Axie Infinity: Origin, 6 meta teams players love the most

Learn more about the most requested teams for Origin

Oct 10, 2022

A couple of weeks after the Origin Axie Infinity inaugural season we collected some cool thoughts from our top players’ comments on how it compares with the classic version and what teams they love the most. As you may know, the new Origin will feature a leaderboard prize pool of 112,000 AXS, 6,750 of those going to the first-place finisher.

A quick overview of Origin vs, classic Axie Infinity

Overall players believe Origins is awesome when compared to classic. It brings the diversity of matching Axie teams with runes and charms, creating a large field of possibilities. It gives the possibility of using many axies to make competitive teams and do several different plays for your team, granting more flexibility in the way you play.

For some players, Origins is more strategy-oriented and easier to play than classic, once you can see the draw cards and discarded cards. Nonetheless, the gameplay usually gets longer so it can be time-consuming and complicated for newbies due to the crafting runes and charms.

More skills for team composition

One of the important differences between classic and Origin is that classic needs very good analytical skills memory and observation. In Origin, it is also needed to get familiarized with the cards your opponent has used but doesn't require great analytical skills. Players just need to decide the best move with how much energy and the cards to be drawn. On the other hand, it requires great analytical skills in team composition since there are more cards and body parts and more possibilities in combos.

That is where we wanna focus today!

Which are the best Origin teams players love the most and why?

In Origin, teams are very dependent on runes and charms but the best team option may vary depending on the player's ability. There are good and cheap Axie options in the marketplace but the outstanding ones are usually poison teams, rage teams, curse teams, and aggressive teams.

What team are you willing to play in a near future?

We did a poll with several players and almost half of them intend to choose a poison team that is famous among the Axie community to be stronger and easier to play with. They apply poison stacks to opponents until all their axies die at once through poison.

49% intend to get a Poison team
20% intend to get a Rage team
15% intend to get a Curse team
7% intend to get an Anti-healing team
9% intend to get other teams

Now you must be questioning: Why should I have a team like that? And how to build it? Don't worry, I’m going to guide you with very simple tips to ensure you are doing the best choice.

Why should you have a poison team?

There are two main reasons. First, the poison team seems to be one of the easiest to learn and play. The second main reason relates to the fact it is so powerful and requires less support from runes and charms. It is important to make clear that it's powerful as of seasons 0 and 1 of Origin Axie Infinity. Usually, only a Furia team can easily beat a Poison team when combined with good runes and charms, but it will cost around $400 for axies and another $300 in runes and charms. With around $100-120, you can create a powerful poison team with no need for extra investment in many runes and charms

Building a poison team

One smart way to start your poison team composition is to get Axies with a Kotaro card and start building the team strategy from there. Let's look at the cards that are essential to make those 3 Axies work well together.

The first important step is to secure that your team will have 3 Green Thorns which is the most powerful poison of the game, and 2 Kotaros which will provide your team with a very good level of energy control. After that get a maximum of 2 Small Frills to help spread poison quickly and finally, at least 1 Gila and 1 Yam because it will increase damage to each poison stack.

From there you can get the rest of the cards based on your own strategy. There are several different defensive cards and body parts you can apply and create new possibilities. Depending on your budget and supply flexibility, you will be able to build very strong damaging teams that will easily climb the leaderboard.

Another important tip is to always have a look at your idle Axies from V2. Some of them may work very well for Origin when combined with other Axies and cards. The more you get used to Origin the better you will be able to take advantage of your idle Axies.

If you want to make it even more powerful, combine it with runes and charms.

Runes and charms for poison teams

Besides the strong power, a poison team will require runes and charms to get over the top 100 on the leaderboard. Delayed Protection in the frontline, Poison Touch, Venom Master, and Pangolin Scale are some of the runes preferred by top players.

Top 6 Origin teams

Combining different data from current teams being played by our players together with the team desired for playing, we organized a list of the top 6 teams we believe may be interesting to watch out for:

1 - Triple Poison

2 - Poison Variety

3 - Brawler Plant Aqua Beast

4 - Catfishes

5 - Aggro ABB

6 - Insomniacs

1 - Triple Poison

This team focuses on applying a high amount of poison stacks on enemy axies to burn their health away before they can take you out.

Why do players love it?

A team that excels at spamming poison while dealing increasing damage with Gila;
Double Kotaro grants powerful energy control until the last rounds;
It has a strong and punitive defensive strategy.

This is the “tank” of the poison team, thanks to its Wall Gecko body part that reduces incoming damage.

Cards: Scar or Gecko, Kotaro or Razor Bite, Cerastes or Scaly Spoon, Small Frill, Wall Gecko, and Green Thorns.

This is your midline poison applier, made to max out poison stacks and get free damage from Kotaro.

Cards: Gecko, Scaly Spoon, Small Frill, Kotaro, Green Thorns, and Yam.

This is your backline poison applier that can wipe the field with Gila towards the late thanks to high stacks of poison.

Cards: Gila, Green Thorns, Kotaro, Scar or Gecko, Small Frill, and Scaly Spoon.

2 - Poison Variety

This is an old Axie team focused specifically on the Small Frill and Green Thorns body parts used to apply poison reliably and heal some HP at the same time. With this team, the goal is to outlast your opponent and let the poison do the work for you.

Why do players love it?

Spams poison while holding ground with your plant tank;
Great defensive abilities with a card drawn and dmg reflection;
Heavy dmg reduction control.

This is one of your two poison appliers, it focuses on three parts, Small Frill, Green Thorns & Yam to apply poison to your enemies.

Cards: Green Thorns, Small Frill, Scally Spoon, Yam, Scar or Gecko, and Kotaro.

This is one of your two poison appliers, it focuses on two parts, Small Frill & Green Thorns to apply poison to your enemies. This axie can also deal heavily later in the game with Gila once the opponent has a lot of poison stacks.

Cards: Green Thorns, Small Frill, Scaly Spoon, Gila, Gecko or Scar, and Kotaro.

A bit less powerful in the poison department, but tankier overall. This Plant can help apply poison with Yam but also sustain the team with Clover.

Cards: Leaf Bug, Yam, Clover, Papi, Pumpkin, and Serious.

3 - Brawler Plant Aqua Beast

Aggro teams have a good acceptance level among our top players due to their strong level of aggression and also because of an excellent cost-benefit. This is a powerful team that relies on an aggressive plant that generates a shield with attacks while the backline pumps up damage for the late game.

Why do players love it?

Very well-rounded in defense and attack;
Advantage by playing four to five cards per turn;
Very aggressive play style.

Frontline.

Cards: Serious, Papi, Clover Beech, Pumpkin, and Carrot.

Midline DPS.

Cards: Piranha or Risky Fish, Clear or Telescope, Inkling or Tiny Fan, Clamshell, Goldfish, and Nimo.

Backline.

Cards: Chubby or Zeal, Imp, Nut Cracker, Nut Cracker, Nut Cracker, and Ronin.

4 - Catfishes

Very versatile in avoiding shielded enemies and summons, uses, and abuses the stealth to ignore enemy taunts.

Why do players love it?

Bypass tanks using stealth and target the back line;
Very good at dealing with tank and summon teams;
Aggressive and anti-taunt.

Your frontline with powerful damage and the ability to stealth.

Cards: Risky Fish or Piranha, Clear or Sleepless, Shoal Star, Gold Fish, Navaga, and Inkling.

Midline Meta.

Cards: Risky Fish, Clear or Telescope, Inkling, Babylonia, Goldfish, and Nimo.

Backline Beast.

Cards: Axie Kiss or Goda, Chubby or Zeal, Cotton Tail, Dual Blade, Nyan, Risk Beast or Ronin.

5 - Aggro ABB

Tank with your beast as you kill your opponents as fast as possible by dealing high damage.

Why do players love it?

Toolbox debuffer, the right tool for the right job (Weak, fragile, bleed);
Control the field with Free aim disable;
Out-damage your opponents with several buffs.

This is the tank of the team, designed to make use of the Pangolin scale rune but has the potential to dish out high damage with Ronin.

Cards: Chubby, Ronin, Nyan, Goda, Imp, and Cottontail.

This axie is our high-damage Aqua that can add a good amount of curse cards and manage some energy with Nimo.

Cards: Sleepless, Risky Fish, Inkling, Shoal Star, Goldfish, and Nimo.

This is your debuffing Bird axie that can also help remove summons on the field with Gramma's Fan.

Cards: Cupid, Hungry Bird, Early Bird, Kestrel, Gramma's Fan, and Mavis.

6 - Insomniacs

Finally, this is the 6th most desired meta team. It is popular but its cost can reach up to U$200 or more. This team acts as both an aggressive damage team and a curse team by filling your opponent's deck with unplayable cards so they are unable to play their team effectively

Why do players love it?

Excels at spamming curses and jinxes;
Damage your opponent while loading his deck;
Enjoy safety at a late game while your opponent struggles to play fewer cards per turn.

This is the tank of the team, designed to make use of the Pangolin scale rune while also adding to energy control with Cottontail. It has the capability to dish out heavy damage with Ronin in some situations.

Cards: Chubby, Ronin, Dual Blade, Cottontail, Zen or Nyan, and Goda.

The first of our two Aquas, this axie specializes in adding curse cards to the opponent's deck while also dishing out heavy damage.

Cards: Sleepless, Risky Fish, Inkling Shoal Star, Goldfish, and Nimo.

The second of our two Aquas, this axie specializes in adding curse cards to the opponent's deck while also dishing out heavy damage.

Cards: Goldfish, Inkling, Nimo, Risky Fish, Shoal Star, and Sleepless.

Dynamic and competitive business model

Based on our gaming specialists’ and top players’ feedback the average time spent for a decent ranking position rounds around 4-6 hours per day. This is another interesting fact about Origin, high prizes seem to be raising the competitiveness among the community which brings back the fun and willingness to invest many hours playing.

Origin's business model is more dynamic, and competitive. Those who are willing to apply for better teams will enjoy greater opportunities than they had in the classic version. Many of the old axies used in the classic version don't work well with the new game without runes and charms, which brings a question for those who own these idle axies: Why not exchange multiple basic teams for 1 better Origin team? It will increase the chance of getting the right player to play and climb the leaderboards without costing more.

While there is a constraint of demand for basic teams, there is a lack of supply for those who play better and are qualified to climb the leaderboards but let's leave this topic to be further explored in a future newsletter.

1 Tip a Day

(for the next 15 days)

Focus on poison team - 49% of our players intend to get a poison team;
Poison teams are the easiest to learn and play;
They require less support from runes and charms;
Start by getting Axies with a Kotaro card;
Secure that your team will have 3 Green Thorns, 2 Kotaros, 2 Small Frills, at least 1 Gila, and 1 Yam.
Look at your idle Axies from V2, some of them may work well for Origin;
V2 Axies combined with Origin Axies will reduce the average team cost and keep the competitiveness;
Runes and charms to make it more powerful: Delayed Protection, Poison Touch, Venom Master, and Pangolin Scale;
The first meta team players love the most: Triple Poison;
The second meta team players love the most: Poison Variety;
Third meta team players love the most: Brawler Plant Aqua Beast;
Fourth meta team players love the most: Catfishes;
Fifth meta team players love the most: Aggro ABB;
Sith meta team players love the most: Insomniacs;
Try to change multiple basic teams for 1 better Origin team.