Pomblaster and Shroomurai clear the front line, and every kill gives Tomato Twister ATK. Once both are 3★, Math Melon gets bought, deployed and sold over and over.
CommunityMediumUpdated Nov 04, 2026Game version 3.0.1027
Overview
Strengths
Strong mid game (R5 to R7): board ATK 30% above a typical deck.
Strong late (R8 to R10): board ATK 26% above a typical deck.
Beats: Control: stall the game and win late + Rosen Death.
Buildable for free: no paid Battle Pass cards.
With Variants the score goes from 43 to 48.
Weaknesses
Loses to: Apple Sheriff I (area carry), Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Sir Rose II, Apple Sheriff II (area carry), Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus, Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus.
Relies on Turnipette: without it the score drops 14.
Community tier list, April video (B): Comfortable early game: gains ATK by itself every Ready. Doesn't carry the late game against Tomato Twister, Orange Bros or Headless Jack.
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.
Attacks 6/7/8/15 enemies at once, dealing 40% damage.
Part of the plan: Tomato Twister (grows with every kill).
Works together with: 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.
Magic (4 sec): Makes the next attack deal 100%/105%/110%/330% Area Damage.
Main piece (★): the plan revolves around it.
Community tier list, April video (C): Solid C: strong area shots, but needs slows so the wave walks slowly. Against fast-clearing decks it loses power.
Don't have it? Use Headless Jack (score +9.0)
Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.
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 Headless Jack (score +19.0)
Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.
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: 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 Alchemush (score +5.0)
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.
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 0.0)
Can be obtained from Harvest Pots, Recruitment, and the U-Pick Farm.
Aura: Increases Lady Tulip's ATK by +2/4/8/32 for each Suncoin you have spent this round.
Community tier list, April video (B): Win condition of the spend-Sun deck, with pressure in rounds 7 to 9. Without the Variant the buff is huge but temporary; with it, smaller and permanent. Swings a lot with the weekly Blessing.
Don't have it? Use Tree of Light (score +5.0)
Obtained by clearing Adventure Mode 2-3
How to play the match
Engine: Pomblaster, Shroomurai and Tomato Twister. DPS Kit: Tomato Twister, Pomblaster, Shroomurai, Apple Sheriff, Turnipette, Pop Gunner, Cashew Sage and Lady Tulip. Support: Math Melon. Pomblaster and Shroomurai take down Rush Squad units, and every kill gives Tomato Twister ATK. Paired with Apple Sheriff, they shred the front line. Pop Gunner handles the Boss: have it on the field and 2★ by round 3 or 6. Turnipette is the main front-liner. She attacks faster than Apple Sheriff, Pop Gunner, Pomblaster and Shroomurai, so she catches any unit that gets ahead of the others. Cashew Sage and Lady Tulip get strong and are decent 8-cost drops: you won't be disappointed when you roll an 8. Once Pomblaster and Shroomurai are 3★, Math Melon is a must. Field it, sell it, repeat (from level 7, each Math Melon you buy raises the bonus by 1 for the rest of the match). Until Math Melon reaches level 7, you can play Leeky Beats I instead, with 2 copies in the top corners and Shroomurai on the middle tile between them.
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: Turnipette, Shroomurai
11
31ATK · typical deck 31
R2
Buys: Turnipette ×3
11111
71ATK · typical deck 71
R3
Buys: Tomato Twister
111111
103ATK · typical deck 109
R4
Buys: Shroomurai ×2, Turnipette
111111111
164ATK · typical deck 157
R5
Buys: Shroomurai, Turnipette, Pomblaster
222111111
267ATK · typical deck 209
R6
Buys: Turnipette, Lady Tulip
3321111
394ATK · typical deck 299
R7
Buys: Cashew Sage, Pomblaster, Pop Gunner
332211111
491ATK · typical deck 381
R8
Buys: Pop Gunner ×3, Turnipette, Apple Sheriff
33331111
582ATK · typical deck 467
R9
Buys: Cashew Sage, Pop Gunner, Apple Sheriff ×2
333322111
714ATK · 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.
Turnipette+19.0 score11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Apple Sheriff+9.0 score3,600 Gold from 8 to 10
Tomato Twister+9.0 score11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Pop Gunner+5.0 score3,600 Gold from 8 to 10
Shroomurai+5.0 score11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Cashew Sage+5.0 score11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Lady Tulip+5.0 score6,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Pomblasterno score gain11,000 Gold from 8 to 10
Math Melonno score gain6,000 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
Apple Sheriff II instead of Apple Sheriff: score +9.0Obtainable in the Variant Recruit feature.
Lady Tulip I instead of Lady Tulip: score +5.0Obtainable in the Variant Recruit feature.
Against the strong decks
Loses Apple Sheriff I (area carry) · R7Loses Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Sir Rose II · R8Wins Control: stall the game and win late + Rosen Death · R8Loses Apple Sheriff II (area carry) · R9Loses Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus · R8Loses Tomato Twister (grows with every kill) + Violet Magus · R8
Questions
Which card should I level first?
Turnipette: taking it to level 10 raises the score by 19.0, 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 Apple Sheriff II instead of Apple Sheriff: +9.0 score. Variants come from Rumble Chess and Variant Recruit (unlocked at 700 Trophies).
What if I don't have Turnipette?
Use Cabby Trainer instead (score -5.0). It's the card that matters most: without it the score drops 14.0.
Source and changelog
Community
Deck by JitteryKennon (a player around 3,300 trophies) on the official Discord, #deck-building channel, Oct 9, 2026, with his explanation. I have not played this deck in a match yet; the score comes from the deck builder's simulator.
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.