NoControlTower's favorite deck: two 3★ Cabby Trainers deliver the 8 summons a 3★ Chomper devours, Ginger Honcho grows on every summon and Apple Sheriff holds the first waves.
CommunityMediumUpdated Nov 04, 2026Game version 3.0.1027
Overview
Strengths
Strong early (R1 to R4): board ATK 39% above a typical deck.
Strong mid game (R5 to R7): board ATK 68% above a typical deck.
Strong late (R8 to R10): board ATK 68% above a typical deck.
Beats: Apple Sheriff I (area carry), Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Sir Rose II, Control: stall the game and win late + Rosen Death, Apple Sheriff II (area carry), Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus, Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus.
Attacks 6/7/8/15 enemies at once, dealing 40% damage.
Community tier list, April video (S): With Variant II it attacks again on every kill and clears the wave alone. Without it (A): good early damage, hits many enemies, breaks shields.
Up to 2/4/8/16 Temp Minions can be devoured each round, gaining 2/2/2/4 ATK for each.
Main piece (★): the plan revolves around it.
Part of the plan: Summon: Hogsteen and buffed tokens (closes early).
Works together with: Hogsteen, Cabby Trainer, Ginger Honcho.
Community tier list, April video (A): Solid A, but it needs feeding: it eats the Temp. Minions from Cabby Trainer, Hogsteen and Archmandrake. The deck is good, not broken.
Don't have it? Use Headless Jack (score -15.0)
Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.
When a Minion is summoned, 3 random others Temp gain ATK +1/2/4/12.
Main piece (★): the plan revolves around it.
Part of the plan: Summon: Hogsteen and buffed tokens (closes early).
Works together with: Hogsteen, Cabby Trainer, Chomper.
Community tier list, April video (B): Every summon gives temporary ATK to other Minions: helps the Summon deck, but the deck works without it. Last in B.
Ready: Temp increases the ATK SPD of the highest-ATK Minion by +15%/30%/60%/180%.
Community tier list, April video (A): Lots of attack speed, only for the highest ATK Minion. Absurd with Orange Bros (players run 4 or 5 copies); fits less elsewhere.
Don't have it? Use Headless Jack (score 0.0)
Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.
Increases this Minion's ATK by 2/4/8/32 whenever an enemy is defeated.
Community tier list, April video (S): Gains ATK for every enemy defeated and snowballs fast; the opponent can't do much about it. Fits almost every deck (except Orange Bros). The strongest single card in the game.
Don't have it? Use Eggydjinn (score 0.0)
Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.
Ready: Increases the ATK of other Minions by +2/4/8/32 (only 1 of each duplicate).
Instead grants ATK +4/8/16/64 if there are no duplicates on the field.
Community tier list, April video (A): Buffs the whole board every round, doubled with no repeated copies on the board. An easy A by usage; ranked behind the attackers because it's a support.
Don't have it? Use Eggydjinn (score 0.0)
Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.
How to play the match
Chomper eats 2/4/8 Temp summons per round (1★/2★/3★): two 3★ Cabby Trainers deliver exactly that. Apple Sheriff breaks shields and holds the early game. Author's variation: Bardcore Onion instead of Broc Presley for speed on Chomper and Tomato Twister. Struggles against heavy shields.
Round by round (simulator pilot)
What the deck builder's simulated player bought and the ATK on the board, against a typical deck. Use it as a reference: the shop changes every match.
R1
Buys: Chomper, Hogsteen
11
32ATK · typical deck 31
R2
Buys: Hogsteen, Ginger Honcho, Cabby Trainer
11111
102ATK · typical deck 71
R3
Buys: Ginger Honcho, Chomper
211111
158ATK · typical deck 109
R4
Buys: Tomato Twister, Cabby Trainer
2211111
218ATK · typical deck 157
R5
Buys: Ginger Honcho ×2
3211111
349ATK · typical deck 209
R6
Buys: Chomper ×2, Hogsteen
3321111
485ATK · typical deck 299
R7
Buys: Cabby Trainer ×2, Ginger Honcho ×2
33321111
660ATK · typical deck 381
R8
Buys: Cabby Trainer ×4, Broc Presley
33332111
755ATK · typical deck 467
R9
Buys: Ginger Honcho ×2, Hogsteen ×2
3333321
989ATK · typical deck 558
Card leveling order
How much the deck's score rises with each card at level 10 (the rest at 8), against the same benchmark. Level from top to bottom. Gold: the game's official level table.
Ginger Honcho+33.0 score6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Chomper+4.0 score11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Tomato Twister+4.0 score11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Apple Sheriffno score gain3,600 Gold from 8 to 10
Hogsteenno score gain11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Cabby Trainerno score gain6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Broc Presleyno score gain11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Muscle Melon Ino score gain6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Shamanessno score gain11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Each card's skill steps up at levels 7 and 10. Focus materials on your deck's cards instead of spreading them. Every level of any card also adds Power Bonus to the whole account.
Official cost of each level (Gold and copies)
Rare
Lv 2
50
×2
Lv 3
100
×5
Lv 4
150
×10
Lv 5
300
×25
Lv 6
500
×50
Lv 7
800
×100
Lv 8
1,200
×200
Lv 9
1,600
×350
Lv 10
2,000
×600
Lv 11
4,000
×900
Lv 12
7,000
×1200
Epic
Lv 5
500
×2
Lv 6
800
×4
Lv 7
1,200
×8
Lv 8
1,600
×14
Lv 9
2,000
×25
Lv 10
4,000
×40
Lv 11
7,000
×60
Lv 12
11,000
×75
Legendary
Lv 8
2,000
×1
Lv 9
4,000
×2
Lv 10
7,000
×4
Lv 11
11,000
×5
Lv 12
16,000
×6
Variants worth getting
Cabby Trainer I instead of Cabby Trainer: score +4.0Obtainable in the Variant Recruit feature.
Against the strong decks
Wins Apple Sheriff I (area carry) · R8Wins Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Sir Rose II · R7Wins Control: stall the game and win late + Rosen Death · R6Wins Apple Sheriff II (area carry) · R8Wins Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus · R7Wins Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus · R7
Questions
Which card should I level first?
Ginger Honcho: taking it to level 10 raises the score by 33.0, more than any other card in the deck.
Can I play it without spending money?
Yes, with the Starter version (score 67, beats 100% of random decks).
Is it worth chasing a Variant?
The best is Cabby Trainer I instead of Cabby Trainer: +4.0 score. Variants come from Rumble Chess and Variant Recruit (unlocked at 700 Trophies).
What if I don't have Chomper?
Use Headless Jack instead (score -15.0). It's the card that matters most: without it the score drops 34.0.
Source and changelog
Community
NoControlTower video "MEU DECK PREFERIDO!", read from the transcript (date not confirmed). Muscle Melon is Variant I.
Deck builder scores at level 8 (1,000 to 2,199 Trophies), from simulated matches that run until a Captain dies, as in the game. Opponents: 150 random decks and the 6 meta decks the builder generated itself. The fight was calibrated on Oct 10 with my own real matches.
Oct 06, 2026: guide rebuilt in the new format (versions, round by round, leveling order, Variants and matchups), with the recalibrated deck builder and APK 2.0.1021 numbers.