Abyssal Lightbearer + Ameru

Abyssal Lightbearer + Ameru (with Thorn of Love and Squall) is in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (37th of 40) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Elemental ramp deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 8.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampLightWater

CTier51.1% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · 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.

Abyssal Lightbearer

Water · Epic

HazardoabilityDeck core
BeaconabilityDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

WisdomabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
Free slotT4
to buy

Ameru

Light · Rare

Smoky DreamabilityDeck core
Replace : SmokeT6
to buy
toxReplaceable

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
Replace : BerserkT8
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 openings416 Spamtons generated+58.2% 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 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 200 SpamtonsPhoenix
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 265 SpamtonsGraveyard
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 384 SpamtonsBerserk

Graveyard

Abyssal Lightbearer · Common

+18.2%

Phoenix

Thorn of Love · Rare

+17.5%

Graveyard

Ameru · Rare

Replace : Smoke

+10.8%

Berserk

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares · Epic

Replace : Berserk

+11.7%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +2.4% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Natureheart · Earthheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Temporality

Theoretical score10,168

Estimated elimination8.4 turns

Effective HP3,756

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 +2% · 10 turnsSecond -2% · 10.6 turns

Fragile deck+22.5%7.3 turns · strength
Tank deck-44.3%15.7 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-0.2%9.4 turns
Resists Water-10.9%10.6 turns · weakness
Resists Earth0%9.4 turns
Resists Nature0%9.4 turns
Resists Shadow-9%10.4 turns · weakness
Resists Light-17.7%11.3 turns · weakness

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 8.4 turns.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 11.3 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Water: elimination in 10.6 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
Turn 4: first big hit, Beacon (Abyssal Lightbearer).
Turn 9: damage peak (860).
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

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

Weaken

Thorn of Love

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

Recommended

Cavalry

Ameru

Increases the max HP of all other allied cards by (+100)

Recommended

One Man Army

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

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

Thorn of Love (+8 Earth, +8 Nature, +8 Light); Ameru (+12 Light, +12 Water, +12 Shadow); Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+9 Light, +9 Fire). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Beacon (Abyssal Lightbearer): 31% of the damage; Hazardo (Abyssal Lightbearer): 19% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.4 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 3,756 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 126 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

26 damage

02Turn 226 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

26 damage

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03Turn 3234 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

Smoky DreamAmeru

79 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

67 damageLight +3

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

51 damageFire +3

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

37 damage

04Turn 4483 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

BeaconAbyssal Lightbearer

428 damage

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

55 damage

05Turn 576 damage

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

76 damage

06Turn 6578 damage

Smoky DreamAmeru

136 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

184 damageLight +3

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

140 damageFire +3

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

118 damage

07Turn 7120 damage

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

120 damage

08Turn 8626 damage

BeaconAbyssal Lightbearer

505 damage

HazardoAbyssal Lightbearer

121 damage

09Turn 9859 damage

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

321 damageLight +3

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

321 damageFire +3

Smoky DreamAmeru

217 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.