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Tomato Twister Carry

Get Tomato Twister early and stack buffs on it. Carrot Broker digs the Shop for 8-Cost Minions so you find it sooner.

CommunityMediumUpdated Nov 04, 2026Game version 3.0.1027

Overview

Strengths

  • Strong mid game (R5 to R7): board ATK 40% above a typical deck.
  • Strong late (R8 to R10): board ATK 29% above a typical deck.
  • Buildable for free: no paid Battle Pass cards.
  • With Variants the score goes from 33 to 43.

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 Apple Sheriff: without it the score drops 23.

The 9 cards and why each one is here

C
33 · beats 30% of random decks

The deck as the source plays it.

3CheerbloomApple SheriffPop Gunner
5Broc PresleyCarrot BrokerSunkeeper
8Tomato TwisterShamanessCashew Sage
CheerbloomCost 3 ·
Without it the score drops 9.0

Aura: Increases the ATK of the Minion 1 tile above by 2/4/8/20.

  • Main piece (★): the plan revolves around it.
  • 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.

Don't have it? Use Turnipette (score +15.0)

Complete the tutorial to obtain

Without it the score drops 23.0

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

  • Part of the plan: Tomato Twister (grows with every kill).
  • Works together with: Broc Presley, Cashew Sage.
  • 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 Turnipette (score +10.0)

Owned by default.

Without it the score drops 4.0

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

  • 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 Turnipette (score +15.0)

Owned by default.

Broc PresleyCost 5 ·
Without it the score drops 14.0

Ready: Temp increases the ATK SPD of the highest-ATK Minion by +15%/30%/60%/180%.

  • Main piece (★): the plan revolves around it.
  • Part of the plan: Tomato Twister (grows with every kill).
  • Works together with: Apple Sheriff, Cashew Sage.
  • 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 +19.0)

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

Carrot BrokerCost 5 ·
Without it the score barely changes

On purchase: Refreshes the Shop with 1 8-Cost Minions and increases their cost by +2.

  • Main piece (★): the plan revolves around it.
  • Community tier list, April video (A): On buy, refreshes the Shop with cost 8 cards, the strongest in the game. Under some Blessings it even beats Headless Jack.

Don't have it? Use Headless Jack (score +19.0)

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

SunkeeperCost 5 ·
Without it the score drops 4.0

Ready: Suncoins +1/2/4/12.

  • Main piece (★): the plan revolves around it.
  • Community tier list, April video (C): Gives Sun every Ready (an active version of Coco Coinhog), but cost 5 is expensive for what it does. Still works in some decks.

Don't have it? Use Headless Jack (score +19.0)

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

Tomato TwisterCost 8 ·
Without it the score drops 19.0

Increases this Minion's ATK by 2/4/8/32 whenever an enemy is defeated.

  • Main piece (★): the plan revolves around it.
  • Core piece of the plan: Tomato Twister (grows with every kill).
  • 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 Pumpkin King (score +5.0)

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

ShamanessCost 8
Without it the score drops 23.0

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.

Without it the score barely changes

Ready: Copies 25%/50%/100%/300% of the ATK from the Minion with the highest ATK (excluding self) as a Temp ATK bonus.

  • Part of the plan: Tomato Twister (grows with every kill).
  • Works together with: Broc Presley, Apple Sheriff.
  • Community tier list, April video (B): A strong win condition, but it only clones the full ATK at 3★, and 3★ on a cost 8 is hard in PvP. Absurd against Bosses.

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

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

How to play the match

Put Cheerbloom right below Tomato Twister and let Broc Presley speed up your highest-ATK Minion (Tomato). Carrot Broker and Sunkeeper get you to Tomato sooner; the Candlemancer Badge makes the first refresh of the match free and always shows an 8-Cost Minion. No Cheerbloom? Leeky Beats next to Tomato also buffs it. Berrinetta is a good Cost-5 partner: its Slow and small-area damage wear down the enemy front line.

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: Apple Sheriff, Cheerbloom, Pop Gunner

    111
    31ATK · typical deck 31
  2. R2

    Buys: Shamaness

    1111
    56ATK · typical deck 71
  3. R3

    Buys: Tomato Twister, Sunkeeper

    111111
    110ATK · typical deck 109
  4. R4

    Buys: Broc Presley, Apple Sheriff, Pop Gunner

    2211111
    171ATK · typical deck 157
  5. R5

    Buys: Apple Sheriff ×2, Cheerbloom ×3

    3321111
    303ATK · typical deck 209
  6. R6

    Buys: Cashew Sage, Sunkeeper

    33221111
    435ATK · typical deck 299
  7. R7

    Buys: Cheerbloom ×4, Pop Gunner ×2

    33332111
    506ATK · typical deck 381
  8. R8

    Buys: Broc Presley ×3

    333321111
    573ATK · typical deck 467
  9. R9

    Buys: Cashew Sage, Tomato Twister

    333322211
    744ATK · 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. Cheerbloom+5.0 score3,600 Gold from 8 to 10
  2. Apple Sheriff+5.0 score3,600 Gold from 8 to 10
  3. Shamaness+3.0 score11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
  4. Broc Presleyno score gain11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
  5. Carrot Brokerno score gain6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
  6. Sunkeeperno score gain3,600 Gold from 8 to 10
  7. Tomato Twisterno score gain11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
  8. Pop Gunnerno score gain3,600 Gold from 8 to 10
  9. Cashew Sageno 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 ×2
Lv 3100 ×5
Lv 4150 ×10
Lv 5300 ×25
Lv 6500 ×50
Lv 7800 ×100
Lv 81,200 ×200
Lv 91,600 ×350
Lv 102,000 ×600
Lv 114,000 ×900
Lv 127,000 ×1200
Epic
Lv 5500 ×2
Lv 6800 ×4
Lv 71,200 ×8
Lv 81,600 ×14
Lv 92,000 ×25
Lv 104,000 ×40
Lv 117,000 ×60
Lv 1211,000 ×75
Legendary
Lv 82,000 ×1
Lv 94,000 ×2
Lv 107,000 ×4
Lv 1111,000 ×5
Lv 1216,000 ×6

Variants worth getting

  • Cheerbloom I instead of Cheerbloom: score +10.0Obtainable in the Variant Recruit feature.

Against the strong decks

Loses Apple Sheriff I (area carry) · R6Loses Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Sir Rose II · R5Loses Control: stall the game and win late + Rosen Death · R6Loses Apple Sheriff II (area carry) · R6Loses Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus · R6Loses Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus · R6

Questions

Which card should I level first?

Cheerbloom: taking it to level 10 raises the score by 5.0, 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 Cheerbloom I instead of Cheerbloom: +10.0 score. Variants come from Rumble Chess and Variant Recruit (unlocked at 700 Trophies).

What if I don't have Apple Sheriff?

Use Turnipette instead (score +10.0). It's the card that matters most: without it the score drops 23.0.

Source and changelog

Community

Discord community chat, September 2026. The 5-card core came from the chat; the deck builder filled the other 4 slots. Abilities checked against the official text. I have not played this deck in a match yet.

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 30, 2026: deck added to the wiki.