Axie Classic Balancing Patch [December 29, 2023]
The first balancing update for Classic in almost 2 years!
Key Points
The return of Axie Classic has been triumphant: we’ve seen over 150K MAU while the Grand Tournament welcomed 70,000 total competitors. Axie Classic. Is. BACK!
We’ve shipped a few balancing updates — the first in two years. Base HP will increase by 40, axies will target the Top Lane opponent when facing split targets, Critical Hits are now more consistent
The next Grand Tournament starts January 11 and you will need Gold to participate. Start stacking!
The day was November 22nd, 2023. It was a Wednesday. Jiho stood on stage at the YGG Web3 Games Summit in the Philippines and said four words that dropped tens of thousands of Lunacian jaws to the floor: Axie Classic. Is. BACK!
Since then, we’ve seen over 150K monthly active users (MAU) play Axie Classic. Classic’s Grand Tournament even had over 70,000 players battle it out for a Mystic axie. With great MAU comes great responsibility — and that’s why we’re rolling out a balancing patch for Axie Classic after today’s maintenance! Here’s what’s inside:
Mechanic Updates
Base HP Increase
All classes will receive a 40 point increase to their base HP. This shakes up the early game of a battle, which gives more breathing room for axies and more skill expression to players.
Center Lane Targeting
Starting today, axies will always target their Top Lane opponent when facing split targets on the Top and Bottom Lanes. In the past, axies had a 50% chance of targeting their top or bottom opponents. This has now changed. However, axies on the Top and Bottom will still prioritize the closest target and on the same lane.
Consistent Critical Hit Rates
Axie Classic will be implementing Pseudo Random Distribution to ensure that players can expect more reasonable occurrences of Critical Hits, avoiding situations where extreme high or low rolls would significantly influence the outcome of a match, while keeping the exciting unpredictability that comes with the mechanic. Simply put, this new mechanic aims to ‘balance’ Critical Hits in-game.
Card Updates
In this balancing patch, we've also taken steps to realign Axie Classic with its original designs. This allows us to increase the number of viable cards in the meta. We’ve also balanced some card stats to make sure similar cards are closer in value. Our thinking is simple: these changes should give players more options and create a healthier, more diverse meta. Check out the complete card balancing updates here.
Lastly, take note that these updates are not final! We will continue to test, gather data and community feedback. You can fill out the Classic feedback form for suggestions and other feedback you might have.
Next Grand Tournament Updates
The 2nd Grand Tournament is scheduled to start on January 11 if everything goes well. You’ll need Gold to participate, so stack up as much as you can now!
P.S. If you’ve been actively playing (played Cursed Coliseum and/or opened a Chest) Axie Classic over the last two weeks, you will receive 300 Gold straight to your inventory. May you enjoy this holiday gift from the Classic team!