Parade of the Dead is the 1st stage of Dead on Debut. Next stage: Prisoner's Progress.
Daboo of the Dead revives at 10% HP after twenty seconds with no limit, so it has to be killed again and again while Angel and Zombie waves push.
- Tanky units carry this one — get past the support waves first, then commit to the boss.
- Its guaranteed ten-second Slow and immunity to Knockback, Freeze, Slow and Weaken mean no control option works on it.
- The support is split between Angel and Zombie, so counters for both earn their slots.
GREATER BALROG CAT S Balrog, at a high enough level and with enough Talents, can solo Parade of the Dead, while also dealing huge damage to Puffsley's Comet in Puffer Planet. Daboo of the Dead, Zroco, Znache, Zory and Zir Zeal revive after dying — without a Zombie Killer they keep coming back. Bring one to end the loop.
SKELECAT B Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Also fits “Counter Zombie.” 
THAUMATURGE CAT A Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Also fits “Counter Zombie.” 
NEO PILEDRIVER CAT A Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Also fits “Counter Zombie.” 
ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Also fits “Counter Zombie.” 
HYPER MR. B Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Also fits “Counter Zombie.” 
FRIED CHICKEN CAT A Zombie Killer — stops the revive so it stays dead. Also fits “Counter Zombie.” ⚙ More counters worked out from the roster, lower confidence than the picks above; kept for reference
Daboo of the Dead is Zombie. Anti-Zombie units take less damage and deal more.
SKELECAT B True Form (Skelecat) is Strong vs Zombie and a Zombie Killer. Also fits “Stop the revives.” THAUMATURGE CAT A Zombie Killer stops Zombies reviving. Also fits “Stop the revives.” 
HOUSEWIFE CAT A Slows Zombies and is a Zombie Killer (stops revives). Also fits “Stop the revives.” ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Zombie Killer stops Zombies reviving. Also fits “Stop the revives.” 
LI'L FLYING CAT C True Form is Strong vs Zombie and a Zombie Killer. Also fits “Stop the revives.” Daboo of the Dead reaches 300 range. Units that out-range it can chip safely without taking hits.
MACHO LEG CAT A Range 350 — fires from beyond its 300. 
DANCER CAT B Range 330 — fires from beyond its 300. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” THAUMATURGE CAT A Range 310 — fires from beyond its 300. Also fits “Stop the revives.” 
SOBA CAT A Range 350 — fires from beyond its 300. Also fits “Stop the revives.” ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Range 470 — fires from beyond its 300. Also fits “Stop the revives.” Daboo of the Dead has a deep HP pool (3,000,000+ even before stage magnification). Heavy single-target burst shortens the fight.
AWAKENED BAHAMUT CAT S Huge multi-hit burst — a story-unlock powerhouse that deletes tanky enemies. ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Among the highest single-hit Area damage available. Also fits “Stop the revives.” 
GAIA THE SUPREME S Long-Distance multi-hit with Insane Damage — a generalist wall-cracker. Also fits “Out-range Daboo of the Dead.” 
CORRUPTED MONEKO A Big crit burst against tanky/Metal targets. 
DIVINE KALISA S Big Massive-Damage Area hits. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 8 enemy types stack up here. Area attackers hit the whole push at once instead of one unit at a time.
SKELECAT B True Form hits groups with Area attack. Also fits “Stop the revives.” 
CYBORG CAT S Hits whole crowds, and is Weaken-immune so it keeps firing through Weaken stages. Also fits “Out-range Daboo of the Dead.” 
GILGAMESH & KOTOMINE CATS B Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Stop the revives.” ORBITAL ANNIHILATOR RAGNAROK S Long-range (Omni Strike in True) Area clears groups front and back. Also fits “Stop the revives.” 
PROFESSOR ABYSS A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Out-range Daboo of the Dead.” WIKI PICK = listed on the stage's Battle Cats Wiki page; COMMUNITY = found by title, channel and date. Neither is verified by Claws' Den. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play. Find more on YouTube ↗
The castle you destroy to clear the stage.