Prismata puzzle solution: Zoo

Mission description

When the Alliance Station finally responds, it's with a full-blown attack. By the end of the battle, Tauren Prime's protective Shield Killer has been exhausted of all its ammunition.

Having not heard from her Mother in 3 weeks, Anya heads over to the Biological Research Facility to check on her.

icon: Tyranno Smorcus

Mission objectives

Eliminate all enemy forces.
Protect Lucina Spinos
[TIP] Swade will arrive on turn 8 and produce one Energy Matrix per turn.

Starting state

player: 16 Drones, 2 Engineers, 3 Animuses, 1 Perforaor, 1 Rhino, 2 Nitrocybes, 1 Lucina Spinos, 1 Tarsier

enemy (Escaped Units (Tyranno Smorcus)): 4 Shadowfangs, 9 Tarsiers

set: Engineer, Drone, Animus, Tarsier, Rhino, Nitrocybe, Husk, Immolite, Perforator, Shadowfang

music: There Is Little Time

Spawns

1. 7 Shadowfangs, 5 Immolites

2. 2 Rhinos, 5 Bloodragers

3. 5 Shadowfangs, 5 Tyranno Smorcuses

4. 5 Grimbotches, 7 Tarsiers

5. 4 Tyranno Smorcuses, 2 Grimbotches

6. 1 Arka Sodara, 2 Tyranno Smorcuses, 4 Rhinos

7. 12 Grimbotches, 8 Immolites

8. 8 Tyranno Smorcuses, 10 Tarsiers

9. 2 Arka Sodaras, 4 Rhinos

10. 10 Shadowfangs, 6 Bloodragers, 5 Tyranno Smorcuses

11. 10 Grimbotches, 12 Immolites

12. 10 Tyranno Smorcuses, 12 Tarsiers

13. 2 Arka Sodaras, 18 Tarsiers

14. 4 Arka Sodaras, 8 Shadowfangs, 10 Tyranno Smorcuses

Enemy Arka Sodaras do not block.

On turn 8, 8 Swade Drones and 2 Blastforges arrive. He build his first Energy Matrix on the same turn.

Solution

I found this solution on the wiki.

l = click Lucina Spinos, r = hold Rhino

1. R5Edl

2. RR2El

3. 5DE

4. 5EEEr

5. R2EEEl

6. 5EEEr

7. 5EEd

8. 54

9. 5EE

10. 5EE

11. 5DE

12. 5DE

13. 444D

14. 44DD

15. RRD

Victory message

One of our testers managed to clear this challenge while only purchasing 2 Shadowfangs! What's the fewest you need to win?