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Orange Bros and Guaca Sage

4-card core from a community PvP guide; the deck builder filled the other 5 slots around Orange Bros' clones. Builder score: 97 (Carry style).

CommunityMediumUpdated Nov 04, 2026Game version 3.0.1027

Overview

Strengths

  • Strong early (R1 to R4): board ATK 17% above a typical deck.
  • Strong mid game (R5 to R7): board ATK 19% above a typical deck.
  • Buildable for free: no paid Battle Pass cards.

Weaknesses

  • Loses to: 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.
  • Relies on Orange Bros: without it the score drops 22.

The 9 cards and why each one is here

B
43 Β· beats 73% of random decks

The deck as the source plays it.

Pop GunnerCost 3 Β·
Without it the score barely changes

Fires a volley of 4/5/6/10 bullets at the enemy, each dealing 40% damage.

  • Main piece (β˜…): the plan revolves around it.
  • Community tier list, April video (S): S with the slow Variant. Without it (A), its burst still breaks the snail Boss's shields and wins games on that Boss.

Don't have it? Use Cabby Trainer (score +9.0)

Owned by default.

Apple SheriffCost 3 Β·
Without it the score barely changes

Attacks 6/7/8/15 enemies at once, dealing 40% damage.

  • Main piece (β˜…): the plan revolves around it.
  • 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.

Don't have it? Use Cabby Trainer (score 0.0)

Owned by default.

Guaca SageCost 3 Β·
Without it the score drops 5.0

Ready: Temp increases this Minion's ATK by 80%/80%/80%/120% if it's at 3β˜….

  • Main piece (β˜…): the plan revolves around it.
  • Community tier list, April video (B): Strong pressure in the first rounds and holds well until R6, but needs another carry for the late game.

Don't have it? Use Cabby Trainer (score +9.0)

Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.

Orange BrosCost 5 Β·
Without it the score drops 22.0

Ready: Creates 1 Temp clones that inherit 50%/50%/50%/75% of this Minion's ATK.

  • Main piece (β˜…): the plan revolves around it.
  • Core piece of the plan: Orange Bros + (everything on one Orange Bros).
  • Community tier list, April video (S): A cost 5 carry: its clones inherit part of its ATK. It has its own deck (Cheerbloom, Peanut Page, Azure Astrologer, Broc Presley), maybe the strongest, but only with those pieces.

Don't have it? Use Headless Jack (score -5.0)

Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.

Without it the score barely changes

Deploy: Increases the selected Minion's ATK by 6.

  • Community tier list, April video (C): Buy it, give instant ATK to the Minion you pick, sell it. With lots of Sun to cycle it adds up (seen in Orange Bros). Don't ignore it.

Don't have it? Use Azure Astrologer (score +5.0)

Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.

Without it the score drops 10.0

When a Minion is summoned, 3 random others Temp gain ATK +1/2/4/12.

  • Works together with: Archmandrake.
  • 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.

Don't have it? Use Azure Astrologer (score +5.0)

Obtained by clearing Adventure Mode 3-2

AlchemushCost 8
Without it the score drops 5.0

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 Tree of Light (score -5.0)

Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.

Without it the score barely changes

Deploy: Increases the selected Minion's ATK by 8 and spends all Suncoins, each increasing its ATK by 2.

  • Community tier list, April video (C): Spends all your Sun to give ATK to one Minion. Sun is better used elsewhere (Math Melon, the Acorn deck).

Don't have it? Use Tree of Light (score -5.0)

Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.

Without it the score drops 7.0

Grants summoned Temp Minions ATK +20%/40%/80%/240% (no less than +10/20/40/120).

  • Works together with: Ginger Honcho.
  • Community tier list, April video (A): Buffs Temp. Minions: helps the Orange Bros deck (the clones) and the Chomper deck (the summons it eats).

Don't have it? Use Tree of Light (score -5.0)

Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.

How to play the match

Orange Bros carries. Each clone is a Temp summon with 50% of its ATK, triggers Ginger Honcho (3 allies gain ATK) and gets Archmandrake's bonus. Use Math Melon, Alchemush and Joe Tycoon on Orange Bros, then sell them to free the tile. Pop Gunner and Apple Sheriff hold the early rounds; Guaca Sage becomes a second attacker at 3β˜….

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.

  1. R1

    Buys: Orange Bros, Guaca Sage

    11
    31ATK Β· typical deck 31
  2. R2

    Buys: Orange Bros, Ginger Honcho

    1111
    75ATK Β· typical deck 71
  3. R3

    Buys: Guaca Sage Γ—3

    3111
    130ATK Β· typical deck 109
  4. R4

    Buys: Orange Bros, Ginger Honcho, Apple Sheriff

    321111
    195ATK Β· typical deck 157
  5. R5

    Buys: Ginger Honcho Γ—2

    331111
    250ATK Β· typical deck 209
  6. R6

    Buys: Archmandrake, Orange Bros

    332111
    327ATK Β· typical deck 299
  7. R7

    Buys: Alchemush, Orange Bros Γ—2

    333111
    483ATK Β· typical deck 381
  8. R8

    Buys: Joe Tycoon

    333111
    425ATK Β· typical deck 467
  9. R9

    Buys: Alchemush, Archmandrake

    333211
    604ATK Β· 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.

  1. Orange Bros+9.0 score11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
  2. Ginger Honcho+5.0 score6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
  3. Guaca Sageno score gain11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
  4. Math Melonno score gain6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
  5. Pop Gunnerno score gain3,600 Gold from 8 to 10
  6. Apple Sheriffno score gain3,600 Gold from 8 to 10
  7. Alchemushno score gain6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
  8. Joe Tycoonno score gain6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
  9. Archmandrakeno 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 250 Γ—2
Lv 3100 Γ—5
Lv 4150 Γ—10
Lv 5300 Γ—25
Lv 6500 Γ—50
Lv 7800 Γ—100
Lv 81,200 Γ—200
Lv 91,600 Γ—350
Lv 102,000 Γ—600
Lv 114,000 Γ—900
Lv 127,000 Γ—1200
Epic
Lv 5500 Γ—2
Lv 6800 Γ—4
Lv 71,200 Γ—8
Lv 81,600 Γ—14
Lv 92,000 Γ—25
Lv 104,000 Γ—40
Lv 117,000 Γ—60
Lv 1211,000 Γ—75
Legendary
Lv 82,000 Γ—1
Lv 94,000 Γ—2
Lv 107,000 Γ—4
Lv 1111,000 Γ—5
Lv 1216,000 Γ—6

Variants worth getting

No Variant raises this deck's score by 2 points or more.

Against the strong decks

Loses Apple Sheriff I (area carry) Β· R7Loses Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Sir Rose II Β· R6Loses Control: stall the game and win late + Rosen Death Β· R7Loses Apple Sheriff II (area carry) Β· R7Loses Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus Β· R7Loses Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus Β· R7

Questions

Which card should I level first?

Orange Bros: taking it to level 10 raises the score by 9.0, 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.

What if I don't have Orange Bros?

Use Headless Jack instead (score -5.0). It's the card that matters most: without it the score drops 22.0.

Source and changelog

Community

4-card core from a community PvP guide; the deck builder filled the other 5 slots around Orange Bros' clones. Builder score: 97 (Carry style).

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.
  • Sep 24, 2026: deck added to the wiki.