Radiant Shinobi + Thorn of Love

Radiant Shinobi + Thorn of Love (with Ephial and Glimmer of Hope) is in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (32nd of 40); with these talents it is D at Gold · Crystal. Elemental ramp deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 10.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Lightheart on turn 2.

Advanced collectionElemental rampLightEarth

CTier55% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalDBronze · 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.

Ephial

Light · Legendary

Astral TackleabilityDeck core
Planet HealabilityDeck core
Replace : ResetT6
to buy

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

WisdomabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
Free slotT2
to buy

Radiant Shinobi

Light · Rare

Yellow LightningabilityDeck core
Kung‑FuabilityDeck core
Free slotT4
to buy

Glimmer of Hope

Light · Common

BreathabilityDeck core
Replace : LuckyT10
to buy
Free slotT8
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 openings415 Spamtons generated+66.6% 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

T2
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 75 SpamtonsLightheart
T4
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 154 SpamtonsLightheart
T6
42 %53 %
Luck 12 · 237 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
28 %59 %
Luck 16 · 324 SpamtonsLightheart
T10
50 %35 %
Luck 20 · 415 SpamtonsHeart Resistance

Lightheart

Thorn of Love · Rare

+16.9%

Lightheart

Radiant Shinobi · Epic

+14.9%

Berserk

Ephial · Epic

Replace : Reset

+11.2%

Lightheart

Glimmer of Hope · Legendary

+20%

T10

Heart Resistance

Glimmer of Hope · Epic

Replace : Lucky

+3.5%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +2.6% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Bomba · Brutal · Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Revenge · Tenacity

Theoretical score10,618

Estimated elimination10.4 turns

Effective HP5,645

Healing2,015

Spamtons / turn36

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 +4.5% · 11.2 turnsSecond -4.5% · 12.8 turns

Fragile deck+9%10.1 turns · strength
Tank deck-22.7%16.2 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%11.3 turns
Resists Water0%11.3 turns
Resists Earth-5.5%12 turns · weakness
Resists Nature-1.5%11.4 turns
Resists Shadow0%11.3 turns
Resists Light-10.5%13.4 turns · weakness

Strengths

2,015 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 13.4 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Earth: elimination in 12 turns.
Slow: doesn’t eliminate the opponent within 10 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
Turn 5: first big hit, Yellow Lightning (Radiant Shinobi).
Turn 10: damage peak (955).
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

Focus

Ephial

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

Recommended

Weaken

Thorn of Love

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

Recommended

Crit Sphere

Radiant Shinobi

Increases this card's critical chance by (+2%) each turn

Recommended

Roulette

Glimmer of Hope

All of this card's abilities gain Echo (10%).

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+20 Earth, +20 Nature, +20 Light). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Yellow Lightning (Radiant Shinobi): 49% of the damage; Kung‑Fu (Radiant Shinobi): 39% of the damage. 2,816 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 10).

Survival

2,015 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial and Glimmer of Hope. 5,645 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

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

BreathGlimmer of Hope

+54

02Turn 20 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

BreathGlimmer of Hope

+63

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 30 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

BreathGlimmer of Hope

+72

04Turn 488 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

BreathGlimmer of Hope

+81

Astral TackleEphial

88 damage

05Turn 5729 damage

Planet HealEphial

+509

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

BreathGlimmer of Hope

+90

Yellow LightningRadiant Shinobi

468 damage

Kung‑FuRadiant Shinobi

261 damage

06Turn 60 damage

BreathGlimmer of Hope

+90

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

07Turn 70 damage

BreathGlimmer of Hope

+99

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

08Turn 8123 damage

BreathGlimmer of Hope

+108

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

Astral TackleEphial

123 damage

09Turn 90 damage

BreathGlimmer of Hope

+117

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

10Turn 10892 damage

Planet HealEphial

+792

BreathGlimmer of Hope

+126

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

Kung‑FuRadiant Shinobi

461 damage

Yellow LightningRadiant Shinobi

431 damage