Deer of Mournful Colors + Yotaru

Deer of Mournful Colors + Yotaru (with Astry and Birth of Aldrin) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, B at Gold · Crystal and B at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck across 6 elements, estimated elimination in 8.8 turns; first Tox to aim for: Vitalheart on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampLightShadow
CTier62.5% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalBBronze · SilverB

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.

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

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

Yotaru, Leafguard

Nature · Common

  1. ProtectabilityDeck core
  2. EarthguardabilityDeck core
  3. BoostguardabilityDeck core

Astry

Light · Rare

  1. Misunderstood GeniusabilityDeck core
  2. ChiaroscuroabilityDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

Birth of Aldrin

Nature · Rare

  1. First WaltzabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : PhoenixT6
    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 openings288 Spamtons generated+8.9% 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 · 57 SpamtonsVitalheart
  2. T4Luck 4 · 118 SpamtonsHeart Resistance
  3. T6Luck 6 · 183 SpamtonsGraveyard
  4. T8Luck 8 · 252 Spamtonsskip
T2

Vitalheart

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+1.1%
T4

Heart Resistance

Astry · Rare

+2.4%
T6

Graveyard

Birth of Aldrin · Rare

Replace : Phoenix

+5.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Waterheart · Fireheart · Lightheart · Earthheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Mystery · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Revenge · Punching Bag · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score11,478
Estimated elimination8.8 turns
Effective HP3,984
Healing1,530
Spamtons / turn27

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 -4.3% · 10 turnsSecond +4.3% · 9.1 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 8.8 turns.
  • 1,530 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 9.4 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.3 turns.
  • Only one generator: Astry.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 4: first bonuses (Astry).
  2. Turn 8: first big hit, Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors).
  3. Turn 9: damage peak (873).
  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

Multi Start

Deer of Mournful Colors

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended

Shared Shield

Yotaru, Leafguard

Increases the elemental resistances of all allied cards by (+10%).

Recommended

Blue Whale

Astry

Increases this card’s HP by (+200)

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Birth of Aldrin

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

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Astry (+80 random). First bonuses on turn 4.

Damage

Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors): 83% of the damage; Chiaroscuro (Astry): 9% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.8 turns.

Survival

1,530 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors and Astry. 3,984 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 154 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
54 damage+27
02Turn 279 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
79 damage+39
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3126 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
47 damage+53
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
79 damage+39
04Turn 4284 damage
Astry
Misunderstood GeniusAstry
random +40
Yotaru, Leafguard
EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
194 damage+97
Birth of Aldrin
First WaltzBirth of Aldrin
90 damage
05Turn 5194 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
194 damage+97
06Turn 6418 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
327 damage+164
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
91 damage+100
07Turn 7327 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
327 damage+164
08Turn 8792 damage
Astry
Misunderstood GeniusAstry
random +40
Yotaru, Leafguard
EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
624 damage+312
Birth of Aldrin
First WaltzBirth of Aldrin
168 damage
09Turn 9873 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
721 damage+361
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
152 damage+167
10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.