Armadillo Warrior + Thorn of Love

Armadillo Warrior + Thorn of Love (with Commando Gerz and Golden Boar) is one of the best Earth decks of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list (tier B); with these talents it is A at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Earth, estimated elimination in 7.3 turns; first Tox to aim for: Earthheart on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampEarth

BTier74.7% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · CrystalBBronze · SilverA

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.

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

CigarillosabilityDeck core
Final DelightabilityDeck core
Replace : BerserkT8
to buy

Armadillo Warrior

Earth · Rare

SandstormabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Golden Boar

Earth · Common

Earth ShakerabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT4
to buy

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

WisdomabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT6
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 openings262 Spamtons generated+33.1% 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 SpamtonsEarthheart
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 164 SpamtonsMultiplier
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 211 SpamtonsEarthheart
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 262 SpamtonsBerserk

Earthheart

Armadillo Warrior · Common

+4.2%

Multiplier

Golden Boar · Rare

+14.1%

Earthheart

Thorn of Love · Rare

+7.8%

Berserk

Commando Gerz · Epic

Replace : Berserk

+7%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +2% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Camouflage · Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality

Theoretical score13,414

Estimated elimination7.3 turns

Effective HP6,067

Healing589

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 -1.5% · 8.6 turnsSecond +1.5% · 8.2 turns

Fragile deck+3%7.6 turns
Tank deck-35.8%11.3 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%7.8 turns
Resists Water0%7.8 turns
Resists Earth-20.7%9.8 turns · weakness
Resists Nature0%7.8 turns
Resists Shadow0%7.8 turns
Resists Light-0.2%7.8 turns

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 7.3 turns.
589 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Earth: elimination in 9.8 turns.
Relies on Sandstorm (Armadillo Warrior).

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
Turn 2: first big hit, Sandstorm (Armadillo Warrior).
Turn 4: damage peak (638).
Turn 8: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

0% = average random deck. 100% = best deck found. This score is not a win rate.

Understanding the scores

Talents

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's HP and max HP increase by (+200)

Recommended

Vital Surge

Armadillo Warrior

At the start of the turn, if this card’s HP are below 10%, it fully restores its HP.

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Golden Boar

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's HP and max HP increase by (+200)

Recommended

Weaken

Thorn of Love

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+8 Earth, +8 Nature, +8 Light); Commando Gerz (+12 Earth, +12 Light); Golden Boar (+8 Earth). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Sandstorm (Armadillo Warrior): 65% of the damage; Earth Shaker (Golden Boar): 35% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.3 turns.

Survival

589 healing over the game. 6,067 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 188 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

SandstormArmadillo Warrior

88 damage

02Turn 2246 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

Earth ShakerGolden Boar

96 damageEarth +2

SandstormArmadillo Warrior

150 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3174 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

SandstormArmadillo Warrior

174 damage

04Turn 4389 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

Earth ShakerGolden Boar

147 damageEarth +2

SandstormArmadillo Warrior

242 damage

05Turn 5189 damage

SandstormArmadillo Warrior

189 damage

06Turn 6336 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Earth ShakerGolden Boar

180 damageEarth +2

SandstormArmadillo Warrior

156 damage

07Turn 7165 damage

SandstormArmadillo Warrior

165 damage

08Turn 8214 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Earth ShakerGolden Boar

214 damageEarth +2

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.