Dr. Kraut
Dr. Kraut is a cost 5 card in Plants on Fire. Rarity: Rare.
- When a Minion is promoted, Dr. Kraut gains 1/2/4/12 ATK.
In practice
Dr. Kraut gains 1/2/4 ATK (12 at 4★) every time any Minion is promoted, not only when it levels up itself. At card level 12 the bonus reaches 4/8/16. That puts it in the same family as Sister Cherry, Floral Friar, Pine Gangster and Peanut Page. ATK 5, 2.2 s interval. Each copy gives the full effect. Tier A in PvP. Available in the Glorious Trail.
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 6 (+1) · 50 Gold · 2 copies
ATK 7 (+1) · 100 Gold · 5 copies
Increases the ATK bonus from any Minion's promotion to 1/2/4/12–2/4/8/24. 150 Gold · 10 copies
ATK 8 (+1) · 300 Gold · 25 copies
ATK 10 (+2) · 500 Gold · 50 copies
Increases the ATK bonus from Minion promotions to 2/4/8/24. 800 Gold · 100 copies
ATK 12 (+2) · 1200 Gold · 200 copies
ATK 15 (+3) · 1600 Gold · 350 copies
Increases the ATK bonus from Minion promotions to 3/6/12/36. 2000 Gold · 600 copies
Increases the ATK bonus from Minion promotions to 3/6/12/36–4/8/16/48. 4000 Gold · 900 copies
Increases the ATK bonus from Minion promotions to 4/8/16/48. 7000 Gold · 1200 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
- ATK: +1/2/4 (1★/2★/3★), permanent.
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 Payoff and Carry 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
- Turns Promotion into power.
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).
Both are part of the same engine, they react to any promotion on the board, not just their own.
Same "any promotion on the board" trigger.
Every time Pine Gangster promotes, it gains ATK itself and feeds the same trigger that gives Dr. Kraut ATK.
Same "any promotion on the board" trigger.
Both react to ANY Minion being promoted on the board, not just themselves, Dr. Kraut gains ATK and Bombercarrot drops another Bomb Carrot each time.
Named among the cards that benefit from Princeling's "free promotions" engine, Dr. Kraut gains ATK on any Minion's promotion, including Princeling's own.
Same "any promotion on the board" trigger.
Judge Chillius's demotion "counts as a promotion" (its own ability text) and fires Dr. Kraut's ATK gain.
What the community says
AVery strong
Gains ATK on every promotion and loops in the promotion deck (Princeling, Sister Cherry, Bombercarrot). The Variant gives ATK per 3★ Minion on the board and pairs with 2 Hogsteen at 3★.
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.
Variants
A base card and its Variants (I, II, III) can't be in the same deck. Variants inherit the base card's level. Get them in the Variant Recruit with Sprout Coins.
Builds using this card
Beginner (Roonby / tutorial)
The tutorial's recommended lineup (Roonby): cheap and safe, good from about 300 to 400 Trophies while you learn.
Promotion Engine (Gota)
Sister Cherry, Dr. Kraut and Floral Friar grow every time any Minion merges.
Dr. Kraut Starter
A deck for newer accounts without a strong 5- or 8-Cost carry yet: pile promotion buffs onto Dr. Kraut until you get something like Pomblaster or Tomato Twister.
Promotion deck (official guide)
The official promotion guide: Princeling ranks up and down on its own, and every change triggers Sister Cherry, Dr. Kraut and Bombercarrot. Floral Friar closes the game.
The Infinite: looping promotion (NoControlTower)
The deck that took NoControlTower to 3,000 Trophies: Princeling ranks up and down on its own, and every change feeds Dr. Kraut, Sister Cherry and Floral Friar. Dr. Kraut becomes the carry.
Boss Challenge: Lychee Babe (34,000 points)
A player's Boss Challenge deck that scored 34,000 points in the video. Lychee Babe turns into Minions that aren't in your deck, so the strong ones stay out on purpose.
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.
