Sequence
Pattern
Average uses per soup
Example reaction
Notes
Fishhook
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 4, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
2o$obo$2bo$2b2o!
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12.082
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
5b2o$5b2o$5b2o$2b2o$bobo$bo$2o!
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Fishhook tails as rocks are also included here. Snake-type reactions are not; they're listed in the "snake" entry.
Block
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 2, y = 2, rule = B3/S23
2o$2o!
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5.458
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2o$2o7b2o$8b2o$9bo!
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While most block catalysts are typical in that only the front two cells ever die, there are a decent number where only one or even zero of the four cells always remains on.
Snake
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 4, y = 2, rule = B3/S23
ob2o$2obo!
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1.292
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
o$2obo$2bo2$2o$o$bo$2o!
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Fishhooks also work, but since snakes are smaller, they're included here.
Eater 2
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 7, y = 7, rule = B3/S23
3bob2o$b3ob2o$o$b3ob2o$3bobo$3bobo$4bo!
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1.097
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
4bo$3bobo$3bobo$b3ob2o$o$b3ob2o$3bob2o$8b2o$8b2o!
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The usefulness of eater 2 is greater than its number would suggest as it can perform eater 1 reactions from two directions, but this list only requires the catalyst to survive once.
Tub
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
bo$obo$bo!
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0.977
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
4b2o$bo2bo$obob3o$bo!
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Tubs can also act as rocks for a line of four in some cases or to suppress a line of five.
Drifty eater 3
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
9b2o$4b2obo2bo$3bobob3o$3bobo$b3ob5o$o3bo4bo$2o2bobo$5b2o!
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0.911
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
b2o$b2o6b2o$4b2obo2bo$3bobob3o$3bobo$b3ob5o$o3bo4bo$2o2bobo$5b2o!
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The regular eater 3 works in more situations than the drifty eater 3 does, but since this one is smaller, it's listed first.
Two fishhooks
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2b2o3b2o$3bo3bo$3o5b3o$o9bo!
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0.851
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
5bo$4bobo$3bo2bo$4bobo$5bo3$2b2o3b2o$3bo3bo$3o5b3o$o9bo!
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Boat
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 3, y = 3, rule = B3/S23
bo$obo$2o!
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0.796
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2o2b2o$obobo$bo3bo$5bo!
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Ship+fishhook
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 7, y = 8, rule = B3/S23
6bo$4b3o$3bo$3b2o2$2o$obo$b2o!
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0.669
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
5b2o$5bobo$6b2o2bo$2b2o5bo$bobo6bo$bo9b2o$2o!
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Block + fishhook
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o2b2o$6b2o!
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0.606
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2o$bo$bobo$2b2o2b2o$6b2o3$10bo$9b2o$8b2obo$9bobo$10b2o!
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Bookend catalyst
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2b2o$2bo$3bo$4o$o$3b3o$3bo2bo$5b2o!
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0.582
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2o5b3o$2o3b2o2bo$5bo2b2o$5b3o$14b2o$12bo2bo$12b3o$9bo$9b4o$12bo$11bo$
11b2o!
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Snake bridge fishhook
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 8, y = 5, rule = B3/S23
2o$o5b2o$b3obobo$3bobo$4b2o!
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0.557
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
6b2o$ob2obobo$2obobo$4b2o2$6bo$6bo$5bobo!
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Unnamed
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
4b2ob2o$3bobobobo$b3o3bobo$o4bobob3o$b3ob2obo3bo$3bo4bo2b2o$5b3o$4b2o!
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0.548
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
5b2o$4bobo$4bo2bo$5b2o$6bo2$4b2ob2o$3bobobobo$b3o3bobo$o4bobob3o$b3ob
2obo3bo$3bo4bo2b2o$5b3o$4b2o!
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Drifty eater 3 with worse clearance
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2o$o2bob2o$b3obobo$5bobo2bo$3b3ob4o$2bo3bo$2b2o2bobo$7b2o!
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0.536
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
8b2o$2o6b2o$o2bob2o$b3obobo$5bobo2bo$3b3ob4o$2bo3bo$2b2o2bobo$7b2o!
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Eater 3
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 12, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
9b2o$4b2o2bo2bo$bo2bo4bobo$obobo5bo$bo2bob2o$4bo2bo$5bo4bo$6b5o2$8bo$
7bobo$8bo!
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0.531
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
7bo$6bobo$7bo2$5b5o$5bo4bo$8bo2bo$8b2obo2bo$5bo5bobobo$4bobo4bo2bo$4bo
2bo2b2o$5b2o$b3o$ob2o$3bo!
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Hook with tail
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 5, y = 4, rule = B3/S23
obo$2obo$3bo$3b2o!
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0.522
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2b3o$3bo2$2bobo$bob2o$bo$2o!
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Equivalent to BTS
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
3b2obo$4bob3o$2bobo4bo$bob2o3b2o$bo$2o!
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0.444
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2o$obo$obo$bo2$3b2obo$4bob3o$2bobo4bo$bob2o3b2o$bo$2o!
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Snake bridge fishhook + fishhook
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2b2o$3bo3b2o$3o4bobob2o$o4bobob2obo$5b2o!
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0.441
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2b3obo$5b2o$3bo3bo$3b3o$5bo4$2b2o$3bo3b2o$3o4bobob2o$o4bobob2obo$5b2o!
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Eater 4
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2b2o$2bobo$4bo$4ob2o$o2bobobo$5bobo$5bo2b2o$4b2o4bo$6b5o$6bo4b2o$9b2o2bo$10bob2o$10bo$9b2o!
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0.420
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
9b2o$b3o6bo$bobo6bob2o$b3o5b2o2bo$6bo4b2o$6b5o$4b2o4bo$5bo2b2o$5bobo$o
2bobobo$4ob2o$4bo$2bobo$2b2o!
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Beehive push catalyst
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
x = 17, y = 12, rule = B3/S23
6b2ob2o$7bobo$2b2obo5bob2o$bobob2o3b2obobo$o6bobo6bo$7o3b7o2$2b3o7b3o$
bo2bo3bo3bo2bo$b2o4bobo4b2o$7bobo$8bo!
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0.417
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
6b2ob2o$7bobo$2b2obo5bob2o$bobob2o3b2obobo$o6bobo6bo$7o3b7o2$2b3o7b3o$
bo2bo3bo3bo2bo$b2o4bobo4b2o$7bobo$8bo4$7b3o$7bobo$7bobo!
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Beehive push catalyst variant
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
10bo$9bobo$9bobo$10bo$5bo9bo$4bobo7bobo$3bobo4bo4bobo$3bo5bobo5bo$4bo
4bobo4bo$b3o2bo3bo3bo2b3o$o3b3o7b3o3bo$3o15b3o$3b6o3b6o$2bo6bobo6bo$3b
obob2o3b2obobo$4b2obo5bob2o$9bobo$8b2ob2o!
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0.399
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
6b2o$6bobo$4bobobo$3bobo2bob2o$2bo2bobobo2bo$2b2obobo3bobo$5bob2o3bo$
2b2obo18bo$o2bobo17b2o$2o2bo4b2o4b2o7b2o$8bo2bo2bo2bo$2o2bo4b2o4b2o$o
2bobo$2b2obo$5bob2o3bo$2b2obobo3bobo$2bo2bobobo2bo$3bobo2bob2o$4bobobo
$6bobo$6b2o!
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Unlike the smaller beehive push catalyst form, this form only works when the line of three that reacts isn't centred.
Exposed eater 2
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
3b2o$3b2o2$b3obo$o3b2o$b2o$3b2obo$3bob2o!
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0.385
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
10bo$9bo$9b3o4$3b2o$3b2o2$b3obo$o3b2o$b2o$3b2obo$3bob2o!
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Also works as a block catalyst.
Unnamed
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
4b2o$5bo$o2bo$5o2$2b3o$bo2bo$b2o!
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0.366
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
4b2o$5bo$o2bo$5o2$2b3o3b4o$bo2bo2bobo$b2o4bo$8b4o!
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Loaf spin
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
b2o3b2o$o2bo2b2o$bobo$2bo6b2o$10bo$5b2obo$5b2ob2o2$5b2ob2o$6bobo$6bobo
$7bo!
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0.344
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
8bo$2o6bo$o2b2o3bo$b3o$2bo4$8b2o3b2o$7bo2bo2b2o$8bobo$9bo6b2o$17bo$12b
2obo$12b2ob2o2$12b2ob2o$13bobo$13bobo$14bo!
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There are several loaf spin catalysts that work different ways. This is just one of them.
Unnamed
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
3b2o$3bo$2obo$o2b2o$b2o$3b2o$3bo$bobo$b2o!
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0.335
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
3b2o$3bo$2obo8bo$o2b2o6b2o$b2o7b2obo$3b2o6bobo$3bo8b2o$bobo$b2o!
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PT8P
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
6bo$2obobobo$ob2ob2obo$8bo$8b2o!
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0.300
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
6b3o$6bo$6b3o3$6bo$2obobobo$ob2ob2obo$8bo$8b2o!
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Unnamed
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
2o$obo$2bo2b2o$b2obobo$4bo$b4o$bo3b2o$2b3o2bo$5bo2bo$4b2ob2o$5bo$3bobo
$3b2o!
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0.297
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
4b2o$4bobo$6bo2b2o$5b2obobo$8bo$5b4o$5bo3b2o$6b3o2bo$b2o6bo2bo$o2bo4b
2ob2o$2obo5bo$bobo3bobo$7b2o!
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Unnamed
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
3bo$2bobo$2bobo$b2ob2o$o6bo$bob2ob2o$2obo$3bob3o$3b2obo2bo$8b2o!
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0.287
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
11bo$3bo5bobo$2bobo4b3o$2bobo4bo$b2ob2o$o6bo$bob2ob2o$2obo$3bob3o$3b2o
bo2bo$8b2o!
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Ship+fishhook+elevener
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
5b2o$5bobo$6b2o$2b2o$bobo5b2o$bo6bobo$2o6bo$6b3o$5bo$5b2o!
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0.255
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
5b2o$5bobo7bo$6b2o6b3o$2b2o10bobo$bobo5b2o2b2o$bo6bobo$2o6bo$6b3o$5bo$
5b2o!
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Unnamed
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
3b2o$2bobo$3bo2$b5o$2bo2bo$o$2o!
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0.255
#C [[ THUMBNAIL THUMBLAUNCH THUMBSIZE 4 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 ]]
b2o$3o2b2o3b2o$4bo2bobobo$5b2o3bo2$8b5o$9bo2bo$7bo$7b2o!
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Can eat gliders.