Deer of Mournful Colors + Yotaru

Deer of Mournful Colors + Yotaru (with Aidan and Snow Warrior) is in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (28th of 40); with these talents it is B at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck across 5 elements, estimated elimination in 8.8 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampEarthWater

CTier58% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalCBronze · 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

Elemental DrainabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Yotaru, Leafguard

Nature · Common

ProtectabilityDeck core
EarthguardabilityReplaceable
BoostguardabilityDeck core

Aidan

Fire · Common

LucksterabilityDeck core
Replace : Pay-torchT8
to buy
Replace : VanishT6
to buy

Snow Warrior

Earth · Common

EarthcleaveabilityDeck core
MultiboostabilityDeck core
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.

4 shop openings270 Spamtons generated+42% 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 · 53 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 110 SpamtonsGraveyard
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 171 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 236 SpamtonsGraveyard

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+18.3%

Graveyard

Snow Warrior · Rare

+12.2%

Berserk

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Vanish

+5%

Graveyard

Aidan · Epic

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+6.5%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +2.1% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score10,954

Estimated elimination8.8 turns

Effective HP3,532

Healing406

Spamtons / turn25

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 -4.8% · 10 turnsSecond +4.8% · 9.1 turns

Fragile deck+6.8%8.1 turns · strength
Tank deck-33.3%13.3 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-5.5%9.3 turns · weakness
Resists Water-5.8%9.3 turns · weakness
Resists Earth-6.6%9.4 turns · weakness
Resists Nature-5.8%9.3 turns · weakness
Resists Shadow-5.8%9.3 turns · weakness
Resists Light-5.8%9.3 turns · weakness

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 8.8 turns.
406 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Earth: elimination in 9.4 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Water: elimination in 9.3 turns.
Relies on Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors).

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
Turn 6: first big hit, Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors).
Turn 9: damage peak (746).
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

Focus

Aidan

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

Recommended

Vital Chance

Snow Warrior

This card has a 10% chance to heal instead of taking damage when attacked.

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+90 random); Snow Warrior (+9 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors): 81% of the damage; Earthcleave (Snow Warrior): 13% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.8 turns.

Survival

406 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors. 3,532 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

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

67 damage+33

02Turn 2109 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

LucksterAidan

random +10

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

109 damage+55

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3258 damage

MultiboostSnow Warrior

All +3

LucksterAidan

random +10

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

EarthcleaveSnow Warrior

100 damage

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

158 damage+79

04Turn 4310 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

LucksterAidan

random +10

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

230 damage+115

Pay-torchAidan

80 damage

05Turn 5232 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

232 damage+116

06Turn 6511 damage

MultiboostSnow Warrior

All +3

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

LucksterAidan

random +10

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

372 damage+186

EarthcleaveSnow Warrior

139 damage

07Turn 7397 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

397 damage+198

08Turn 8617 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

LucksterAidan

random +10

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

506 damage+253

Pay-torchAidan

111 damage

09Turn 9747 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

MultiboostSnow Warrior

All +3

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

570 damage+285

EarthcleaveSnow Warrior

177 damage

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.