Claws Of Power Starter deck

This deck needs no premium gems and no purchase. All listed cats unlock for free through the main campaign, and the synergy works from level 15.

It is the deck we recommend to any player who wants to push the first dungeons without frustration.

Deck composition

• Leader — Golden Tiger (Main DPS). Guaranteed drop during chapter 1. You have it within the first 30 minutes.
• Support 1 — Persian (Area heal). First free support cat, unlocked at level 8.
• Support 2 — Chartreux (Tank). Excellent at absorbing damage on single-target bosses.
• DPS 1 — Siamese (Magic DPS). Ranged attack with very low mana cost — perfect for spamming.
• DPS 2 — Angora (Physical DPS). Replaces Siamese if you prefer a physical build. Both work.

Steps:

1. Finish chapter 1 (about 2 hours). You unlock Golden Tiger, Chartreux, and Siamese along the way.
2. Reach level 8 to unlock Persian via the shrine quest.
3. Complete every side quest in chapter 2 to grab Angora and a few gems.
4. Level every cat to 20 minimum before tackling level 20+ dungeons.

For the detailed card-optimisation procedure, open How to build a deck.

The synergy rests on three principles:

1. A stable DPS leader — Golden Tiger delivers the steady damage needed to farm.
2. An area healer — Persian keeps the whole group alive during long fights.
3. Two interchangeable secondary DPS — you can adapt the deck to the boss without rerolling.

It is a simple deck, but it covers 90% of the PvE content up to level 40 without modifications.

This deck becomes limited around level 40, when bosses start demanding precise combos. At that point, open S-tier cats and target Sapphire as your first farm goal.

Until then, this deck lets you farm the resources needed without relying on lucky drops.

Adapting the deck for hard fights

If you hit a wall on a specific fight, you can swap Angora or Siamois for a higher-level cat without breaking the deck’s core synergy. The leader (Golden Tiger) and the support duo (Persian + Chartreux) should not be replaced below level 30 — they are the foundation.

When to invest premium gems

If you decide to spend premium gems on this deck, prioritise Chartreux first (he scales the best with stats), then Persian. The two DPS slots can stay free-to-play until you have a clear endgame direction.

Once you have this deck running smoothly, head to the How to build a deck guide for the principles that apply to every later deck.

Where this deck loses value

The 4-2-1-1 deck starts losing value around level 45, when enemy HP starts exceeding 12,000. At that point you need at least two rank-4 cats in the melee slot to push through, and the cheapest source of those is the cat XP dungeon. On the second island, the deck shifts to 3-2-2-1 to make room for a third support slot. The shift is fully documented in the S-Tier Cats page, with the exact cat swap to make at each level band.

F2P vs paid comparison

The free version of this deck uses four common cats, two uncommon cats, one rare cat and one common flex. The paid version swaps the flex slot for a fourth rare cat and unlocks the talent tree branch that costs 800 premium gems. The paid version clears the first island 30 to 40 percent faster, but the free version is fully viable all the way to level 30. We do not recommend the paid upgrade until you have cleared level 30 and decided you will keep playing past the second island.