Commando Gerz + Cloudy Rodent

Commando Gerz + Cloudy Rodent (with Ephial and Thorn of Love) is in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (34th of 40) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Elemental ramp deck in Light, estimated elimination in 10.9 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

Advanced collectionElemental rampLight
CTier54.6% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalCBronze · SilverC

Ideal setup: the abilities to keep and the Tox to aim for, slot by slot. You don’t need them all: the purchase plan gives the priority order.

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

  1. CigarillosabilityDeck core
  2. Final DelightabilityDeck core
  3. toxReplaceable

Ephial

Light · Legendary

  1. Astral TackleabilityDeck core
  2. Planet HealabilityDeck core
  3. Replace : ResetT4
    to buy

Cloudy Rodent

Light · Common

  1. LightningabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Replace : AoET6
    to buy

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

  1. WisdomabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Tox priorities

The advised buying order, opening by opening, and the slot for each Tox. Draws stay random and high rarities come late. “Deck core” lines are only replaced by the same Tox in a better rarity.

5 shop openings431 Spamtons generated+27.3% Plan potential

Shop openings

At each opening: the odds of each rarity given the deck’s Luck on that turn, the Spamtons generated so far, and the advised purchase. One purchase per opening.

CommonRareEpicLegendary

  1. T2Luck 2 · 73 SpamtonsReflection
  2. T4Luck 4 · 150 SpamtonsGraveyard
  3. T6Luck 6 · 231 SpamtonsReflection
  4. T8Luck 8 · 358 Spamtonsskip
  5. T10Luck 10 · 431 Spamtonsskip
T2

Reflection

Thorn of Love · Common

+17.5%
T4

Graveyard

Ephial · Rare

Replace : Reset

+3.5%
T6

Reflection

Cloudy Rodent · Rare

Replace : AoE

+6.3%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.2% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Waterheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Eternity · Freeze · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Optimisation · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Punching Bag · Temporality · Tenacity · Vampirism · Avenger

Theoretical score10,567
Estimated elimination10.9 turns
Effective HP6,371
Healing1,275
Spamtons / turn35

Opponent profiles

Score averaged over nine theoretical opponents, as no real meta can be observed: neutral, fragile, tank and six decks resisting one element, each played first and second. Score gap against the neutral profile, the one used for the displayed gameplan.

Play orderFirst +0.1% · 12.3 turnsSecond -0.1% · 12.4 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • 1,275 healing over the game.
  • No weakness against element-resistant decks.

Weak spots

  • Slow: doesn’t eliminate the opponent within 10 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
  2. Turn 8: first big hit, Lightning (Cloudy Rodent).
  3. Turn 10: damage peak (1,476).
  4. No elimination within 10 turns.

Model ranking

0% = average random deck. 100% = best deck found. This score is not a win rate.

Understanding the scores

Talents

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's HP and max HP increase by (+200)

Recommended

Cavalry

Ephial

Increases the max HP of all other allied cards by (+100)

Recommended

L-Shield

Cloudy Rodent

Shadow resistance (+25%) Light resistance (+25%)

Recommended

Weaken

Thorn of Love

Reduces the elemental resistances of all enemy cards by (-1%) per turn

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+14 Earth, +14 Nature, +14 Light); Commando Gerz (+15 Earth, +15 Light). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Lightning (Cloudy Rodent): 56% of the damage; Final Delight (Commando Gerz): 34% of the damage. 2,670 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 11).

Survival

1,275 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial. 6,371 effective HP at the start.

The gameplanTheoretical analysis

Turn by turn, what the engine plays with this deck. The first two turns are unfolded.

01Turn 10 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
02Turn 288 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
88 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 30 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
04Turn 4380 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
255 damage
Ephial
Astral TackleEphial
125 damage
05Turn 50 damage
Ephial
Planet HealEphial
+848
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
06Turn 6293 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
293 damage
07Turn 70 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
08Turn 8693 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
518 damage
Ephial
Astral TackleEphial
175 damage
09Turn 9Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

10Turn 101,476 damage
Ephial
Planet HealEphial
+1,273
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Commando Gerz
Final DelightCommando Gerz
996 damage
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
480 damage