Players are able to provide their Axies with additional abilities by using cards in Axie Infinity, however, some cards are weak to certain classes.
Axie Infinity is a popular Pokémon-inspired game where players can earn tokens through contributions to the ecosystem and skilled game play. It is a non-fungible token game, meaning that players can earn Ethereum-based cryptocurrencies, Axie Infinity Shards (AXS) and Smooth Love Potions (SLP). The game allows players to collect, battle, raise, breed, trade and build a land-based kingdom for their pets, called Axies.
Players are able to provide their Axies with additional statistics and abilities by using cards. There are currently over 130 cards available in the game. The cards can be divided into six primary classes, including Plant, Bird, Reptile, Bug, Beast and Aqua. There are also three secret classes, Dust, Mech and Dawn. Each class is then divided into different body parts, such as horn, mouth and tail, among others.
Primary classes
Beast cards
These cards provide the Axies with an advantage against Dusk, Plant and Reptile cards. However, they are weak against Bird, Dawn and Aqua cards.
| Body part | Beast Card name | Beast Card description |
| Tail | Night Steal | The card steals one energy from the opponent when combed with another card |
| Back | Revenge Arrow | It deals 150 percent damage if the Axie is equipped with the card in Last Stand |
| Mouth | Death Mark | The card applies Lethal to the target if the Axie equipped with this card vitality is below 30 percent |
| Horn | Sinister Strike | It deals 250 percent damage on critical strikes |
Bird cards
The Bird cards have a strong advantage against Mech, Beast and Bug class cards. It is important to note that these cards have a disadvantage against Reptile, Plant and Dusk cards.
| Body part | Bird Card name | Bird Card description |
| Tail | Sunder Armour | It adds 20 percent shield for each debuff it possesses. It only applies to the Axie equipped with this card |
| Back | Ill-omened | This card applies Jinx to a target for two rounds |
| Mouth | Smoothing Song | It applies sleep to the target |
| Horn | Air Force One | The card deals 120 percent damage when it is chained with another ‘Trump’ card |
Plant cards
Players should remember that Plant cards are weak against Bug, Beast and Mech cards. However, they have an advantage over Aqua, Dawn and Bird cards.
| Body part | Plant Card name | Plant Card description |
| Tail | Aqua Deflect | The Axie equipped with this card cannot be targeted by Aquatic cards if it has teammates remaining |
| Back | Shroom’s Grace | This card heals the Axie for 120 vitality points |
| Mouth | Vegetal Bite | It steals one energy from the opponent when it collides with another card |
| Horn | Seed Bullet | The card targets the fastest enemy |
Aqua cards
It is important to note that Aqua cards have an advantage over Mech, Beast and Bug cards. However, they are weak against Reptile, Plant and Dusk cards.
| Body part | Aqua Card name | Aqua Card description |
| Tail | Water Sphere | The card applies a Chill effect on the target for two rounds |
| Back | Aqua Vitality | For each successful attack, the card restores 50 vitality points for each Anemone part the Axie possesses |
| Mouth | Swallow | The card heals the Axie by the damage inflicted with this card |
| Horn | Deap Sea Gore | It adds 30 percent to the Axie’s shield when attacking |
Reptile cards
These cards have a disadvantage when in battle against Beast, Bug and Mech cards. However, they have an advantage over Dawn, Bird and Aqua cards.
| Body part | Reptile Card name | Reptile Card description |
| Tail | Jar Barrage | Attacks that break the Axie’s shield cannot do additional damage. However, it can only occur once per round |
| Back | Bulkwark | The card reflects 40 percent of melee damage back at the attacker |
| Mouth | Why so Serious | It heals the Axie by the damage inflicted with this card to Aquatic targets |
| Horn | Poo Fling | The card applies a Stench to the target until the end of the round |
Bug cards
Players should remember that Bug cards have a strong advantage over Reptile, Dusk and Plant cards. However, they are weak against Dawn, Bird and Aqua cards.
| Body part | Bug Card name | Bug Card description |
| Tail | Anesthetic Bait | The card applies a stun when the Axie is struck by Aquatic or Bird class cards. It is important to note that this can only occur once per round |
| Back | Barb Strike | It applies a poison to the target when it is played in a Chain |
| Mouth | Sunder Claw | The card will randomly discard one card from the opponent’s hand |
| Horn | Grub Surprise | It applies Fear to all shielded targets |
Secret classes
| Class Name | Card name | Card description |
| Mech | All-out Shot | The card will inflict 30 percent of this Axie’s maximum vitality to itself |
| Dawn | Cleanse Scent | It will remove all the debuffs from this Axie |
| Dusl | Surprise Invasion | The card deals 130 percent damage if the target is faster than this Axie |
Conclusion
It is important to note that the above-mentioned cards are not the only cards available in the game, as there are currently over 130 cards. Each class and cards provide the Axie with unique abilities. It is thus important that players choose their cards very carefully before entering a battle.
