Death blossom

The term "Death Blossom" is introduced in the Rise Strategy Guide published by Privateer Press. It refers to a formation of four foundations arranged around a central space (usually a Power Zone). When there are buildings on these foundations, a monster may be Smashed through as many as three of them from any of four directions, making them extremely dangerous to line up with.

A 5 power die Smash through a death blossom will deal at least least 4 damage depending on which buildings occupy the foundations. If the buildings have Spire, Live Wire or generate Hazards, it can be much more. Few monsters without Armored can survive being smashed through this many buildings. Therefore a death blossom is one of the most dangerous foundation arrangements possible.

The map Downtown Beatdown has a "death blossom" centered around its central square, while the Crossroads Crunch map has two of them on the side of the map opposite the reverse-color spawn points. These maps are strong for power attacking monsters and monsters with Armored.