Armadillo Warrior + Thorn of Love

Armadillo Warrior + Thorn of Love (with Sky Dragon and Nebular Aristocrat) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 7 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

AccessibleAggro / burstNatureEarth
CTier66.6% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalABronze · SilverS

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.

Armadillo Warrior

Earth · Rare

  1. SandstormabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

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

Nebular Aristocrat

Light · Common

  1. Cosmic MasqueradeabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

  1. WisdomabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. 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.

3 shop openings333 Spamtons generated+26.2% 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

  1. T2Luck 2 · 65 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 184 SpamtonsPhoenix
  3. T6Luck 6 · 307 SpamtonsMystery
T2

Poison

Armadillo Warrior · Common

+11.2%
T4

Phoenix

Nebular Aristocrat · Common

+13.3%
T6

Mystery

Thorn of Love · Rare

+1.7%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +6.2% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality

Theoretical score12,377
Estimated elimination7 turns
Effective HP2,406
Healing0
Spamtons / turn31

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 +2.1% · 7.4 turnsSecond -2.1% · 7.5 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 7 turns.
  • Has control effects.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 7.8 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Earth: elimination in 7.6 turns.
  • No healing.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).
  3. Turn 7: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

Soul Armor

Armadillo Warrior

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

Transition

Nebular Aristocrat

When this card is permanently killed, it comes back to life with the "Random Metamorph" passive.

Recommended

Revaluation

Thorn of Love

Increases this card’s Spamton generation by (+4).

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

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

Damage

Sandstorm (Armadillo Warrior): 49% of the damage; Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 38% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 2,406 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 167 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
67 damage
02Turn 297 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
97 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3116 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
116 damage
04Turn 4468 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
246 damageNature +4
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
154 damage
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
68 damage
05Turn 5443 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
236 damageNature +4
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
132 damage
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
75 damage
06Turn 6172 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
172 damage
07Turn 7393 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
192 damageNature +4
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
118 damage
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
83 damage
08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.