Aidan + Deer of Mournful Colors

Aidan + Deer of Mournful Colors (with Sky Dragon and Catimimi) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier D at Celeste · Legend, C at Gold · Crystal and C at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 7.8 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampNatureShadow
DTier39.6% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendDGold · 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.

Aidan

Fire · Common

  1. LucksterabilityDeck core
  2. Pay-torchabilityReplaceable
  3. Replace : VanishT8
    to buy

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

  1. Elemental DrainabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

  1. Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
  2. Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Catimimi

Fire · Common

  1. Darkflight SlapabilityDeck core
  2. Free slotT4
    to buy
  3. Free slotT6
    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.

4 shop openings366 Spamtons generated+92.3% 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 · 55 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 164 SpamtonsPoison
  3. T6Luck 6 · 217 SpamtonsNatureheart
  4. T8Luck 8 · 316 SpamtonsBerserk
T2

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+44.5%
T4

Poison

Catimimi · Rare

+18.2%
T6

Natureheart

Catimimi · Rare

+9.2%
T8

Berserk

Aidan · Epic

Replace : Vanish

+20.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.2% → +0.5%

Avoid for this deck

Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Optimisation · Taunt · Reset · Temporality · Avenger

Theoretical score8,843
Estimated elimination7.8 turns
Effective HP2,703
Healing478
Spamtons / turn26

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 +4% · 10.8 turnsSecond -4% · 11.9 turns

Strengths

  • 3 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.8 turns.
  • 478 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 12.4 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 11.1 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
  2. Turn 2: first big hit, Darkflight Slap (Catimimi).
  3. Turn 4: damage peak (827).
  4. Turn 8: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

Focus

Aidan

At the start of each turn, this card has a 25% chance to gain Taunt.

Recommended

Multi Start

Deer of Mournful Colors

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Sky Dragon

This card returns to 100% of its max HP if its attack defeats an enemy card.

Recommended

Legacy

Catimimi

Gain (+50) Spamton when this card is killed.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+70 random); Catimimi (+6 Shadow, +6 Nature, +6 Fire); Sky Dragon (+16 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 36% of the damage; Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors): 29% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.8 turns.

Survival

478 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors. 2,703 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 167 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
67 damage+33
02Turn 2373 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Catimimi
Darkflight SlapCatimimi
291 damageShadow +3 · Nature +3 · Fire +3
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
82 damage+41
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 391 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
91 damage+45
04Turn 4827 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Catimimi
Darkflight SlapCatimimi
363 damageShadow +3 · Nature +3 · Fire +3
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
283 damageNature +4
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
108 damage+54
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
73 damage
05Turn 5633 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
347 damageNature +4
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
124 damage+62
Aidan
Pay-torchAidan
84 damage
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
78 damage
06Turn 6125 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
125 damage+63
07Turn 7445 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
214 damageNature +4
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
140 damage+70
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
91 damage
08Turn 8470 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
234 damageNature +4
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
145 damage+73
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
91 damage
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.