Chili Chef
Chili Chef is a cost 8 card in Plants on Fire. Rarity: Legendary.
- Ready: Increases the ATK of Minions in the Shop by +2/4/8/32–3/6/12/48.
- Ready
- Effect triggers when both players are ready
In practice
Chili Chef gives +2/4/8 ATK (32 at 4★) to every Minion in the shop every Ready, and the bonus rises with card level. It pays most with cheap rerolls, like Seed Peon's. ATK 18, 2.5 s interval. Each copy gives the full effect. It costs 8 and only enters the shop from R2. Tier A in PvP.
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.
Deploy: Increases the ATK of Minions in the Shop by +1–2. 2000 Gold · 1 copies
Deploy: Increases the ATK of Minions in the Shop by +3. 4000 Gold · 2 copies
Ready: Increases the ATK of Minions in the Shop by +3/6/12/48. 7000 Gold · 4 copies
Ready: Increases the ATK of Minions in the Shop by +3/6/12/48–4/8/16/64. 11000 Gold · 5 copies
Ready: Increases the ATK of Minions in the Shop by +4/8/16/64. 16000 Gold · 6 copies
Sun cost to level up
1× · 8 sun
2× · 16 sun
4× · 32 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.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 Engine 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.
Weaknesses
- Costs 8: it only shows up in the shop from R2.
Role in the deck
What it plays with
- Feeds Shop ATK 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 R2.
- You can afford 2 copy(ies) (2★) by R2.
- You can afford 4 copy(ies) (3★) by R4.
- Chance of showing up at least once in a 3-card shop: R1 0%, R2 3%, R3 6%, R4 9%, R5 12%, R6 14%.
Works well with
Pairs the community and I find good together. The notes come from my own research and player guides (written in English).
Wiki deduction from the official text: Both work on the Shop and buying: one raises the ATK of or discounts what's in the Shop, the other makes use of that ATK, the purchases or the refreshes.
Named by the site owner and checked against the official text: this card gives ATK to Mangotello (or helps find it in the Shop), and Mangotello multiplies that ATK by the attack speed it gains per unique Minion.
What the community says
AVery strong
Ready: Shop Minions gain ATK, and the bonus stays on them and stacks round after round. Everything you buy later arrives stronger. The official news video (Sep 29) says to use it with Chuckleberry. Other lists put it at the top (elpisoul SS, TreyEx S); in the deck builder it scores lower, so the A comes from the mechanic and those lists.
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.
Violet Magus + Prof. Nutter (JitteryKennon)
The deck he uses to explain his Engine, DPS Kit and Support method. Violet Magus fires an extra missile for each Minion on the field with her ★ rank.
Shroomurai + Prof. Nutter, 2000+ trophies (JitteryKennon)
Built for a 2000+ trophy player with low-level cards. Prof. Nutter's Research goes to Shroomurai and Pomblaster, and Tomato Twister is the main dealer.
Pine Gangster II + Judge Chilius (RoyalRabbit5502)
All the damage sits on the Cost-3 Minions, which scale fast with Judge Chilius. The rest of the deck is support.
Club Race 3/3: Promotion (other phase)
Deck 3 of the Club Race set, for the third phase or any phase without a special rule. It's the official Promotion deck with Chili Chef in place of Muscle Melon, which deck 2 already uses.
