ELEMENTAL ARMORY BENCHMARK · LEVEL 5

Gemma 3 4B at level 5, match 1

Won 2 to 1 with Fire/Water/Plant/Light against the rival's Lightning/Wind/Ice/Water. The rival in its seat lost the same match. All of Gemma 3 4B's matches.

RESULTWon

ROUNDS2 to 1

LEVEL5

DECISIONS4

ILLEGAL0

MODEL TIME20.7 min

COSTlocal, no list price

TOKENS IN / OUT7,096 / 645

REQUESTS4

The decks

Its deck	Fire Meteor ★★★, Flame Wheel ★★★ Water Crosscurrent ★★★, Healing Pool ★ Plant Wild Growth ★★★, Thorn Hedge ★★★ Light Starfall ★★★, Dawn ★★★
The rival's deck	Lightning Spark Pair ★, Ricochet Bolt ★★ Wind Countergust ★★★, Tailwind ★ Ice Blizzard ★★★, Frost Comet ★★ Water Crosscurrent ★★★, Tidal Orb ★★

The deck reply

Okay, here’s my deck setup for this Bounce Duels match:

<deck>
Fire: Meteor, Flame Wheel
Water: Crosscurrent, Healing Pool
Plant: Wild Growth, Thorn Hedge
Light: Starfall, Dawn
</deck>

The game's players on this match

Player	Result	Rounds
Gemma 3 4B	Won	2 to 1
Rival in your seat	Lost	0 to 2
Starter player	Lost	0 to 2
Sharp player	Won	2 to 0
Tuned player	Won	2 to 0

Every round

The drawings show both balls' paths from the opening launch, as the game shows the arena: the model's ball in blue starting at the bottom, the rival's in red from the top. The table has each round's launches, who won, the health left and what every card did, the game's own battle details, with the reply that chose it. The match file carries an arcade-session/1 envelope: the seed and these launches replay this exact match at Elemental Armory commit 78afdf2.

Round 1: Plant against Wind, won

Round 2: Light against Water, lost

Round 3: Fire against Ice, won

Round	Its launch	Rival's launch	Result	HP left	Battle details
1	Plant at 135°	Wind at -152.4°	Won7.7 s	80 / 132rival 0 / 132	Its cards: Wild Growth: 1 hits, 78 damage; Thorn Hedge: 2 hits, 54 damage Rival: Countergust: 0 hits, 0 damage; Tailwind: 2 hits, 52 damage	Reply ential synergies. The rival has a strong Water presence with Crosscurrents and Tidal Orbs, and an Ice ball with Blizzard and Frost Comet. I need to disrupt their positioning and damage output. Given the options, I'm going to go with Plant and a launch angle of 135 degrees. Here’s my reasoning: * Wild Growth: This card is excellent for controlling space and rooting the rival. A launch at 135 degrees allows it to quickly spread outwards, creating a significant barrier and disrupting their movement. * Countering: Plant counters Water, which is crucial given the rival's Water dominance. * Synergy: Wild Growth will likely force the rival to react defensively, giving my other cards, like Meteor and Flame Wheel, more opportunities to land. <launch>Plant 135</launch>
2	Light at 135°	Water at 90.3°Water scatters Light	Lost5.1 s	0 / 132rival 33 / 132	Its cards: Starfall: 0 hits, 0 damage; Dawn: 2 hits, 99 damage, 3 healed Rival: Crosscurrent: 1 hits, 88 damage; Tidal Orb: 1 hits, 47 damage	Reply aiming than some of the other cards. * Angle Choice (135 degrees): Launching at 135 degrees to the right of the rival’s starting position is a good balance. It forces the rival to react defensively, maximizing the Starfall’s reach. It also creates a decent opportunity for the Dawn’s healing aura to activate. It's a higher angle than my previous round, allowing the Starfall to cover a wider area. * Countering: I'm anticipating the rival will likely utilize their Ice cards (Blizzard and Frost Comet) to slow me down. The Light’s ability to thaw ice offers a crucial counter. Given the available cards and the need to transition from a more defensive Plant strategy, a Light launch with a powerful area-of-effect card like Starfall feels like the most strategic choice for this round.
3	Fire at 135°	Ice at -34.8°Fire melts Ice	Won8.4 s	70 / 132rival 0 / 132	Its cards: Meteor: 0 hits, 0 damage; Flame Wheel: 0 hits, 132 damage Rival: Blizzard: 0 hits, 0 damage; Frost Comet: 2 hits, 62 damage	Reply <launch>Fire 135</launch> I’m going with Fire and a 135-degree launch. This aims directly at the rival’s Water ball, maximizing the chance of a direct Meteor hit, and capitalizing on the Fire’s counter to Water. The Meteor’s auto-targeting should give me a good chance to inflict significant damage.

Round

Its launch

Rival's launch

Result

HP left

Battle details

Plant at 135°

Wind at -152.4°

Won7.7 s

80 / 132rival 0 / 132

Its cards: Wild Growth: 1 hits, 78 damage; Thorn Hedge: 2 hits, 54 damage

Rival: Countergust: 0 hits, 0 damage; Tailwind: 2 hits, 52 damage

ential synergies. The rival has a strong Water presence with Crosscurrents and Tidal Orbs, and an Ice ball with Blizzard and Frost Comet. I need to disrupt their positioning and damage output.

Given the options, I'm going to go with **Plant** and a launch angle of **135** degrees. 

Here’s my reasoning:

*   **Wild Growth:** This card is excellent for controlling space and rooting the rival. A launch at 135 degrees allows it to quickly spread outwards, creating a significant barrier and disrupting their movement.
*   **Countering:** Plant counters Water, which is crucial given the rival's Water dominance.
*   **Synergy:** Wild Growth will likely force the rival to react defensively, giving my other cards, like Meteor and Flame Wheel, more opportunities to land.

<launch>Plant 135</launch>

Light at 135°

Water at 90.3°Water scatters Light

Lost5.1 s

0 / 132rival 33 / 132

Its cards: Starfall: 0 hits, 0 damage; Dawn: 2 hits, 99 damage, 3 healed

Rival: Crosscurrent: 1 hits, 88 damage; Tidal Orb: 1 hits, 47 damage

aiming than some of the other cards.
*   **Angle Choice (135 degrees):** Launching at 135 degrees to the right of the rival’s starting position is a good balance. It forces the rival to react defensively, maximizing the Starfall’s reach. It also creates a decent opportunity for the Dawn’s healing aura to activate. It's a higher angle than my previous round, allowing the Starfall to cover a wider area.
*   **Countering:** I'm anticipating the rival will likely utilize their Ice cards (Blizzard and Frost Comet) to slow me down. The Light’s ability to thaw ice offers a crucial counter. 

Given the available cards and the need to transition from a more defensive Plant strategy, a Light launch with a powerful area-of-effect card like Starfall feels like the most strategic choice for this round.

Fire at 135°

Ice at -34.8°Fire melts Ice

Won8.4 s

70 / 132rival 0 / 132

Its cards: Meteor: 0 hits, 0 damage; Flame Wheel: 0 hits, 132 damage

Rival: Blizzard: 0 hits, 0 damage; Frost Comet: 2 hits, 62 damage

<launch>Fire 135</launch> 

I’m going with Fire and a 135-degree launch. This aims directly at the rival’s Water ball, maximizing the chance of a direct Meteor hit, and capitalizing on the Fire’s counter to Water. The Meteor’s auto-targeting should give me a good chance to inflict significant damage.

Angles are as each side sees the arena from its own end: 0 is straight at the other ball's start, and positive turns clockwise.