Guides
Guides by goal: the basics, economy, deck building and the meta.
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Rumble Chess: how to read the 6 decks and what decides a match
What each synergy gives at 25, 35 and 50 points, how to choose among the 3 decks drawn, and why opening board slots can backfire.
Boss Challenge: 34,000 points with Lychee Babe
Lychee Babe turns into a Minion that isn't in your deck. An Indonesian player used that to score 34,000 points against the week's Boss.
Rosen Death from level 9: the slow against 1★ decks after the patch
At level 9 Rosen Death gets an aura that slows enemy 1★ Minions. The Oct 27 patch cut that slow in half. The new numbers for each level and where she still pays off.
Thornmelon after the Oct 27 patch: how much damage the blast does and where it fits
The Oct 27 patch made Thornmelon lose less ATK per blast and gave it an ATK floor. We redid the math for each ★ and level and say where it now earns its slot.
Pirate Captain: how much damage it deals to the enemy Captain and which deck to run it in
The Pirate Captain Badge takes 6 HP from the enemy Captain every round, and Charm II climbs to 12. Round by round, here is how it adds up and which cards use it.
Sea Rebel season Blessings: what each one does and which deck rises with it
The weekly Blessing changes which deck is strongest. The four Sea Rebel season Blessings, what each one does and the simulator test with Equal Promotion.
Getting started
Levels, Omni Cards, Variants and Badges: where to spend and which Variants beat their base card
How card levels work, what Omni Cards are for, how Variants, Badges and Charms work, and the simulator list of Variants that beat their base card.
How to play Plants on Fire: the rules, your first match and what decides a match at the top
The game's rules in plain words, a step-by-step first match, the most common mistakes and the numbers that decide matches at the top: Sun, Bosses and board order.
Co-op and Rumble Chess: rules, rewards and what changes in strategy
How Co-op rewards and helping work, the 12 tiles, and in Rumble Chess the shared card pool, 4★ Minions, HP absorption and the synergy math.
Captain Key, Block Brawl, Clubs and the Synthesis Farm: what's worth your time
How to get the Captain Key, what to do with Badge Tokens before the season turns, Clubs, Points Race, the Synthesis Farm and invites.
Battle Pass, Ranked and Club Points Race: how to progress and what changes with trophies
How Battle Pass missions, Trophies, Harvest Pots and the Club Points Race (the old Boss Battle) work, and what I saw change in decks as your Captain's HP goes up.
F2P guide: how to climb without spending in Plants on Fire
The strongest F2P deck (Headless Jack), Pop Gunner and Apple Sheriff Variants through Rumble Chess, what to level with official costs and where to spend gems.
Best beginner deck with free cards only
The 14 cards the game gives for free, where to get each one and the best deck you can build with them, no gacha needed.
Where to get every Plants on Fire card
Every card by source: free, Adventure Mode, tracks, pass, packs and gacha, with unlock trophies.
How the shop works: cost 3, 5 and 8 odds by round
Each cost's odds by round, from the game's tables. When to expect cost 8, freeze or refresh.
Suncoin economy guide
Sun per round, the cost of each ★, freezing, refreshing, selling and the Joe Tycoon plus Dragon Hoarder math.
Decks and meta
Plants on Fire tier lists compared
Community tier lists side by side, where they agree and the cards that show up most in top decks.
Tomato Twister guide: best deck, combos and when to buy
The cost 8 that grows with every defeated enemy: what it does, the odds of finding it, the best deck around it and where to place it.
Summon deck: complete guide
Who summons, who profits from summons (Chomper, Ginger Honcho, Sir Rose, Archmandrake), the official deck and the strongest version in the deck builder.
Promotion deck: complete guide (Princeling)
What counts as a promotion, Princeling at level 10, the 8 cards that profit from promotions, the official deck and the strongest version in the deck builder.
Best Plants on Fire decks for Ranked (PvP)
Every official and community deck on an S to C board by deck builder score, each with a full guide: versions, round by round and leveling order.
In the match
Plants on Fire official numbers: ranks, Sun, shop and levels
The game's own tables: Captain HP by rank, Sun per round, shop odds, enemy HP, boss, cost of each level and Rumble Chess.
Fated Gifts: every one in Ranked, with odds
All 54 Gifts from rounds 4, 7 and 10 with the in-game text, the chance to show up and how many trophies each needs.
When you can have your card at 2★ and 3★
The chance of already having a card's copies, round by round, for cost 3, 5 and 8. When to expect 3★ and why cost 8 rarely goes past 2★.
Positioning: where to put each Minion
The order abilities trigger in, cards that want a specific tile (Cheerbloom, Leeky Beats, Prof. Nutter), empty tiles for summons and who each one hits.
Sell, freeze and refresh: when it pays off
How many Suncoins each ★ returns when sold, the cards you should sell after using, how to freeze with Azure Astrologer and when to refresh the shop.
Boss rounds: what happens and how to prepare
The Boss comes every 3 rounds and swallows your Rush Squad for HP. How much it absorbs per trophy range and how to arrive ready.
Merge or not: the 4 kinds of cards
Merging adds up ATK but costs a body on board. When 7 unmerged copies win and when the plan is ★3.