Hello Axie lovers, We're back with another topic. The topic is that does a BBP (Beast, Bird, Plant) team is strong against AAP(Aqua, Aqua, Plant)? The answer is, yes.

How to win with BBP?

This team of Beast-Bird-Plant is a standard example of the backdoor technique in Axie Infinity. For most cards, the attack is being directed at the closest Axie to you. If a Plant Axie is tanking in front of a Beast Axie, you’ll need to destroy the Plant Axie before being able to land any hits on the Beast Axie. However with cards like Little Owl (Target Fastest Enemy), Shrimp (Prioritize Furthest Enemy), and Tri Spikes (Target Enemy With Lowest Shield), you’ll be able to backdoor attack the Axies at the back. Simply use the Bird to cast Little Owl followed by three or four high damage cards to finish off any Birds, Beast and Fish.

The good thing about this strategy is that the opponent has to guess when you’re going to backdoor him and is constantly on his guard to shield up his back Axies. In the event that he shields up his back Axie, he wouldn’t have sufficient energy to shield up his front Plant Axie. This is where this build shines. Not only can the Mid Lane Beast be annoying and destroy the opponent’s energy with Goda, it can also completely annihilate the opponent’s Plant by chaining 1 zero-cost card (Hero) followed by three high damage cards (E.g. 1 x Dual Blade, 2 x Hare). As long as you have four or more energy, the opponent has to guess whether you’re backdooring his back Axie or wiping out his front Plant Axie. As for your own Plant, you’ll want to steal as much energy as possible and shield it up to keep it alive. It is ridiculously satisfying to see the opponent casting three or more cards to get rid of your Plant Axie only to be outplayed by your Bird destroying them first, resulting in them wasting the energy away.

Final Thoughts

Whichever team you choose to use or get inspiration from, it is critical that you count your opponent’s energy every single round. By knowing how much energy your opponent has, you’ll be able to better determine what he can or cannot do. In the event that he has overcommitted too much energy in the previous round to destroy your plant and is only left with 2 energy on the current turn, there is very little that he can do. To be exact, he is unable to chain any combo to finish off any of your existing Axie. At this point in time, you can actually choose to pass the round without casting any cards knowing that your Axie will still be alive on the next turn with two additional energy for you to play around with. It is always better to gain enough energy and be confident in finishing off your opponent’s Axie than to leave it hanging there with 11 HP. It isn’t a good feeling that you’ll have to use 1 card in the attempt to finish off his 11-HP Plant only to realise that he has outplayed you by casting Pumpkin (110 Shield) followed by a Serious to steal your energy. His Plant is still alive. He has stolen 1 of your energy and chances are he is gonna completely shatter you on the next turn. Good Luck!