First Pressure victory
Assemble a usable starting setup and adjust the part that ends your attempts.
Evolution choices: Forager · Cheek Pouch · Regenerative Tissue
Builds
Everything is Crab Builds: Choose a Route by Goal
Choose the result you want, then compare the route with your available cards and starting genetic. These groups help you find the relevant plan and its tradeoffs.
Check the goal before borrowing the setup
A starting genetic and an achievement condition are different things. Check damage, mode and progression restrictions before copying cards from another route.
A listed option may be unavailable in your current run. Compare the actual card and an alternative before spending upgrades.
First wins and restricted goals
Vegan, Pacifist and damage restrictions
Separate the starting genetic from the exact Dove or Zen condition before choosing cards.
Minimalist and restricted selections
Compare a small selection with the tools your goal still permits and your run needs.
Evolution choices: Smol · Hollow Bones · Shifty
Attack and damage choices
Direct Physical attacks
Compare contact risk, attack choice and the support needed before investing in more damage.
Evolution choices: Claws · Jaws · Muscular Tissue
Poison application
Check the tool that applies poison separately from the upgrades supporting the rest of the attack.
Evolution choices: Spit · Poisonous Saliva · Stinger
Returned damage
Compare the relevant damage source and survival cost; taking hits is still a risk to manage.
Body Slam and a larger body
Compare the attack, size, health and approach before changing the shape of the run.
Evolution choices: Body Slam · Robust · Cheek Pouch
Allies and charm
Charm achievement attempts
Choose the ally-related objective first, then check what must survive or deliver the required result.
A broader ally route
Compare ally tools and your own survival needs; read player examples with their stated versions.
Specific finishing or progression goals
Stoner and stone achievements
Check ammunition, throwing space and the specific finishing condition of the chosen stone goal.
Moulting and 100 Coats
Plan repeated uses of the ultimate while maintaining a workable run between activations.
Other card references: Exoskeleton · Carapace · Plated
A Cataclysm finish
Prepare for the event to finish the boss and keep fast-kill or no-damage attempts separate.
Carcinisation goals
Compare the target level and prerequisites with the survival tradeoffs of further changes.
Evolution choices: Shell · Exoskeleton · Pincer
Longer runs, movement and collection
Pressure 20 and Complete
Separate a single clear from an all-genetics objective and compare versioned player route examples.
Evolution choices: Forager · Cheek Pouch · Ruminant
Small-body movement
Compare smaller-body choices with the extra tools needed to keep the current run working.
Movement and map detours
Compare movement options before committing time to points of interest and collection detours.
Shiny and Bestiary targets
Choose the collection entry you want to advance, then compare encounter and survival priorities.
Rerolls and spending decisions
Compare a reroll attempt with keeping a useful offered choice; check the exact goal before spending.
Evolution choices: Forager · Cheek Pouch · Nomadic
Compare a selection in the Planner
Arrange candidate cards, inspect the selected composition and share or export the plan. Return to the relevant guide when a choice changes the intended goal.
Pressure 20, Boss Rush, and big-body route updates
Players working on Pressure 20, Boss Rush, big-body boss routes, Carcinisation, shiny hunting, or regular boss prep should re-read those routes with the 1.0.1 changes in mind.
A large-body build and an all-Genetics completion attempt answer different questions. Complete requires Pressure 20 with every Genetic; Really? applies the all-Genetics requirement to every Challenge. Record the missing combinations separately so a familiar winning setup does not conceal the next condition you still need.