SpookySwap Fee Tiers: Match the Pool to Your Trade

If your swap is pending or failed, compare the quoted output for your trade size before blaming the pool fee: a lower fee tier can still give you a worse price if its pool has less usable liquidity. The fee tier affects the trading cost; it does not, by itself, explain a slow transaction.

The lowest fee tier does not always give the best quote

A fee tier is the percentage charged by a particular pool on each swap. SpookySwap V3 documentation lists tiers of 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.30%, and 1%, and the same token pair can have pools at different tiers. The swap fee comes out of the trade amount; network gas is a separate cost.

For a $1,000 trade, those fees would be about $0.10, $0.50, $3, and $10 before price impact. But price impact—the change in the pool’s price as your trade uses its liquidity—can outweigh that difference. A low-fee pool with little active liquidity may return fewer tokens than a higher-fee pool with deeper liquidity.

The Uniswap V3 specification describes the same multiple-pool design: separate pools for a pair can charge different fees. That separation can split liquidity between pools, so compare the actual route and output rather than assuming the cheapest tier wins.

Choose by comparing the route for your expected trade size

For a small trade in a stable, liquid pair, a 0.01% or 0.05% pool may be competitive. For a volatile or less-traded token, a 0.30% or 1% pool may have more liquidity because providers use higher fees to compensate for taking more price risk. These are starting points, not guarantees; the live quote decides.

Before: you submit $1,000 through a 0.01% pool because its fee looks smallest. After: you compare the estimated output for that same amount across available routes, including any multi-pool route, and choose the one that delivers more after fees. Check the quoted minimum received too: that is the least the swap will accept at execution.

If the interface selects a route automatically, use its quote and route details; you may not be choosing a pool directly. Refresh the quote if the price moves, and check that your slippage limit is not so tight that an ordinary price change will revert the swap.

Check the transaction status before trying again

A pending transaction has not been confirmed yet; a failed transaction was included but reverted. Neither status is fixed by selecting a different fee tier. For pending transactions, check the wallet’s network and gas estimate, then use its speed-up or cancel option if available. For a failure, inspect the error and refresh the quote before resubmitting; a reverted swap usually leaves the swap tokens untouched, but still costs gas.

In your place, I would compare the estimated output and minimum received for my exact amount, then submit only after the quote is current. The distinction matters on SpookySwap: its V3 tier schedule tells you the pool’s fee, while the route quote shows whether that pool suits the size of your trade.