Aidan + Deer of Mournful Colors

Aidan + Deer of Mournful Colors (with Yotaru and Aleera) is part of the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Shadow, estimated elimination in 7.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampShadow

BTier72.8% · Relative indexv1.26

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · 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.

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

Elemental DrainabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Yotaru, Leafguard

Nature · Common

ProtectabilityDeck core
EarthguardabilityDeck core
BoostguardabilityDeck core

Aidan

Fire · Common

LucksterabilityDeck core
Replace : Pay-torchT8
to buy
Replace : VanishT4
to buy

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

Word-ChewabilityDeck core
Replace : Punching BagT6
to buy
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 openings220 Spamtons generated+24.9% 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 · 49 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 102 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 159 SpamtonsVitalheart
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 220 SpamtonsHeart Resistance

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+10.4%

Berserk

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Vanish

+5.5%

Vitalheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+5.3%

Heart Resistance

Aidan · Epic

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+3.7%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.7% → +0.3%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score13,326

Estimated elimination7.4 turns

Effective HP4,173

Healing441

Spamtons / turn23

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 -1.9% · 7.6 turnsSecond +1.9% · 7.2 turns

Fragile deck+7.7%6.4 turns · strength
Tank deck-13.1%8.5 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-0.6%7.3 turns
Resists Water-0.6%7.3 turns
Resists Earth-0.6%7.3 turns
Resists Nature-0.6%7.3 turns
Resists Shadow-8.3%8.1 turns · weakness
Resists Light-0.6%7.3 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 7.4 turns.
441 healing over the game.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 8.1 turns.
Only one generator: Aidan.
Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
Turn 6: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
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 Armor

Deer of Mournful Colors

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's elemental resistances increase by (+10%)

Recommended

Shared Shield

Yotaru, Leafguard

Increases the elemental resistances of all allied cards by (+10%).

Recommended

Focus

Aidan

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

Recommended

F/W-Shield

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Fire resistance (+25%) Water resistance (+25%)

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+80 random). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 63% of the damage; Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors): 35% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.4 turns.

Survival

441 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors. 4,173 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 144 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

44 damage+22

02Turn 2158 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

LucksterAidan

random +10

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

69 damage

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

89 damage+44

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3105 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

105 damage+53

04Turn 4528 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

LucksterAidan

random +10

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

361 damage

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

167 damage+83

05Turn 5194 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

194 damage+97

06Turn 61,026 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

LucksterAidan

random +10

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

749 damage

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

277 damage+138

07Turn 7395 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

LucksterAidan

random +10

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

311 damage+156

Pay-torchAidan

84 damage

08Turn 8945 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

LucksterAidan

random +10

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

945 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.