UNION ARENA: Every Attack on Titan Vol. 2 Deck, Ranked
Looking for the strongest Attack on Titan Vol. 2 deck in UNION ARENA?
Well you’re in luck: below I’ve compiled tried-and-tested decks for you to get started with.
Whether you’re looking to start the next Rumbling and end the world, or just to let out your inner Attack Titan, there’s something for everyone in this set that expands on one of the game’s most beloved IPs.
Attack on Titan Vol. 2 - Booster Display
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2
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But which Attack on Titan deck reigns supreme after the release of cards from the Vol. 2, and which falls short?
Find out below.
#9 Beast Titan
Beast Titan was never the strongest deck in Attack on Titan, and it isn’t now. While it does get a few strong additions in Vol. 2, ultimately they’re not enough to budge this deck up the tier list much.
The main card it gets is a new Beast Titan Raid that’s…okay.
Zeke Jaeger (Beast Titan) (053)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Uncommon
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It’ll let you sideline something, and then play a “Pure Titan” character from your sideline. You have to pay an AP to play it, though, so it doesn’t even qualify as a free-play.
Zeke Jaeger (052)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Common
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The other card the deck gets is a three-cost searcher. This Zeke character digs pretty deep at five cards. I suppose that unlocks some consistency. However, the core strategy of this deck remains fairly lacking even after Vol. 2 support. Play it if you love the lore. Leave it at home if you’re looking for something strong.
#8 Yellow Colossal Titan
The Yellow Armin/Colossal Titan deck is one that looks like it should be strong on paper, but feels frustrating to play. It’s hard to hit the numbers you need reliably to get the Colossal Titan into play, and apart from that character the other cards aren’t the strongest.
That being said, the best part about this deck are your Raidless Mikasa and Levi characters. Indeed, in another more holistic strategy these cards would feel pretty broken.
Starting with Levi, you have a raidless character who can switch to active and gain Double Attack.
Levi (009)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Super Rare
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Mikasa is arguably even stronger. At just four energy cost, she can switch to active When Played and even gain Impact to close out games.
Mikasa Ackermann (008)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Super Rare
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Where the deck falls short, however, is in the Raided characters. As we’ve seen from strong Raidless decks like Yellow Evangelion, the trade-off has to be there to make running non-Raid characters worthwhile. It’s not in this deck. And the Raid characters are either too inconsistent, or weirdly weak.
Falco Grice (Jaw Titan)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Rare
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Like the four-cost Falco Titan that just lets you bring characters back to your hand. Like…okay that’s cool but is that really worthy of being the main Raid package in the deck?
Undoubtedly, this Yellow deck is another one that you play more because you love the lore than your odds of topping a massive event. It should be perfectly alright for local play.
#7 Marleyan Warriors
I remember the days when this Green deck was all the rage. It never did much competitively in the English meta (indeed, no Attack on Titan deck really has), but at the local level it could be a monster. Had some really strong support come out in Vol. 2, it might have been stronger. As it is, the only thing this deck really gets is a two-cost character that you can use for any of your Raids.
Reiner, Bertholdt, & Annie
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Common
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However, it feels a little odd to run a two-cost like this that doesn’t even generate energy. I left it out of the build above because I don’t really think the deck needs it. Vol. 2 essentially left Marleyan Warriors out to dry.
#6 Doomsday Titan
Doomsday is not technically a favorite coming out of Vol. 2 in terms of strong decks. It doesn’t have a great track record in Japan, but I’m not sure that’s warranted. This deck has some crazy combos it can pull off, and is a lot of fun if you like playing overpowered strategies.
For the majority of the game, you’ll be leveraging your six-cost Zeke to control your opponent’s board.
Zeke Jaeger (Beast Titan) (025)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Super Rare
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You’ll get the most out of Zeke if you have an Eren on the field, so try to keep one on the energy line so your Zeke is reaching 4000 BP characters. While your Titans will be doing most of the battling for you, at some point you’ll be bringing out Eren Jaeger and the Doomsday titan.
Eren Jaeger (Doomsday Titan)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Super Rare
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Eren Jaeger is like a nerfed version of Gaius from Evangelion. While he’s fairly easy to play with how much energy gen this deck runs (including the fantastic Jaw Titan that generates even on the front line), you can only have one of him on the field at a time, somewhat limiting his usefulness. However, When Played you can play one of your powerhouse Titans to the front line Active, including the overpowered Colossal Titan.
Colossal Titan
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Uncommon
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Lastly, this deck has a card so strong that there’s nothing else like it in the game: a single card capable of wiping your opponent’s entire front line.
Rumbling
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Rare
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While the price to play The Rumbling is high, who wouldn’t want to give it a try at least once?
While the Doomsday Titan deck may have some glaring weaknesses, its insane high end power is enough to warrant giving it a try. Play your cards right and you might find yourself winning a Rare Battle or two with this deck.
#5 Levi
Levi…Levi…Levi. I remember when the original Attack on Titan set came out, this deck was the absolute talk of the town. Levi just felt so broken with his triple attack and Snipe. If only things had worked out that way. As it stands, Levi never managed to dominate the meta, and it’s not looking like he will following Vol. 2. That being said, he does get some considerable upgrades thanks to a solid new Raid and a more-than-decent early-game energy generating character.
Levi (042)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Super Rare
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We’ll start with the Raid first. This guy unlocks solid draw while giving you an added AP to use. Not only that but it’s got Impact as long as you pay an AP When Attacking. That fills the obvious Impact-sized hole that existed in the deck pre Volume 2.
Moving onto two more strong additions Levi gets: here we have a low-cost double energy generating character that can also act as a Raid target.
Levi (040)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Uncommon
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This is essentially the same effect that the Kisuke from BLEACH has (the one you get in the New Card Selection) only better because you can Raid over it. For a deck that needs plenty of energy generation to not brick, something like this definitely helps.
But the other addition is a much needed Raid target with double energy gen built-in. The Nullify Impact is also solid, while the built-in BP boost may or may not come in handy.
Levi (041)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Rare
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Despite Levi not being a favorite based on its performance overseas, most decks don’t get this much added support in a Vol. 2. Perhaps someone will figure out how to pilot this deck to the top of the meta. The power is certainly there. But the problem with Levi was never power: it’s been the consistency. And while these cards help, they don’t fix the structural issue with a deck that feels unable to ever break out of the middle tiers.
#4 Pieck Finger
Pieck Finger may be the sleeper deck from Attack on Titan Vol. 2. Honestly, how is this deck not good? You have a four-cost character that can be reduced to a three-cost, and then gains Snipe and Impact. The only drawback is that you have to reduce its own BP by 2000 to unlock the Snipe. But with a little help from your friends, Pieck easily bounces back to 4000 or more BP.
This deck has a ton of BP boosting, free-play mechanics via the underrated five-cost Annie, and a very solid Armored Titan backing you up.
Out of all the Green decks in the set, I prefer this one the most.
#3 Mikasa/Eren
While some decks got very little in Vol. 2, the 104th Cadet deck – I’m calling it Mikasa and Eren – got a ton to help it out. What emerged is a more coherent strategy that acts aggressively to beat your opponent. The best character card joining the deck in Vol. 2 is arguably the three-cost Mikasa.
Mikasa Ackermann (067)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Rare
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At only three energy cost she’s coming in as 4000 BP character and swinging hard – enabling you to sideline a 5000 BP character or more. That might sound oddly specific, but essentially it’s there to stop your opponent from blocking your characters that are hard capped at 4000 BP (for this deck).
The other really nice thing about three-cost Mikasa is that you can play her with your Special, Omni-Directional Mobility Gear.
Omni-Directional Mobility Gear
UE10BT: Attack on Titan • Rare
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Although this Special came out in the first set, powerhouse decks like Shadow Army have shown us just how strong cards that flood the board with characters can be.
In terms of being an aggro deck, this one has just about all you need to come out swinging hard. Let the battle progress too far, however, and you may run into trouble.
I was just playing this deck against a Shadow Army (for example), and managed to absolutely blitz my opponent down. The Special into two active characters is so strong thanks to your three-cost Mikasa from Vol. 2, while the removal into 5000 BP characters is highly relevant in the current meta.
#2 Historia
Historia has a decent track record back in the day when the set came out in Japan. This deck was ahead of its time for its ability to unlock multiple actions in a turn. Where we are at now in the English meta, however, it’s a strategy that feels wanting.
That being said, it gets a lot of additional power following Attack on Titan’s second volume. One of its strongest cards is a new three cost Raid target for Historia – one that generates two energy when on the energy line.
Historia Reiss (045)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Rare
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A solid new Event card has also been added to the deck, giving you more to work with: Sweet Candy.
Sweet Candy
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Common
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Sweet Candy will let you search the top four cards of your deck for a character card, and then let you play a three-cost character or less without paying an AP.
The other solid addition is a two-cost Mikasa with Nullify Impact.
Mikasa Ackermann (046)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Uncommon
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Everything else from the base set is still valuable here, granting you additional AP in a turn, unlocking multiple attacks in a turn via Ymir, all while boosting your characters to even stronger attackers.
Where we are at now, however, other decks can do these things a bit better, making this Blue Historia deck feel more overdue than arriving just in time.
#1 Red Attack Titan
Red Attack Titan has always been a popular deck. With the additions it gets in Vol. 2, however, it becomes a lot stronger. Primarily it gets a much more powerful removal character thanks to the seven cost Attack Titan.
Eren Jaeger (Attack Titan)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Rare
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Having the ability to soften up your opponent’s board before Raiding in the eight cost attack titan makes it very, very painful for your opponent to deal with you. Especially given how strong that Attack Titan gets with its Damage 2.
The other big addition from Vol. 2 is the one-cost Eren. Using this character unlocks much needed low-cost search, helping you find the cards you need much more consistently.
Eren Jaeger (070)
UEX07BT: Attack on Titan Vol. 2 • Common
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While the English UNION ARENA meta is more advanced than the Japanese version of the game when this set originally came out, the Red Attack Titan deck is the one everyone’s watching out of Vol. 2. It might just have a chance to compete with some of the other monsters out there today.
Looking at these decks, you can’t help but wonder why we had to wait so long for an Attack on Titan Vol. 2. The original set was hardly strong enough to warrant the delay. Even back when it came out, relatively few played it at the top competitive level. Getting added support for it much earlier might have been enough to let it stand up at the top of UNION ARENA, even if only for a little while.
Apart from how it fits into the current meta, however, the set is undeniably strong. While it might be more of a passion choice for now, who knows? Maybe a Vol. 3 will come along some day and shake things up!
