Since posting the above I have tried this pair with several different birds. It works best,I think, with Paldin, spies or bomb not seadog unless you wish to self buff then he hits twice when it’s his turn.
Arm the birds as you wish but chuck benefits from the Phoenix set and I wouldn’t recommend choosing this pair unless you have it. It’s possible to win without it if you are obliged to use them. I found bomb most useful especially cannoneer in this situation. I used dragon breath, scissors, sweet and reborn for the other birds.
Scenario 1 you win the toss:
First round.
shield TB and Cleric
Attack the strongest bird or if you are using Bomb and have the golden chilli explode the bomb.
Second round.
Unless you are extremely unlucky you still have 3 birds all shielded. If you haven’t used the chilli give it to Chuck.
Attack remaining birds and then banner.
Third round.
And so on. Key is not to attack with TB or Cleric unless shields will remain up or you are certain to take out remaining birds and/or banner.
Scenario 2 you lose the toss.
You will have 3 battered birds but essentially the steps are the same. You will likely lose chuck quickly but the shields will be there. Just fight it out. Chuck will get up.
If you don’t have the golden chilli you will have wait until it fills. You already know how long it takes. I often don’t use it until all the opponents birds are down.
If you don’t have the Phoenix set I recommend challenging a few friends to get a sense of moves counters etc. I found cannoneer most useful and in round 1 used his buff if I won the toss.
Avoid opponents with good dispel capabilities. Chuck with Phoenix set is common in many opponents teams and unless it’s Lightening bird it doesn’t matter that much. His dispel is random and won’t remove it from all birds, he also goes down quickly. I have played against such opponents but it’s not ideal. So if you don’t have to don’t.
Sorry this post is so long. Hope it’s useful.
