Bardcore Onion
Bardcore Onion is a cost 5 card in Plants on Fire. Rarity: Epic.
- Aura: Increases all Minions' ATK SPD by +4%/8%/16%/48%.
- Aura
- Aura effects apply when conditions are met.
In practice
Bardcore Onion gives an aura of +4%/8%/16% attack speed (48% at 4★) to every Minion on the board, and the bonus lasts while it stays there. ATK 7, 2 s interval. Each copy gives the full effect, which explains the tier A in PvP. It unlocks at 550 trophies. It drops from Harvest Pots, Recruitment and the S-Harvest Farm.
Base stats (1★)
Level progression
Permanent account progress: each level adds ATK and costs Gold plus card copies. Star rank (★) is separate and lasts only one match.
ATK 8 (+1) · 500 Gold · 2 copies
ATK 10 (+2) · 800 Gold · 4 copies
Increases the ATK SPD buff to 5%/10%/20%/60%. 1200 Gold · 8 copies
ATK 12 (+2) · 1600 Gold · 14 copies
ATK 15 (+3) · 2000 Gold · 25 copies
Increases the ATK SPD buff to 6%/12%/24%/72%. 4000 Gold · 40 copies
Increases the ATK SPD buff to 7%/14%/28%/84%. 7000 Gold · 60 copies
Increases the ATK SPD buff to 8%/16%/32%/96%. 11000 Gold · 75 copies
Sun cost to level up
1× · 5 sun
2× · 10 sun
4× · 20 sun
How star fusion works
2 copies at the same ★ merge into 1 copy at the next ★. 4★ only exists in Rumble Chess. In regular Co-op, your partner's Minions get a blue star and don't merge with yours.How it works
- attack speed: +4%/8%/16% (1★/2★/3★), this round only.
Read from the game's official data. Numbers are for card level 1, for 1★/2★/3★ when three values are shown.
Card analysis
What this card does inside a deck, from the deck builder's data. It is the same reading the simulator uses to score decks.
Strengths
- Works as Amplifier in a deck.
- It is in tier A for PvP, according to the community tier list.
- Each copy delivers the full effect. Merge only if you run out of tiles or in the round before a Boss.
Role in the deck
What it plays with
- Feeds Board position to the engine.
Copies and merging
Each copy delivers the full effect. Merge only if you run out of tiles or in the round before a Boss.
Card data checked against game version 2.0.1021.0.
Rounds: when you can get it
Worked out from the official shop and Sun rules, for players in the 1000–1599 trophy range. It assumes you spend all your Sun on this card, which almost never happens in a real match.
- You can afford 1 copy(ies) (1★) by R1.
- You can afford 2 copy(ies) (2★) by R1.
- You can afford 4 copy(ies) (3★) by R2.
- Chance of showing up at least once in a 3-card shop: R1 66%, R2 69%, R3 71%, R4 74%, R5 76%, R6 78%.
Works well with
Pairs the community and I find good together. The notes come from my own research and player guides (written in English).
Valkyris compares TOTAL ATK (raw sum, ignores attack speed); with Bardcore Onion speeding everyone up, your team falls "behind" in that sum while dealing the same real damage, which is what triggers her bonus.
Tree of Light gains +1 Mana on every attack from ANY other Minion, and Bardcore Onion speeds up the attack rate of ALL Minions, meaning the team attacks more often per second, filling the Tree's Mana bar faster and making it fire more frequently.
What the community says
AVery strong
Attack speed for every Minion. In almost every deck with more than one attacker (Tomato Twister, Headless Jack, Chomper): by usage, the most important support in A.
PvP opinion from when the tier list was made; use it as a reference, not as a game number. PvP tier list by NoControlTower (YouTube), 2026-04-02.
Builds using this card
Legendary Scaling (Estrela)
Azure Astrologer and Tomato Twister keep growing into the late game. You need both Legendaries early.
Depressão (NoControlTower)
Summon rush from the NoControlTower channel: three Hogsteen on wave 1 flood the rival's side, Shroomurai clears yours and Tomato Twister grows with every kill. Closes before R9.
Frozen Guaca Sage + Tomato Twister (JitteryKennon)
A slower deck. Azure Astrologer buffs a frozen Guaca Sage in the Shop every round, and Tomato Twister deals the damage with Berrinetta's help.
Club Race 1/3: Conqueror's Temple (no duplicates)
Deck 1 of a set of 3 for the Club Race. Each phase needs its own deck with no Minion repeated between them, and these three share none. This one is for the Conqueror's Temple and is built around Shamaness.
