Sky Dragon + Thorn of Love

Sky Dragon + Thorn of Love (with Commando Gerz and Ameru) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, C at Gold · Crystal and A at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 8.9 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampLightEarth
CTier51.9% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalCBronze · 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

  1. CigarillosabilityDeck core
  2. Final DelightabilityDeck core
  3. toxReplaceable

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

  1. Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
  2. Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

  1. WisdomabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Ameru

Light · Rare

  1. Smoky DreamabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : SmokeT4
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

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 openings404 Spamtons generated+25.7% 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

  1. T2Luck 2 · 73 SpamtonsGraveyard
  2. T4Luck 4 · 200 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 265 Spamtonsskip
  4. T8Luck 8 · 376 Spamtonsskip
T2

Graveyard

Thorn of Love · Common

+16.3%
T4

Berserk

Ameru · Common

Replace : Smoke

+9.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +1% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Erosion · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality · Avenger

Theoretical score9,867
Estimated elimination8.9 turns
Effective HP5,125
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 +5.8% · 10 turnsSecond -5.8% · 11 turns

Strengths

  • 4 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 8.9 turns.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 11.4 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 11.3 turns.
  • No healing.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
  2. Turn 9: first big hit, Final Delight (Commando Gerz).
  3. 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

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

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

Recommended

Last Breath

Sky Dragon

Applies Temporality to all your cards when this card dies

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
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+8 Earth, +8 Nature, +8 Light); Commando Gerz (+12 Earth, +12 Light); Ameru (+12 Light, +12 Water, +12 Shadow); Sky Dragon (+8 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Final Delight (Commando Gerz): 46% of the damage; Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 25% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.9 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 5,125 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 10 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
02Turn 20 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 389 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Ameru
Smoky DreamAmeru
89 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4
04Turn 4453 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
319 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
134 damage
05Turn 5513 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
348 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
165 damage
06Turn 6165 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Ameru
Smoky DreamAmeru
165 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4
07Turn 7Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

08Turn 8211 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Ameru
Smoky DreamAmeru
211 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4
09Turn 91,212 damage
Commando Gerz
Final DelightCommando Gerz
1,212 damage
10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.