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What are the meta changes for Season 2?

Learn about the most used meta teams for the first Era of S2

LootRush

Jan 23, 2023

Season 2 finally began after a long off-season, with many changes as expected. Are you curious about the meta changes as well as the advanced teams performing at the top of the leaderboard? This article will bring the most used teams for the first Era of the season, as well as a vision of the Axies and teams that will remain strong and competitive for the next stages. Keep reading to learn more about team building and get recipes!

A shorter season with constant updates

The launch of the current season 2 brought several changes based on user feedback, including the announcement of a shorter season divided into four stages called “Eras”. As the season progresses, players will be able to unlock mystic and epic runes and charms in addition to basic crafting. Since the meta will constantly be changing under this new system, players may have to apply for different teams as the crafting of runes and charms becomes available.

Moreover, we conducted extensive testing with different team compositions over the last few days and have some interesting learnings to share.

Beast stands dominant

The actual scenario continues to demonstrate the beast class's dominance, as seen in season 1 and the off-season period. So far, the most important changes were the expansion of the Bird and Bug classes. Plants appear to be less preferred by current players and Aquatic is still relevant.

A detailed analysis of how top Axie classes evolved during the first seven days of the season reveals an increase in Birds and Bugs usage when compared to both season 1 and off-season. When this article was published (5 days after the beginning of the second Era), Beasts went down to 24%, Aquatics grew to 17%, Birds stand at the same level at 12%, Bugs went down to 6%, Reptiles recovered to 9%, and Dawn to 10%.

This means we will see more changes happening in the coming weeks and stages of the season. We will continue to provide updates via new content, so stay tuned!

Additionally, new runes and charms, and mechanics updates have significantly changed the set of teams performing in the top 100 on the leaderboard compared to last season.

The new meta and advanced teams

Even though Beasts are still at the top of the meta, we found that Poison Reptile teams and AOE Birds are doing very well on the leaderboard. Poison and Backdoor Aquas are still viable, and Rage Beasts, particularly those with the Belieber ear part, are still strong.

Poison remains consistent and fairly strong. Aquas with multiple backdoor cards are also viable, and Goo teams with shields are a recent addition to the meta.

13 advanced teams to be aware of

The following are some of the current metas to be aware of when building your team for this season (not in order of importance):

Hot Butt Team
Blood Moon Destroyer
AOE Birds
Sustain Curse
Triple Beast with Cottontail and Goldfish
Triple Beast with Belieber, Little Branch, and Cottontail
Triple Beast with Cottontail, Dual Blade, Nyan, Goda, or Axie Kiss
Triple Beast Bleed
Triple Beast Rage Belieber
Triple Reptile Poison Team 1
Triple Reptile Poison Team 2
Triple Bird or Double Bird Dawn, Tri Feather, Granma's Fan Team
Triple Aqua

Let's look at some examples of meta Axies and teams that are crushing the leaderboard!

Hot Butt Team

Their primary goal is to sustain until the blood moon stage. During the blood moon, this team will eliminate their opponents.

Rose Bud, Cucumber Slice, Sakura, Serious, Pumpkin, and Hot Butt.

Serious, Leaf Bug, Papi, Swirl, Watering Can, and Cattail.
This Axie is not available in the marketplace for the moment

Serious, Papi, Rose Bud, Hollow, Pumpkin, and Hot Butt.
Axie #5456383

Blood Moon Destroyer

This team will kill the opponents during the blood moon. Opponents will not be able to hit and kill your tanks and you will flood their deck with cursed cards.

Serious, Papi, Rose Bud, Hollow, Pumpkin, and Hot Butt.
This Axie is not available in the marketplace at the moment

Scaly Spoon, Topaz, Curved Spine, Kotaro, Indian Star, and Tiny Dino.
#11573336

Antenna, Nerdy, Larva, Goda, Snail Shell, and Ant.

This Axie is not available in the marketplace at the moment

AOE Birds

Create effects of multi-hit at once.

Robin, Kestrel, Earwing, Hungry Bird, Tri Feather, Granma's Fan

Little Peas, Innocent Lamb, Ronin, Confident, Wing Horn, and Cottontail.

Wing Horn, Chubby, Earwing, Axie Kiss, Tri Feather, Granma's Fan.
Majin Mino S2 Rare Era

Sustain Curse

This composition (except back Axie) is not currently available on the market and is performing among the top ones on the leaderboard.

Scaly Spoon, Papi, Swirl, Tiny Turtle, Green Thorns, and Hot Butt.
Cucumber Slice, Cactus, Swirl, Zigzag, Bidens, Hot Butt.
Cucumber Slice, Cactus, Swirl, Serious, Bidens, Hot Butt.

Triple Beast options

We have tested various teams and believe that by playing with Triple Beast Cottontail, it is possible to reach the top 100 if the player gives the game enough time. The options listed below are all working pretty well.

Triple Beast with Cottontail and Goldfish

This team will use Goldfish to gain energy fragments until you have 7 fragments, then use Cottontail to attack and use more cards. Using Bleed and Grievous Wound to kill them.

Goldfish, Dual Blade, Nyan, Cottontail, Chubby, and Axie Kiss.

Triple Beast with Belieber, Little Branch, and Cottontail

This team will try to exploit the Belieber's damage and use methods to gain rage to attack with more damage while also using Cottontail to heal and use more cards.

Little Branch, Belieber, Little Peas, Axie Kiss, Hero, and Cottontail.

Triple Beast with Cottontail, Dual Blade, Nyan, Goda, or Axie Kiss

This group will attempt to exploit the damage of Bleed, Grievous Wound, and Death Mark. Cottontail can heal and allow you to use one more card.

Dual Blade, Nyan, Chubby, Ronin, Goda, Cottontail.

Triple Beast Bleed

Bleed, Grievous Wound, and Death Mark debuff. The same Cottontail heals and extra use of energy to attack. It is quite expensive, but it is a very good team.

Little Branch, Belieber, Little Peas, Axie Kiss, Hero, and Cottontail.

Triple Beast Rage Belieber

Use rage-gaining methods to take advantage of Belieber's damage. Cottontail can be used to boost your attack energy.

Little Branch, Belieber, Little Peas, Axie Kiss, Ronin, and Tiny Dino.

Little Branch, Belieber, Little Peas, Axie Kiss, Ronin, and Shiba.

Little Branch, Belieber, Little Peas, Axie Kiss, Hero, and Cottontail.

Other triple-poison options

Triple Reptile Poison Team 1

Spam poison and shield until your opponents die.

Tiny Turtle, Small Frill, Green Thorns, Yam, Tricky, and Scaly Spoon.

Small Frill, Green Thorns, Scaly Spoon, Gila, Gecko, and Kotaro.

Scaly Spoon, Wall Gecko, Kotaro, Small Frill, Tricky and Green Thorns.
POISON NUM1

Small Frill, Green Thorns, Yam, Scaly Spoon, Silence Whisper, and Gecko.

Triple Reptile Poison Team 2

Spam poison and shield until your opponents die.

Scaly Spoon, Tricky, Small Frill, Kotaro, Green Thorns, and Yam.

Scaly Spoon, Gecko, Small Frill, Kotaro, Green Thorns, and Wall Gecko.

Scaly Spoon, Small Frill, Kotaro, Green Thorns, Scar, and Gila.

Triple Bird or Double Bird Dawn, Tri Feather, Granma's Fan Team

Using AOE to gain Feather and attack without using any energy.

Mavis, Earwing, Tri Feather, Hungry Bird, Kestrel, and Granma's Fan.

Triple Aqua

The Tiny Fan in the backline with the Goldfish is currently very effective and can rank among the top 50/100 on the leaderboard.

Shoal Star, Clear, Nimo, Piranha, Goldfish, and Nimo.

Clear, Nimo, Goldfish, Piranha, Babylonia, and Nimo.

Clear, Tiny Fan, Piranha, Goldfish, Babylonia, and Nimo.

What to expect for the next stages of the season

Until the game is balanced, Season 2 could see a lot of teams rise to the top of the leaderboard. Most of the previously mentioned options are likely to remain strong throughout the season. A new meta will likely emerge as Rage teams did in Season 1.

We will continue to provide updates on changes so make sure you subscribe to receive future content. See you soon!

(for the next 15 days)

Keep updated, players may have to apply for different teams as the season's stages evolve;
Beasts still dominated the usage with 47% until the end of the Rare Era and 24% for now;
The rise of Birds and Aquatics usage both with 12% and 17% respectively;
Aquatics are still relevant in usage (10%) with the trend to rise;
Besides beasts, Poison Reptile teams and AOE Birds are doing very well;
Poison remains consistent and fairly strong;
Aquas with multiple backdoor cards are performing well;
Goo teams with shields are a recent addition to the meta;
Rage Beasts with the Belieber continue to be very strong;
Hot Butt and Blood Moon Destroyer teams will sustain you until the blood moon stage;
AOE Birds are doing well on the leaderboard by creating effects of multi-hit at once;
With Triple Beast Cottontail, it is possible to rank in the top 100 by putting enough time into gameplay;
Triple Reptile Poison is a viable and competitive option;
Triple Aquas with the Tiny Fan in the backline are currently very effective;
A new meta will emerge as Rage teams did in Season 1.