One of the top NFT games currently, Axie Infinity is all set to move into its next season, i.e. Season 20. And this time, Sky Mavis has not disappointed the community and announced that the changes will be made before Season 20 goes live. It is happening as if something unbalanced gets added to the game, it could get fixed prior to the launch of next season. This step from the developers promotes fair gameplay among each and every player of this game. In this article, we will be discussing the major Balance Changes, including nerfs and buffs, that are prepared for Season 20 of Axie Infinity, which is expected to launch within two weeks from now.
Some time back, Sky Mavis introduced an Economic Balancing Update which was to be implemented. As we have discussed this topic before, we won’t be going into its detail. You can head here to read it. Coming back to the main topic, here is everything you need to know about the Axie Infinity Season 20 nerfs and buffs.
Axie Infinity Season 20 Nerfs and Buffs
The Balance Update of Season 2 is the first update that has been prepared after considering the feedback of the Axie Infinity Community. Here is the list of all the things that have been nerfed or buffed.
- Arco: Shield nerfed from 50 to 45. Also, it would now have to be combined with another card to increase its speed
- Hare: Attack nerfed from 120 to 115, and Shield nerfed from 30 to 20.
- Hero: Attack nerfed from 60 to 55.
- Cerastes: Attack nerfed from 90 to 80
- Little Owl: Attack nerfed from 25 to 10
- Wing Horn: Attack nerfed from 50 to 40, and Shield buffed from 10 to 20
- Toothless Bite: Attack nerfed from 40 to 30
- Twin Tail: Attack nerfed from 40 to 35
- Zigzag: Attack nerfed from 60 to 55, Shield nerfed from 60 to 55
- Gravel Ant: It would now disable targets’ melee cards when it is combined with another card
- Pupae: Attack nerfed from 70 to 65
- Anemone (Aqua Vitality): Attack nerfed from 80 to 70, Shield nerfed from 35 to 30
- Anemone (Aquaponics): Attack nerfed from 80 to 70, Shield nerfed from 35 to 30.
- Bidens: Shield nerfed from 50 to 45
- Pocky: Attack nerfed from 125 to 120
- Grass Snake: Shield nerfed from 30 to 20
- Fish Snack: Shield nerfed from 90 to 80
- Eggshell: Attack nerfed from 120 to 110
- Hot Butt: Attack nerfed from 90 to 80
- Cactus: Attack nerfed from 115 to 110
- Bone Sail: Attack nerfed from 80 to 70, Shield nerfed from 80 to 70. Fixed the bug in which only one card was allowed to draw after having the shield broken while playing with 2 bone sails. Now, you will get two cards if you used 2 bone sails and your shield breaks.
- Little Branch: Increased critical chance by 20% after combining it with two plat cards (text correction)
- Shrimp: Attack nerfed from 30 to 25
- Oranda: Attack nerfed from 120 to 110, Shield nerfed from 30 to 25
- Sponge: Attack buffed from 60 to 70, Shield buffed from 90 to 95. You can now apply Attack+ to this Axie if its shield breaks, only once per round.
- Scarab: It is now considered as debuffed.
- Flash Hook: Shield buffed from 20 to 25
- Hermit: Shield buffed from 115 to 120
- Bamboo Shoot: Shield buffed from 70 to 80
- Shoal Star: Attack buffed from 110 to 115, Shield buffed from 10 to 15
- Cuckoo: Shield buffed from 30 to 35
- Silence Whisper: Heal Front teammate for 120 HP and if there are no teammates in front, it heals itself.
- Cupid: Shield buffed from 20 to 30
- Lagging: Attack buffed from 30 to 35
- Tiny Dino: Attack buffed from 80 to 85
- Hungry Bird: Attack buffed from 110 to 120, shield nerfed from 40 to 30
- Raven: Attack buffed from 110 to 120
- Cloud: Attack buffed from 100 to 110, Shield nerfed from 50 to 40.
- Confident: Shield buffed from 30 to 40
- Rice: Attack buffed from 80 to 90, shield buffed from 10 to 20.
- Imp: Attack buffed from 80 to 90
- Trump: Attack buffed from 120 to 125
- Parasite: You can discard 1 card from the enemy’s hand, only when this card is combined with another.
- Pincer: You can discard 1 card from the enemy’s hand, only when this card is combined with another.
- Gila: Shield buffed from 55 to 65.
- Catfish: Attack buffed from 80 to 90.
- Timber: Attack buffed from 80 to 90
- Caterpillars: Attack buffed from 100 to 110, Shield buffed from 50 to 60.
- Potato Leaf: Attack buffed from 70 to 80
- Gerbil: Attack buffed from 40 to 50.
- Feather Fan: Attack buffed from 40 to 80, Shield nerfed from 90 to 50.
- Carrot: Attack buffed from 70 to 80.
- Risky Fish: Shield buffed from 20 to 25.
All these Axie cards are buffed and nerfed right before in the Season 20 Balance Update. The update is currently live in the game. Some more changes like the mechanism of bonus damage, crit max damage have also been implemented.
So, this was everything about all the changes in the Axie Infinity Season 20 Balance Update. If you found this article helpful, share it with your friends.
