# How do I choose which Validators to delegate stake to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Staking\ **Tags:** faq, validators, staking\ **Created:** [28 December 2021 21:28 UTC](https://radixtalk.com/t/how-do-i-choose-which-validators-to-delegate-stake-to/140 "2021-12-28T21:28:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Mattia](https://radixtalk.com/user_avatar/radixtalk.com/mattia/32/64_2.png) [@Mattia](https://radixtalk.com/u/Mattia)\ **Post date:** [29 December 2021 11:37 UTC](https://radixtalk.com/t/how-do-i-choose-which-validators-to-delegate-stake-to/140/2 "2021-12-29T11:37:08Z")
Great article Faraz! I would like to add that fees don’t really impact APY that much, for example: > The APY for a node with 1% fee and the APY for a node with 3% fee is very close: **11.68% vs 11.44%.** Thus, uptime is more important than fee! Also, as a TL:DR I would add: ## Things to consider to choose a validator node: - Total Delegated Stake (less than 1% would be great) - Uptime (avoid 98% or lower, prefer 100%) - Infrastructure (hardware, backup node, backup internet connection..) - Owner reachability and community presence - Owner delegation (important for nodes outside the top 100) - Geographical location - Fees And a few starting tips: ✅ DO your own research on the node runner ✅ DO delegate to at least 5 different validators with less than 2% of total network stake ✅ DO prefer validators to the bottom of the list ✅ DO contact the node runner if you have any questions or doubts ❌ DO NOT blindly stake to the top validators ❌ DO NOT put all your eggs in a basket by delegating to just one node ❌ DO NOT stake your whole balance. **You need 0.6 XRD to request an unstake to ONE node.** If you want to read more, check out [this article](https://docs.mattia.wiki/radix/howtovalidator/) on my wiki! --- _[View the full topic](https://radixtalk.com/t/how-do-i-choose-which-validators-to-delegate-stake-to/140)._