Sky Dragon + Aidan

Sky Dragon + Aidan (with Nebular Aristocrat and Ameru) is in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (27th of 40) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Elemental ramp deck in Nature and Light, estimated elimination in 8.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampNatureLight
CTier59.2% · 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.

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

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

Nebular Aristocrat

Light · Common

  1. Cosmic MasqueradeabilityDeck core
  2. Free slotT2
    to buy
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

Aidan

Fire · Common

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

Ameru

Light · Rare

  1. Smoky DreamabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : SmokeT6
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

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 openings445 Spamtons generated+19% 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 · 71 SpamtonsGraveyard
  2. T4Luck 4 · 196 SpamtonsLightheart
  3. T6Luck 6 · 275 SpamtonsGraveyard
  4. T8Luck 8 · 405 SpamtonsVitalheart
T2

Graveyard

Nebular Aristocrat · Common

+4.6%
T4

Lightheart

Nebular Aristocrat · Rare

+4.6%
T6

Graveyard

Ameru · Rare

Replace : Smoke

+6.6%
T8

Vitalheart

Aidan · Epic

Replace : Vanish

+3.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +2.2% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Bomba · Smoke · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score11,097
Estimated elimination8.4 turns
Effective HP3,256
Healing222
Spamtons / turn34

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 -5% · 9.3 turnsSecond +5% · 8.4 turns

Strengths

  • 3 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 8.4 turns.
  • 222 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 9.8 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 8.7 turns.
  • Relies on Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
  2. Turn 5: first big hit, Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).
  3. Turn 8: damage peak (892).
  4. Turn 9: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

Ultimate Reset

Sky Dragon

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

Recommended

Transition

Nebular Aristocrat

When this card is permanently killed, it comes back to life with the "Random Metamorph" passive.

Recommended

Focus

Aidan

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

Recommended

Cavalry

Ameru

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

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+90 random); Ameru (+12 Light, +12 Water, +12 Shadow); Sky Dragon (+16 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 61% of the damage; Dazzling Breath (Sky Dragon): 22% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.4 turns.

Survival

222 healing over the game. 3,256 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
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
02Turn 20 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 379 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Ameru
Smoky DreamAmeru
79 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4
04Turn 4423 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
317 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
106 damage
05Turn 5581 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
451 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
130 damage
06Turn 6232 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Ameru
Smoky DreamAmeru
130 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4
Aidan
Pay-torchAidan
102 damage
07Turn 7732 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
523 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
209 damage
08Turn 8892 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
638 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
254 damage
09Turn 9215 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Ameru
Smoky DreamAmeru
215 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4
10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.