Verdant Fruit Cruncher + Protector of Ruins

Verdant Fruit Cruncher + Protector of Ruins (with Thorn of Love and Earth Spirit) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier D at Celeste · Legend, D at Gold · Crystal and C at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Earth, estimated elimination in 9.6 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampEarth

DTier32.4% · 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.

Verdant Fruit Cruncher

Earth · Common

TorrentabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
Free slotT2
to buy

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

WisdomabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
Free slotT4
to buy

Earth Spirit

Earth · Common

Earthen BreathabilityDeck core
RampartabilityDeck core
Free slotT8
to buy

Protector of Ruins

Earth · Common

Roly-PolyabilityDeck core
Free slotT6
to buy
Free slotT10
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 openings417 Spamtons generated+108.9% 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

T2
100 %
Luck 2 · 73 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 200 SpamtonsGraveyard
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 315 SpamtonsMultiplier
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 364 SpamtonsBerserk
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 417 SpamtonsEarthheart

Poison

Verdant Fruit Cruncher · Common

+24%

Graveyard

Thorn of Love · Rare

+24.8%

Multiplier

Protector of Ruins · Rare

+23.1%

Berserk

Earth Spirit · Epic

+20.4%

T10

Earthheart

Protector of Ruins · Epic

+16.7%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +12.9% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Shapeshifter · Taunt · Temporality · Avenger

Theoretical score8,015

Estimated elimination9.6 turns

Effective HP2,698

Healing0

Spamtons / turn35

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 +12.5% · 10.6 turnsSecond -12.5% · 13.8 turns

Fragile deck+46.8%7.9 turns · strength
Tank deck-29.6%16.4 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%11.7 turns
Resists Water0%11.7 turns
Resists Earth-26.6%15.4 turns · weakness
Resists Nature0%11.7 turns
Resists Shadow0%11.7 turns
Resists Light0%11.7 turns

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 9.6 turns.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Earth: elimination in 15.4 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
Turn 4: first big hit, Torrent (Verdant Fruit Cruncher).
Turn 10: damage peak (433).
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

Epic AOE

Verdant Fruit Cruncher

Start the game with the "AoE" passive.

Recommended

Weaken

Thorn of Love

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

Recommended

Earth Heart

Earth Spirit

Start the game with the "Earthheart" passive

Recommended

F/W-Shield

Protector of Ruins

Fire resistance (+25%) Water resistance (+25%)

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+8 Earth, +8 Nature, +8 Light); Earth Spirit (+12 Earth). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Roly-Poly (Protector of Ruins): 49% of the damage; Torrent (Verdant Fruit Cruncher): 46% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.6 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 2,698 effective HP, the deck has to win before it wears down.

The gameplanTheoretical analysis

Turn by turn, what the engine plays with this deck. The first two turns are unfolded.

01Turn 1114 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

RampartEarth Spirit

Earth +1

TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher

78 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

21 damage

Earthen BreathEarth Spirit

15 damageEarth +1

02Turn 2168 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

RampartEarth Spirit

Earth +1

TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher

109 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

39 damage

Earthen BreathEarth Spirit

20 damageEarth +1

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3233 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

RampartEarth Spirit

Earth +1

TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher

142 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

65 damage

Earthen BreathEarth Spirit

26 damageEarth +1

04Turn 4303 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

RampartEarth Spirit

Earth +1

TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher

176 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

95 damage

Earthen BreathEarth Spirit

32 damageEarth +1

05Turn 5324 damage

RampartEarth Spirit

Earth +1

TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher

162 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

126 damage

Earthen BreathEarth Spirit

36 damageEarth +1

06Turn 6382 damage

RampartEarth Spirit

Earth +1

TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher

180 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

161 damage

Earthen BreathEarth Spirit

41 damageEarth +1

07Turn 7349 damage

TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher

153 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

196 damage

08Turn 8391 damage

TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher

161 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

230 damage

09Turn 9388 damage

TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher

121 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

267 damage

10Turn 10433 damage

TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher

127 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

306 damage