Noel Beef Bowl Carnival

Mono-Noel on green cheers: play Beef Bowls for free cheers and heals, then hit with Buzz Noel and 2nd Noel hBP09-030, which gets stronger with every Beef Bowl in the archive.

ATier
80.6%Win rate vs the field
#25 of 49JP ranking
JPCard pool
BRound robin tier: 55.0% head-to-head, #20 of 49

How the deck wins

Noel's stage skill, Demon of the Iron Stomach, is [1/Turn]: when you use a <Beef Bowl>, send the top card of your cheer deck to one of your Noel, and draw 1 card if you have a 2nd holomem on stage. Noel's XL Beef Bowl also counts as <Beef Bowl>, so the deck has 7 of them (3 Beef Bowl + 4 XL).

Every Beef Bowl you play goes to the archive and powers the late game: 2nd Noel hBP09-030's Reliable Muscle is 100 + 10 for each <Beef Bowl> in your archive, and its collab heals 10 HP per <Beef Bowl> there. With 3 or more in the archive, the 2-power oshi skill (once per turn) sends 1–2 archived cheers to Noel instead of 1.

The trained AI leans on Buzz 1st Noel hBP09-029 (260 HP, 100 damage, and its Arts finds a 2nd Noel) and on hBP09-030 in the collab spot, instead of relying on hBP09-031 (210 while at 200+ HP) as often as the general AI does.

Deck list

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Oshi and holomem (26)
Support (24)
Cheer deck (20)
QtyCardTypeCard no.
1Shirogane NoelOshihBP09-003
4Shirogane NoelDebuthBP02-014
4Shirogane NoelDebuthBP09-025
3Shirogane NoelDebuthBP09-026
4Shirogane Noel1sthBP02-016
4Shirogane Noel1sthBP09-028
1Shirogane Noel1st BuzzhBP09-029
2Shirogane Noel2ndhBP09-030
4Shirogane Noel2ndhBP09-031
4holoANStaffhSD14-010
4BIG3EventhBP09-105
3Beef BowlEventhBP05-075
4Noel's XL Beef BowlEventhBP09-100
1Papa Quits His JobEventhBP08-094
1Strange MovementEventhBP09-103
1TotsumachiEventhBP03-088
1Watermelon BubbleEventhBP09-098
2Friendly PCItemhBP05-074
3Normal PCItemhBP01-104
20Green CheerCheerhY02-001

Matchups (round robin)

In the JP round robin, each of the 49 JP specialist AIs played every other one 400 times, half going first. This deck won 55.0% of those games: tier B, #20 of 49. It won 30 of its 48 matchups (15 below 40%). These are AI-vs-AI results, not tournament data.

Best matchups

  1. NePoLaBo Teamwork94.5%
  2. Risu ID Family92.8%
  3. Chloe holoX-lot92.2%
  4. Kobo Rainout82.0%
  5. Ina Prism Crit80.2%

Toughest matchups

  1. Mio-oshi Baelz Elizabeth10.5%In its wins, Mio-oshi Baelz Elizabeth attacks with "It's not fun without you" from 1st Hakos Baelz (hBP07-045) 5.0 times a game, and downs 4.1 holomems a game. When Noel Beef Bowl Carnival wins, it downs 3.0 holomems a game (vs 0.9 in its losses) and attacks with "Reliable Muscle" from 2nd Shirogane Noel (hBP09-030) more often (3.4 vs 1.4 times a game).
  2. Vivi Overflow Stall18.8%In its wins, Vivi Overflow Stall attacks with "Vivi is a Strong Defender!" from 2nd Kikirara Vivi (hBP09-069) 4.5 times a game, and attacks with "Vivacious Vision" from 2nd Kikirara Vivi (hBP09-070) 1.6 times a game, and downs 3.0 holomems a game. When Noel Beef Bowl Carnival wins, it downs 4.5 holomems a game (vs 2.3 in its losses) and attacks with "BIG3 Gathering side N" from 1st Shirogane Noel (hBP09-029) more often (3.3 vs 2.5 times a game).
  3. Kaela Master Forge22.8%
  4. AZKi Frontier23.2%
  5. AZKi-oshi Chloe Lui Slot24.5%

vs Mio-oshi Baelz Elizabeth

10.5%

10% going first, 12% going second. Games last 10.9 turns on average (400 games).

Most wins come from taking the opponent's last life card (98% of wins). In a loss, the opponent usually takes its last life card (91% of losses).

In its wins, Mio-oshi Baelz Elizabeth attacks with "It's not fun without you" from 1st Hakos Baelz (hBP07-045) 5.0 times a game, and downs 4.1 holomems a game. When Noel Beef Bowl Carnival wins, it downs 3.0 holomems a game (vs 0.9 in its losses) and attacks with "Reliable Muscle" from 2nd Shirogane Noel (hBP09-030) more often (3.4 vs 1.4 times a game).

Key cards

Shirogane Noel (oshi)

Stage skill Demon of the Iron Stomach, [1/Turn]: when you use a <Beef Bowl>, send the top card of your cheer deck to your Noel; if a 2nd holomem is on your stage, also draw 1. Overflowing Love for Beef Bowl, 2 holo power, [1/Turn]: send 1 cheer from your archive to your Noel; with 3 or more <Beef Bowl> in your archive, send 1–2 cheers divided as you choose instead.

Play a Beef Bowl every turn for the free cheer (and the draw once a 2nd is out); use the oshi skill once 3 Beef Bowls are in the archive.

2nd Noel hBP09-030 (main attacker)

Reliable Muscle: 100+ for green + colorless, +10 for each <Beef Bowl> in your archive (+50 against yellow). Collab: restore 10 HP to 1 of your holomem for each <Beef Bowl> in your archive. 220 HP.

Cheap to power and grows as Beef Bowls pile up; the trained AI often collabs it for the heal and still attacks with it.

Buzz 1st Noel hBP09-029

BIG3 Gathering side N: 100 for green + green + colorless; reveal a 2nd Noel from your deck and add it to your hand. 260 HP. Buzz: if it is downed, you lose 2 life.

A big early attacker that also finds your next 2nd. Keep it healthy with Beef Bowls; losing it costs 2 life.

2nd Noel hBP09-031

Beef Bowl is a Drink!: 10+ for 3 green + colorless; +200 if your oshi is Noel and this holomem has 200 or more HP left (210 total, +50 against blue). Gift, [1/Turn]: it restores 100 more HP from a <Beef Bowl>'s ability. 220 HP.

A finisher when it is at 200+ HP; one Beef Bowl usually tops it back up.

Noel's XL Beef Bowl

Event, also regarded as <Beef Bowl>: choose a Noel on your stage; it gets Arts+10 this turn, and if it is a Buzz or 2nd holomem, restore 50 HP to it.

Play it on the attacker before Arts: +10 damage, a heal, and it triggers the stage skill.

Beef Bowl

Event: choose 1 of your holomem; this turn its baton pass needs 2 colorless less. Restore 20 HP to it.

Cuts baton pass by 2 colorless (free for most Noels; Buzz hBP09-029 and 2nd hBP09-031 still need 1) and heals 20; on hBP09-031 the gift makes it restore 120 HP once per turn.

Buzz 1st hBP09-029 costs 2 life when downed, so heal it with Beef Bowls or move it back before it falls. Debut hBP02-014 and 1st hBP02-016 are white Noels, but their Arts only need colorless cheers. Watermelon Bubble draws 4, then returns 4 cards from your hand to the bottom of the deck if a LIMITED card is already in your archive, which is almost always true here.

Game plan

Turns 1–2

Early game

Get Noel debuts out and start the Beef Bowl engine.

  1. Normal PC puts a Debut holomem on stage; Friendly PC puts 1–2 debut hBP02-014 (any number allowed) on stage; if you place 2, put 1 card from your hand on the bottom of the deck.
  2. Going second on your first turn, collab debut hBP09-026 to add a Debut Noel and a <Beef Bowl> to your hand.
  3. Play a Beef Bowl each turn for the stage skill's free cheer to a Noel.
  4. Draw with holoAN (draw 3) and BIG3 (draw 2, then look at the top 3 for a Noel); only 1 LIMITED card per turn.
Turns 3–4

Mid game

Bloom 1sts, then 2nds, and keep Beef Bowls flowing.

  1. Bloom 1st hBP09-028 to add a <Beef Bowl> from the deck, or 1st hBP02-016 (from Debut) to add a Debut, 1st or Spot #Gen 3 holomem.
  2. Bloom Buzz 1st hBP09-029 in the center and attack for 100; its Arts adds a 2nd Noel to your hand.
  3. Bloom 2nd hBP09-030 around your 3rd–4th turn; collab it to heal 10 per archived <Beef Bowl>.
  4. Once 3 Beef Bowls are in the archive, use the oshi skill for 1–2 archived cheers.
Turn 5 on

Late game

Big hits with a full archive.

  1. hBP09-030 hits 100 + 10 per archived <Beef Bowl> (about 140–170 late); XL Beef Bowl adds +10.
  2. hBP09-031 hits 210 while it has 200+ HP; heal it with a Beef Bowl first if needed.
  3. Strange Movement returns a Noel and a <Beef Bowl> from the archive to your hand. The trained AI wins in about 8 of its own turns.

What the trained AI does

In 60 test games the trained AI won 87%, against 60% for the general AI playing the same deck. It finished games in about 8 of its own turns.

Habit (per game)Trained AIGeneral AIWhat it means for you
Buzz 1st hBP09-029 Arts per game3.50.2Attack early with Buzz Noel; its Arts also finds a 2nd.
Buzz 1st hBP09-029 damage per game35224The biggest change from the general AI.
Collabs with 2nd hBP09-030 per game3.01.2Collab hBP09-030 for the archive heal.
2nd hBP09-031 Arts per game1.23.2The trained AI relies on it less.
Collabs with debut hBP02-014 per game0.080.95Keep the white debut out of the collab spot.
Holomem lost per game1.72.8Fewer knockouts taken, even with a Buzz holomem out.

Practice it

  1. In Match Lab's Player vs Bot, play against the Noel Beef Bowl Carnival (JP) Specialist AI first and watch how it sets up.
  2. Then pilot the deck yourself against the Generalist AI.
  3. Aim to win in about 8 of your own turns, like the trained AI does.

Last updated 2026-11-12.