Badge Dojo · Grass 3-6

On this stage the page turns to Stalkerix in row 1 of the middle, the unit at the centre of the front.

Stalkerix slashes nonstop and hits several nearby enemies with every strike. In this layout it is the only front unit with real damage of its own, since Jarachnid pauses to rebuild its shield and Pearpair is purely defensive. That makes Stalkerix the busiest unit on the board. It also guards Frugagon, which stands two rows behind it with nothing in between.

Its cell is chosen for reach. From the middle of row 1 its slashes catch enemies near the lane boundaries, which helps Jarachnid on the right and Pearpair on the left, and keeps the front row from feeling like three separate fights.

The risk is that nothing heals it, so a long wave can wear it down even when it is winning. When it falls, Frugagon is next in line.

An alternative moves Stalkerix to row 2 of lane 1 instead, with Budboo and Cactobloom stacked behind it, Frugagon in row 2 of the middle and Pearpair in row 2 of lane 3. That pulls the whole front back a row and drops Jarachnid. With Lineup 1, Stalkerix is the unit to level first when the middle is where the run is lost.