Gabriel + Verdelune

Gabriel + Verdelune (with Thorn of Love and Sky Dragon) is in the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (36th of 40) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Elemental ramp deck in Nature, estimated elimination in 10.1 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

Advanced collectionElemental rampNature

CTier52.2% · Relative indexv1.26

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.

Verdelune

Nature · Legendary

Multi-FoliageabilityDeck core
TruceabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

WisdomabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
Free slotT2
to buy

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Gabriel

Nature · Epic

CocoonabilityDeck core
CaterpillarabilityDeck core
ButterflyabilityDeck 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 openings415 Spamtons generated+7.2% 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 · 63 SpamtonsReflection
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 130 Spamtonsskip
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 243 Spamtonsskip
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 302 Spamtonsskip
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 415 Spamtonsskip

Reflection

Thorn of Love · Common

+7.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +9.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Shield · Brutal · Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Vanish · Erosion · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Punching Bag · Temporality · Tenacity · Vampirism · Avenger

Theoretical score10,749

Estimated elimination10.1 turns

Effective HP5,173

Healing426

Spamtons / turn30

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 -3.4% · 10.7 turnsSecond +3.4% · 10.3 turns

Fragile deck+34.9%7.1 turns · strength
Tank deck-29.1%13.5 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%10.1 turns
Resists Water0%10.1 turns
Resists Earth0%10.1 turns
Resists Nature-26.1%13 turns · weakness
Resists Shadow0%10.1 turns
Resists Light-4.6%10.5 turns

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
426 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 13 turns.
Slow: doesn’t eliminate the opponent within 10 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
Turn 4: first big hit, Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).
Turn 9: damage peak (860).
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

Critical

Verdelune

Critical bonus (+10%).

Recommended

Weaken

Thorn of Love

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

Recommended

Last Breath

Sky Dragon

Applies Temporality to all your cards when this card dies

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Gabriel

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+10 Earth, +10 Nature, +10 Light); Gabriel (+30 Nature); Sky Dragon (+12 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 40% of the damage; Multi-Foliage (Verdelune): 30% of the damage. 2,936 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 10).

Survival

426 healing over the game, mostly from Verdelune. 5,173 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

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3167 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

CocoonGabriel

39 damageNature +5

Multi-FoliageVerdelune

128 damage

04Turn 4380 damage

TruceVerdelune

+140

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

311 damageNature +4

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

69 damage

05Turn 5152 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

CaterpillarGabriel

152 damageNature +10

06Turn 6729 damage

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

379 damageNature +4

Multi-FoliageVerdelune

271 damage

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

79 damage

07Turn 7Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

08Turn 8348 damage

TruceVerdelune

+286

ButterflyGabriel

348 damageNature +15

09Turn 9860 damage

Call of the ForestSky Dragon

376 damageNature +4

Multi-FoliageVerdelune

403 damage

Dazzling BreathSky Dragon

81 damage

10Turn 10Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.