Sky Dragon + Deer of Mournful Colors

Sky Dragon + Deer of Mournful Colors (with Astry and Aidan) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; 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 9.1 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampNatureLight

DTier46.6% · 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.

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Astry

Light · Rare

Misunderstood GeniusabilityDeck core
ChiaroscuroabilityDeck core
Free slotT4
to buy

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

Elemental DrainabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Aidan

Fire · Common

LucksterabilityDeck core
Pay-torchabilityDeck core
Replace : VanishT6
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 openings365 Spamtons generated+58.8% 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
100 %
Luck 2 · 65 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 134 SpamtonsGraveyard
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 207 SpamtonsReflection
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 284 Spamtonsskip
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 365 Spamtonsskip

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+38.1%

Graveyard

Astry · Rare

+11.3%

Reflection

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Vanish

+9.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +7.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score9,649

Estimated elimination9.1 turns

Effective HP3,108

Healing1,160

Spamtons / turn31

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 +9.8% · 9.7 turnsSecond -9.8% · 11.8 turns

Fragile deck+27.9%7.8 turns · strength
Tank deck-37.9%15.2 turns · weakness
Resists Fire+0.5%10.1 turns
Resists Water+0.3%10.1 turns
Resists Earth+0.3%10.1 turns
Resists Nature-10.8%11.7 turns · weakness
Resists Shadow-3.7%10.7 turns
Resists Light-5.9%10.8 turns · weakness

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 9.1 turns.
1,160 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 11.7 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 10.8 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
Turn 4: first big hit, Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).
Turn 8: damage peak (810).
Turn 10: 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

Blue Whale

Astry

Increases this card’s HP by (+200)

Recommended

Multi Start

Deer of Mournful Colors

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended

Focus

Aidan

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+100 random); Sky Dragon (+12 Nature); Astry (+80 random). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors): 46% of the damage; Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 27% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.1 turns.

Survival

1,160 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors and Astry. 3,108 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

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

67 damage+33

02Turn 279 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

79 damage+39

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3158 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

ChiaroscuroAstry

67 damage+73

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

91 damage+45

04Turn 4580 damage

Misunderstood GeniusAstry

random +40

LucksterAidan

random +10

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

335 damageNature +4

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

148 damage+74

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

97 damage

05Turn 5259 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

156 damage+78

Pay-torchAidan

103 damage

06Turn 6691 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

312 damageNature +4

ChiaroscuroAstry

109 damage+120

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

161 damage+80

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

109 damage

07Turn 7173 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

173 damage+86

08Turn 8809 damage

Misunderstood GeniusAstry

random +40

LucksterAidan

random +10

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

285 damageNature +4

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

232 damage+116

Pay-torchAidan

146 damage

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

146 damage

09Turn 9385 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

ChiaroscuroAstry

152 damage+167

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

233 damage+117

10Turn 10245 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

245 damage+123