Commando Gerz + Thorn of Love

Commando Gerz + Thorn of Love (with Ephial and Sky Dragon) is the 8th deck with an advanced collection in the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier B) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Elemental ramp deck in Nature and Light, estimated elimination in 9.3 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

Advanced collectionElemental rampNatureLight

BTier70.1% · Relative indexv1.26

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

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

CigarillosabilityDeck core
Final DelightabilityDeck core
Replace : BerserkT8
to buy

Ephial

Light · Legendary

Astral TackleabilityDeck core
Planet HealabilityDeck core
Replace : ResetT4
to buy

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

WisdomabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
toxDeck 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 openings401 Spamtons generated+15.4% 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 · 67 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 138 SpamtonsGraveyard
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 213 Spamtonsskip
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 334 SpamtonsBerserk
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 401 Spamtonsskip

Graveyard

Thorn of Love · Common

+3.4%

Graveyard

Ephial · Rare

Replace : Reset

+5.8%

Berserk

Commando Gerz · Epic

Replace : Berserk

+6.3%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Brutal · Waterheart · Fireheart · Vanish · Erosion · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Vampirism

Theoretical score12,998

Estimated elimination9.3 turns

Effective HP6,238

Healing1,720

Spamtons / turn32

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 -3.3% · 10 turnsSecond +3.3% · 9.2 turns

Fragile deck+0.3%8.8 turns
Tank deck-32.2%13.5 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%8.9 turns
Resists Water0%8.9 turns
Resists Earth-1.2%9 turns
Resists Nature-11.3%9.9 turns · weakness
Resists Shadow-0.3%8.9 turns
Resists Light-8.3%9.6 turns · weakness

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 9.3 turns.
1,720 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 9.9 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 9.6 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
Turn 10: first big hit, Final Delight (Commando Gerz).
Turn 8: damage peak (996).
Turn 10: 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

Focus

Ephial

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

Recommended

Weaken

Thorn of Love

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

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Sky Dragon

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+14 Earth, +14 Nature, +14 Light); Commando Gerz (+15 Earth, +15 Light); Sky Dragon (+16 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 43% of the damage; Final Delight (Commando Gerz): 32% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.3 turns.

Survival

1,720 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial. 6,238 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 10 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

02Turn 20 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 30 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

04Turn 4568 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

319 damageNature +4

Astral TackleEphial

134 damage

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

115 damage

05Turn 50 damage

Planet HealEphial

+848

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

06Turn 6485 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

333 damageNature +4

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

152 damage

07Turn 70 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

08Turn 8791 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

406 damageNature +4

Astral TackleEphial

205 damage

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

180 damage

09Turn 9303 damage

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

303 damageNature +4

10Turn 10996 damage

Planet HealEphial

+1,273

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Final DelightCommando Gerz

996 damage