The deck the game team itself published: Cabby Trainer and Hogsteen fill the board with Temp summons, and Chomper devours them to grow.
Official guideMediumUpdated Nov 04, 2026Game version 3.0.1027
Overview
Strengths
Strong early (R1 to R4): board ATK 45% above a typical deck.
Strong mid game (R5 to R7): board ATK 62% above a typical deck.
Strong late (R8 to R10): board ATK 62% 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.
Aura: Increases the ATK of the Minion 1 tile above by 2/4/8/20.
Community tier list, April video (A): With the Variant the bonus turns permanent on Ready and stays even if you sell Cheerbloom. Part of the Orange Bros deck. Without it, low B.
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, Ginger Honcho, Cabby Trainer, Archmandrake, Sir Rose.
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 Orange Bros (score -10.0)
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: Chomper, Hogsteen, Cabby Trainer, Archmandrake, Sir Rose.
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.
Deploy: Temp increases the selected Minion's ATK by 50.
Community tier list, April video (C): A big buff, but only for one round, and it takes a cost 8 slot. Might fit the Orange Bros deck.
Don't have it? Use Chili Chef (score 0.0)
Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.
How to play the match
Aggressive from R1: Cabby Trainer, Hogsteen and the Temp Minions they summon deal the damage. Mid game, Chomper devours the Temp Minions to free space, and Ginger Honcho buffs the team on every summon. Always keep 1 empty tile: Chomper needs it to act.
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: Hogsteen, Chomper, Cabby Trainer
2221111
241ATK · typical deck 157
R5
Buys: Ginger Honcho ×2, Hogsteen
3222111
365ATK · typical deck 209
R6
Buys: Chomper, Cabby Trainer ×2
333211
467ATK · typical deck 299
R7
Buys: Ginger Honcho ×2, Cabby Trainer ×2
3332222
612ATK · typical deck 381
R8
Buys: Cabby Trainer ×2, Chomper, Hogsteen
33333211
711ATK · typical deck 467
R9
Buys: Ginger Honcho ×2, Chomper
33333321
906ATK · 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
Cabby Trainer+4.0 score6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Chomperno score gain11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Hogsteenno score gain11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Muscle Melonno score gain6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Archmandrakeno score gain11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Alchemushno score gain6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Sir Roseno score gain3,600 Gold from 8 to 10
Cheerbloomno score gain3,600 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) · R7Wins 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: no card in the deck is from the paid Battle Pass.
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 Orange Bros instead (score -10.0). It's the card that matters most: without it the score drops 24.0.
Source and changelog
Official guide
Official guide published by the game team (Sep 24, 2026).
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.
