the ETH/USD reference price. | | **Dev Supply** | Read-only value derived from total supply minus pool-token percentage. | | **Bundle Buy** | Read-only value derived from supply-control target minus dev-retained supply. | | **Bundle Wallets** | Number of Base wallets used for launch buys. Base launch methods support up to 200. | | **Funds Per Bundle Wallet** | ETH reserved per bundle wallet for gas. Minimum 0.01 ETH. | | **CEX Funding** | Optional Husher funding path for distributing ETH to launch wallets. | | **CEX Funding Buffer Per Wallet** | Extra ETH added per wallet when CEX funding is enabled. Minimum 0.01 ETH. | | **Advanced Controls** | Slippage, bundle supply jitter, and bundle priority fee in gwei. | ### Tax Controls Base Aerodrome launch tokens support configurable taxes, wallet limits, and tax clog behavior. Tax controls are optional and disabled by default; when disabled, the token deploys from the no-tax contract template. | Setting | Description | | -------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Initial Buy Tax / Initial Sell Tax** | Taxes used during the initial post-launch tax window. | | **Final Buy Tax / Final Sell Tax** | Taxes used after the tax switchover block window. | | **Tax Switchover Blocks** | Number of blocks before final taxes replace initial taxes. Base defaults are longer than Ethereum defaults. | | **Max Supply Per Wallet Limit** | Optional maximum token balance per non-excluded wallet. | | **Tax Clog** | Accumulates tax tokens on the contract and allows swaps to ETH for the tax wallet through Aerodrome. | | **Max Tax Swap Amount** | Maximum tax-token amount sold in one automatic swap. | | **Min Blocks Between Tax Swaps** | Cooldown between automatic tax-token swaps. | ### 3. Wallets Add, import, or generate wallets for each required Base role. | Role | Description | | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Dev Wallet** | Deploys the token, creates the Aerodrome pool, adds liquidity, opens trading, and receives retained supply. | | **Tax Wallet** | Receives tax proceeds and submits later tax or limit updates. | | **Bundle Wallets** | Execute launch buys before public trading is opened. | You can use ready wallets, create new wallets, or buy aged wallets at this step. Ready-wallet paths include importing private keys, pulling wallets from [Wallet Farm](/wallet-farm/overview), or reusing wallets from another profile. Additional paths include creating new wallets or buying aged inventory from [Wallet Marketplace](/wallets/wallet-marketplace). Holder, sniper, and injection wallets are not used by Base Aerodrome launches. ### 4. Funding Save the draft before funding. If CEX funding is enabled, deposit the estimated Base ETH into the funding wallet, check the balance, then use **Fund** to distribute ETH through Husher. If CEX funding is disabled, fund the dev, tax, and bundle wallets directly and use **Check Balances**. The funding table tracks ETH requirements for the dev and bundle wallets. It supports address copying, allocation randomization, per-wallet allocation edits, and balance checks. The dev allocation and final bundle allocation are auto-balanced from the target. ### 5. Strategies Optionally add starter strategies to the profile before launch. You can configure [Counter Trade](/strategies/counter-trade), [DCA](/strategies/dca), and [Limit Order](/strategies/limit-orders) strategies by hand, or apply a strategy preset: Sumo ships built-in **Hyped**, **Standard**, and **Staircase** presets, and your org can save its own presets for reuse across launches and imports. Strategies are saved with the draft and can be reviewed after the token is live. ### 6. Launch Preview For Base Aerodrome, the preview action sequence is: 1. **Deploy Token** - Deploys the generated Base Aerodrome launch token from the dev wallet. 2. **Create Pool** - Creates the Aerodrome Classic pool, sets launch-wallet fee exemptions, and adds initial liquidity while public trading remains closed. 3. **Launch** - Starts the durable launch runner. It submits bundle-wallet buys in batches, opens public trading after the launch buys are confirmed, activates the profile, and submits ownership renounce. > **Background Launch Runner** > > Base launches continue in the background after the Launch action starts. The preview shows launch progress while the runner submits and confirms launch buys. ## After Launch When all launch buys confirm and public trading opens, the profile becomes active and opens in Live Trading.