In the game Axie Infinity, players will control a squad of 3 virtual animals called Axie to fight with machines or with other players. At the present time, in the game there are a total of more than 130 different skill cards. With this huge number of skills, choosing for an Axie squad that best suits individual playstyle is not an easy thing. Today’s article will list and rank for the most commonly used skill types today in the Axie Infinity game.
See more: Axie Infinity: What you need to know before you start playing the game
Skill rank WILL
Anesthetic Bait | Fish Snack | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 60 | |
Shield | 90 | |
Places | S |
Anesthetic Bait is a skill that can completely block enemy combos if they use Bird or Aqua type skills. And with a fairly high shield, the skill is still highly effective if you use it in other matches.
Angry Lam | Blue | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 110 | |
Shield | 40 | |
Places | S |
Angry Lam is an Aqua-type skill with a large amount of damage and shield. The skill can help your Axie withstand a combo of 4 skills from the opponent, and also has the ability to deal a large amount of extra damage when Axie’s health using the skill is below 50%.
Carrot Hammer | Carrot | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 70 | |
Shield | 40 | |
Places | S |
Carrot Hammer is one of the strongest Plant-type skills in the game. The ability grants a small amount of shield, along with an attack that costs no Mana if Axie’s shield is broken during the turn.
Nut Crack | Nut Cracker | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 105 | |
Shield | 30 | |
Places | S |
One of the strongest combo skills of the Beast-type Axie. The skill deals massive amounts of damage, especially when used in conjunction with another Nut Cracker card.
Sticky Goo | Snail Shell | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 40 | |
Shield | 60 | |
Places | S |
Sticky Goo is an extremely annoying skill, especially when the player uses it in conjunction with other skills with Stun effects. A skill commonly used by Reptile-type Axies with Terminator builds to continuously inflict Stun on their opponents.
Surprise Invasion | Cerastes | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 90 | |
Shield | 60 | |
Places | S |
Similar to the Plant-type Kotaro Bite skill, Surprise Invasion is often used by slow Axies to provide maximum damage.
Tiny Swing | Tiny Dino | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 80 | |
Shield | 40 | |
Places | S |
This is a very powerful skill, especially when you put your Reptile-type Axie in the backline to survive the 5th turn. The skill has high damage and shield stats, giving many advantages in matches. 1v1 late game.
A rank skill
Aqua Stock | Watering Can | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 45 | |
Shield | 80 | |
Tier | A |
Aqua Stock is a great skill especially against Aqua-type Axies. Your frontline Axie just needs to possess this skill to be able to pressure the opponent to not use Aqua-type skills.
Blackmail | Pigeon Post | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 120 | |
Shield | 30 | |
Tier | A |
This is the only skill in the game that has the effect of converting all of its debuffs to the target. Also, when using Eggbomb skill followed by Blackmail skill, Aroma effect will be transferred from your Axie to opponent. This combo will help other Axies redirect to the target you just attacked.
Bulkwark | Indian Star | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 20 | |
Shield | 80 | |
Tier | A |
One of the strongest defensive skills in the game. When used at the right time, you can deal massive amounts of damage to enemies when they use burst combos.
Chitin Jump | Shrimp | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 30 | |
Shield | 30 | |
Places | A |
One of the best Backdoor skills in the game. The skill allows you to hit the Axies in the backline directly without having to consider any additional conditions.
Chomp | Tiny Turtle | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 75 | |
Shield | 50 | |
Places | A |
This skill is often used in conjunction with Snail Shell to continuously apply pressure and create a Stun effect on the opponent, which misses the opponent’s attacks. In addition, the skill can also be used to penetrate the armor of targets with many shielding skills.
Critical Escape | Wall Gecko, Escaped Gecko | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 90 | |
Shield | 20 | |
Places | A |
Critical Escape is a good defensive skill with a modest amount of shields. Skills are often used in conjunction with other shield skills to take full advantage of the 15% damage reduction effect.
Dark Swoop | Little Owl | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 25 | |
Shield | 0 | |
Places | A |
Dark Swoop is one of the most popular Backdoor skills in the game. The skill that allows your Axie to target is the Axie with the fastest speed stats. The skill is often used with high damage Bird-type skills to quickly damage the Axies in the backline.
Disarm | Incisor | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 100 | |
Shield | 40 | |
Places | A |
Disarm not only has high shield and armor stats, but also grants Speed- to the target for 2 turns. This skill can be used to change the attack order and mess up the opponent’s strategy.
Disguise | Leaf Bug | ||
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Energy | 0 | |
Damage | 20 | |
Shield | 20 | |
Places | A |
The skill is often used in conjunction with another Plant-type skill. You can use the skill attached to Vegetal Bite to increase the amount of Energy obtained.
Early Bird | Swallow | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 110 | |
Shield | 20 | |
Places | A |
One of the strongest Bird-type skills in the game. Since Bird-type Axies usually have very high Speed, the effect of the skill will be applied almost 100% in matches.
Eggbomb | Eggshell | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 120 | |
Shield | 0 | |
Places | A |
Eggbombs can be used to get a few extra turns for your frontline Axies. Use this skill if you know for sure that your opponent will use 1 or 2 cards to finish off Axie in your squad. In addition, the skill is also used with Blackmail to transfer the Aroma effect to the target.
Hare Dagger | Hare | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 120 | |
Shield | 30 | |
Places | A |
Hare Dagger is a high-damage skill that also allows you to draw an additional card if your Axie uses this ability first of the turn. This skill is often used in the early turns because most players will only use the skills of the Plant-type Axies.
Numbing Lecretion | Gravel Ant | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 30 | |
Shield | 30 | |
Places | A |
Despite only having low damage and shielding, Numbing Lecretion is one of the most powerful crowd control skills in the game. This skill can completely block Axies with melee skills.
October Treat | Pumpkin | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 0 | |
Shield | 110 | |
Places | A |
The skill gives Axie a large shield, and also allows you to draw an additional card if the shield is not broken during the turn. The skill is often used to help your Axie survive high damage combos.
Prickly Trap | Cactus | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 115 | |
Shield | 20 | |
Places | A |
One of the strongest skills against Aqua, Bird, and Dawn-type Axies. This skill can deal 150 damage if Axie’s last hit of the turn.
Single Combat | Ronin | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 80 | |
Shield | 0 | |
Places | A |
Is a Beast-type skill capable of crit when used with at least 2 other skills. The Axie Infinity skill is often used with Ivory Stab to gain 1 Energy for each critical hit during the turn.
Spike Throw | Tri Spikes | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 80 | |
Shield | 50 | |
Places | A |
Spike Throw is a Backdoor skill that deals great damage. You can use this skill to quickly take down your opponent thanks to the effect of hitting the target with the lowest amount of shield.
Tail Slap | Nimo | ||
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Energy | 0 | |
Damage | 20 | |
Shield | 0 | |
Places | A |
In addition to the ability to increase Energy when combined with another skill, the skill is also used to remove the Stun effect because it does not consume Energy.
Vegetal Bite | Serious | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 30 | |
Shield | 30 | |
Places | A |
One of the best skills in early turns. The Axie Infinity skill allows the user to steal 1 mana from their opponent when combined with another card.
BEST rank skill
All-out Shot | Post Fight | ||
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Energy | 0 | |
Damage | 110 | |
Shield | 0 | |
Places | REMOVE |
All-Out Shot is a good attack skill due to its high damage and no mana cost. However, Axie using this Axie Infinity skill will lose 30% of her maximum health each time the skill hits the target.
Allergic Reaction | Thorny Caterpillar | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 100 | |
Shield | 30 | |
Places | REMOVE |
Is one of the strongest damage skills of the Bug system in the game. The Axie Infinity skill can deal massive amounts of damage if the target has at least 1 debuff.
Aqua Vitality | Anemone | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 80 | |
Shield | 35 | |
Places | REMOVE |
One of the best healing skills in the game. This skill is often used with Aquaponics to maximize the amount of health recovered with each attack
Aquaponics | Anemone | ||
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Energy | first | |
Damage | 80 | |
Shield | 35 | |
Places | REMOVE |
One of the best healing skills in the game. This skill is often used with Aqua Vitality to maximize the amount of health recovered with each attack
Cattail Slap | Cattails | ||
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Energy | 0 | |
Damage | 20 | |
Shield | 30 | |
Places | REMOVE |
Plant-type Axies are countered by Beast, Bug, and Mech-type Axies. However, with this Axie Infinity skill, the enemy will have to think twice before attacking your Axie.
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