Canine Specter + Astry

Canine Specter + Astry (with Abyssal Lightbearer and Sky Dragon) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier D at Celeste · Legend, D at Gold · Crystal and C at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 11 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampLightNature

DTier32.2% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendDGold · 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.

Abyssal Lightbearer

Water · Epic

HazardoabilityDeck core
BeaconabilityDeck core
Free slotT4
to buy

Astry

Light · Rare

Misunderstood GeniusabilityDeck core
Replace : ChiaroscuroT2
to buy
Free slotT6
to buy

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Canine Specter

Shadow · Common

Bang-BoomabilityDeck core
Replace : ShadowheartT8
to buy
Replace : LightheartT10
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 openings453 Spamtons generated+86.5% 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 · 61 SpamtonsReflection
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 176 SpamtonsPhoenix
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 275 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 370 SpamtonsLightheart
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 453 SpamtonsLightheart

Reflection

Astry · Common

Replace : Chiaroscuro (ability)

+3.4%

Phoenix

Abyssal Lightbearer · Rare

+32.4%

Berserk

Astry · Rare

+26.3%

Lightheart

Canine Specter · Epic

Replace : Shadowheart

+18%

T10

Lightheart

Canine Specter · Rare

Replace : Lightheart

+6.6%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +24.6% → +0%

Theoretical score7,996

Estimated elimination11 turns

Effective HP3,102

Healing59

Spamtons / turn29

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 +2.7% · 11.3 turnsSecond -2.7% · 11.7 turns

Fragile deck+40.1%8.3 turns · strength
Tank deck-31.8%15.9 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%11 turns
Resists Water-5%11.2 turns · weakness
Resists Earth0%11 turns
Resists Nature-8.1%11.6 turns · weakness
Resists Shadow-5%11.5 turns · weakness
Resists Light-13%12.3 turns · weakness

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
59 healing over the game.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 12.3 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 11.6 turns.
Slow: doesn’t eliminate the opponent within 10 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 4: first bonuses (Astry).
Turn 4: first big hit, Beacon (Abyssal Lightbearer).
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

Roulette

Abyssal Lightbearer

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

Recommended

Mystery

Astry

Start the game with the "Mystery" passive

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Sky Dragon

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

Recommended

One Man Army

Canine Specter

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Astry (+40 random); Sky Dragon (+12 Nature). First bonuses on turn 4.

Damage

Bang-Boom (Canine Specter): 39% of the damage; Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 27% of the damage. 2,652 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 11).

Survival

59 healing over the game, mostly from Astry. 3,102 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

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

26 damage

02Turn 2119 damage

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

93 damage

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

26 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 373 damage

ChiaroscuroAstry

47 damage+59

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

26 damage

04Turn 4884 damage

Misunderstood GeniusAstry

random +40

BeaconAbyssal Lightbearer

373 damage

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

226 damageNature +4

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

158 damage

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

84 damage

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

43 damage

05Turn 5403 damage

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

271 damageNature +4

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

89 damage

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

43 damage

06Turn 6265 damage

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

222 damage

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

43 damage

07Turn 7336 damage

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

236 damageNature +4

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

100 damage

08Turn 8256 damage

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

256 damage

09Turn 9Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

10Turn 10323 damage

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

323 damage