3-46 ANDROMEDA
3-46 Andromeda is the 46th stage of Cosmos Ch.3 — Even Stars Burn Out. Previous stage: 3-45 N77 Nebula. Next stage: 3-47 Black Hole.
Spacefish Jones carries a Barrier (up to 12,000 HP) — your hits are absorbed until it's broken.
LI'L GROSS CAT B 30% Barrier Breaker. Also fits “Counter Alien.” 
SPACE CAT A 50% Barrier Breaker. Also fits “Out-range Shibalien Elite.” 
FENCER CAT A Guaranteed 100% Barrier Breaker at long range — the reliable accessible breaker. Also fits “Out-range Shibalien Elite.” 
MIZLI S 100% chance to break Alien Barriers. Also fits “Counter Alien.” 
LUMINA S 100% Barrier Breaker opens Star Alien Barriers for the team. Also fits “Counter Alien.” 
SKIRT CAT B 30% Barrier Breaker. Also fits “Out-range Shibalien Elite.” Shibalien Elite is Alien. Anti-Alien units take less damage and deal more.
GROSS CAT A Its True Form is Strong Against Alien, giving budget anti-Alien value. Also fits “Out-range Shibalien Elite.” LI'L GROSS CAT B True Form has a 30% Knockback vs Alien. Also fits “Break the Barrier.” 
BAKERY CAT A Curses Alien enemies. Also fits “Out-range Shibalien Elite.” 
LITTLE LEAGUER CAT S Resistant vs Alien and Long Distance — a budget anti-Alien backliner. Also fits “Break the Barrier.” 
CATMAN S Deals Massive Damage to Alien in every form. Also fits “Out-range Shibalien Elite.” Shibalien Elite reaches 120 range. Units that out-range it can chip safely without taking hits.
GROSS CAT A Range 350 — fires from beyond its 120. Also fits “Counter Alien.” LI'L GROSS CAT B Range 300 — fires from beyond its 120. Also fits “Break the Barrier.” 
SALON CAT S Range 350 — fires from beyond its 120. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
CAT TOASTER A Range 330 — fires from beyond its 120. Also fits “Break the Barrier.” CATMAN S Range 440 — fires from beyond its 120. Also fits “Counter Alien.” 8 enemy types stack up here. Area attackers hit the whole push at once instead of one unit at a time.
ACTRESS CAT B Hits multiple enemies at once for budget crowd damage. Also fits “Out-range Shibalien Elite.” 
WHEEL CAT A Hits every Alien in a wide area at once, melting grouped Star Aliens. Also fits “Counter Alien.” 
NERD CAT A Evolved/True hit groups over a Long Distance band. Also fits “Out-range Shibalien Elite.” CATMAN S Long-range Area damage clears groups. Also fits “Counter Alien.” 
KUNG FU CAT B Area attack clears grouped peons. Also fits “Out-range Shibalien Elite.” Long-distance snipers at 1700~1950 range with Forward Warp. Can be ABUSED: their warp teleports your rushers past entire enemy formations.
Ch.3 promotes Shibalien Elite to boss-role (the wiki-marked boss) and demotes Nimoy Bore to peon-tier. Spacefish Jones and Gardeneel Bros. join the backline; Heavenly Hippoe + Gabriel + Doge Dark stay in the wave mix. Row 1 restriction. r/battlecats's note: 'Andromeda 3 is the chapter's biggest enemy-density spike — count the unique enemies before queueing, plan a cat for each.' Lineup (Row 1 only): Knockback-Immune frontline + Anti-Alien Barrier Breaker + Wave Attacker for Gardeneel + Anti-Alien Uber boss DPS. Specific picks: Bombercat / Crazed Cow Talent → Bazibon → Slime Cat or Ramen Cat → Lumina + A. Bahamut. Common failure: bringing Bahamut for boss damage and watching Gardeneel forward-warp him into the Cat Base zone. Same trap as 3-21 Aldebaran but with more enemy density to punish the mistake.
The castle you destroy to clear the stage.