Abyssal Lightbearer + Aidan

Abyssal Lightbearer + Aidan (with Sky Dragon and Astry) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier D at Celeste · Legend, B at Gold · Crystal and C at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 9.8 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampNatureLight
DTier44.9% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendDGold · CrystalBBronze · 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

Abyssal Lightbearer

Water · Epic

  1. HazardoabilityDeck core
  2. BeaconabilityDeck core
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Aidan

Fire · Common

  1. LucksterabilityDeck core
  2. Pay-torchabilityDeck core
  3. Replace : VanishT6
    to buy

Astry

Light · Rare

  1. Misunderstood GeniusabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : ChiaroscuroT8
    to buy
  3. Free slotT4
    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 openings427 Spamtons generated+59% 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 · 63 SpamtonsGraveyard
  2. T4Luck 4 · 130 SpamtonsReflection
  3. T6Luck 6 · 241 SpamtonsBerserk
  4. T8Luck 8 · 338 SpamtonsGraveyard
  5. T10Luck 10 · 427 Spamtonsskip
T2

Graveyard

Abyssal Lightbearer · Common

+20.5%
T4

Reflection

Astry · Rare

+13.5%
T6

Berserk

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Vanish

+17.1%
T8

Graveyard

Astry · Epic

Replace : Chiaroscuro (ability)

+8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +19.5% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Shapeshifter · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score9,454
Estimated elimination9.8 turns
Effective HP2,891
Healing450
Spamtons / turn30

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 -3.1% · 10.4 turnsSecond +3.1% · 10 turns

Strengths

  • 3 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 9.8 turns.
  • 450 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 11.4 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 11 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Beacon (Abyssal Lightbearer).
  3. Turn 8: damage peak (1,060).
  4. 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

One Man Army

Abyssal Lightbearer

Each time another card on the field dies, the base damage and base healing of all this card's attacks increase by (+5).

Recommended

Focus

Aidan

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

Recommended

Mystery

Astry

Start the game with the "Mystery" passive

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+70 random); Sky Dragon (+16 Nature); Astry (+40 random). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 36% of the damage; Beacon (Abyssal Lightbearer): 27% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.8 turns.

Survival

450 healing over the game, mostly from Astry. 2,891 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 126 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Abyssal Lightbearer
HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer
26 damage
02Turn 230 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Abyssal Lightbearer
HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer
30 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 391 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
56 damage+67
Abyssal Lightbearer
HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer
35 damage
04Turn 4822 damage
Astry
Misunderstood GeniusAstry
random +40
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Abyssal Lightbearer
BeaconAbyssal Lightbearer
372 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
303 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
93 damage
Abyssal Lightbearer
HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer
54 damage
05Turn 5151 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Aidan
Pay-torchAidan
93 damage
Abyssal Lightbearer
HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer
58 damage
06Turn 6579 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
384 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
109 damage
Abyssal Lightbearer
HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer
86 damage
07Turn 791 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Abyssal Lightbearer
HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer
91 damage
08Turn 81,059 damage
Abyssal Lightbearer
BeaconAbyssal Lightbearer
491 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
333 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
118 damage
Abyssal Lightbearer
HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer
117 damage
09Turn 9117 damage
Abyssal Lightbearer
HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer
117 damage
10Turn 10244 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
122 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
122 damage