Sky Dragon + Deer of Mournful Colors

Sky Dragon + Deer of Mournful Colors (with Aidan and Faerylia) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier D at Celeste · Legend, C at Gold · Crystal and C at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 11.3 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampNatureLight

DTier45.8% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendDGold · 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.

Aidan

Fire · Common

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

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

Elemental DrainabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Faerylia

Shadow · Epic

Replace : Global AimT4
to buy
Offensive AimabilityReplaceable
MultiboostabilityDeck core

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 openings408 Spamtons generated+70% 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 · 55 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 114 SpamtonsGraveyard
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 222 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 321 SpamtonsGraveyard
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 408 Spamtonsskip

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+36.3%

Graveyard

Faerylia · Rare

Replace : Global Aim (ability)

+15.3%

Berserk

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Vanish

+11%

Graveyard

Aidan · Epic

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+7.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +23.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Erosion · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score9,554

Estimated elimination11.3 turns

Effective HP4,167

Healing263

Spamtons / turn26

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 +1.4% · 10.7 turnsSecond -1.4% · 10.9 turns

Fragile deck+38.5%7.2 turns · strength
Tank deck-35%14.6 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-0.3%10.2 turns
Resists Water-2.5%10.5 turns
Resists Earth-2.5%10.5 turns
Resists Nature-23.7%12.9 turns · weakness
Resists Shadow-2.5%10.5 turns
Resists Light-8.9%11 turns · weakness

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
263 healing over the game.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 12.9 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 11 turns.
Slow: doesn’t eliminate the opponent within 10 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
Turn 4: first big hit, Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).
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

Focus

Aidan

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

Recommended

Soul Armor

Deer of Mournful Colors

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's elemental resistances increase by (+10%)

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Sky Dragon

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

Recommended

Multi Start

Faerylia

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+70 random); Faerylia (+3 everywhere); Sky Dragon (+16 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors): 44% of the damage; Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 40% of the damage. 2,587 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 11).

Survival

263 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors. 4,167 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

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

67 damage+33

02Turn 2113 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

79 damage+39

Offensive AimFaerylia

34 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3103 damage

MultiboostFaerylia

All +3

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

103 damage+52

04Turn 4629 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

295 damageNature +4

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

120 damage+60

Pay-torchAidan

83 damage

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

84 damage

Offensive AimFaerylia

47 damage

05Turn 5120 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

120 damage+60

06Turn 6515 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

282 damageNature +4

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

137 damage+69

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

96 damage

07Turn 7149 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

149 damage+75

08Turn 8582 damage

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

327 damageNature +4

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

153 damage+77

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

102 damage

09Turn 9398 damage

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

240 damageNature +4

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

158 damage+79

10Turn 10158 damage

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

158 damage+79