Squall + Nebular Aristocrat

Squall + Nebular Aristocrat (with Aidan and Sky Dragon) is the 18th deck with an accessible collection in the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier C); with these talents it is A at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck in Nature and Light, estimated elimination in 6.7 turns; first Tox to aim for: Vitalheart on turn 2.

AccessibleAggro / burstNatureLight
CTier60.8% · Relative indexv1.26

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.

Aidan

Fire · Common

  1. LucksterabilityDeck core
  2. Pay-torchabilityDeck core
  3. toxReplaceable

Nebular Aristocrat

Light · Common

  1. Cosmic MasqueradeabilityDeck 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

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

  1. Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
  2. Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
  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.

3 shop openings267 Spamtons generated+1.9% 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

  1. T2Luck 2 · 57 SpamtonsVitalheart
  2. T4Luck 4 · 168 Spamtonsskip
  3. T6Luck 6 · 233 Spamtonsskip
T2

Vitalheart

Nebular Aristocrat · Common

+1.9%

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

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Bomba · Brutal · Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Vanish · Erosion · Smoke · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Multiplier · Mystery · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Punching Bag · Temporality · Avenger

Theoretical score11,832
Estimated elimination6.7 turns
Effective HP3,654
Healing217
Spamtons / turn27

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 +3.6% · 8.5 turnsSecond -3.6% · 9 turns

Strengths

  • 3 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 6.7 turns.
  • 217 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 10 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 10 turns.
  • Relies on Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
  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

Counter

Aidan

Once per game, when this card takes damage while below 25% HP, it retaliates by using all its abilities on the card that attacked it.

Recommended

Transition

Nebular Aristocrat

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

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Sky Dragon

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

Recommended

Blue Whale

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Increases this card’s HP by (+200)

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+70 random); Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+8 Light, +8 Fire); Sky Dragon (+16 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 61% of the damage; Dazzling Breath (Sky Dragon): 22% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 6.7 turns.

Survival

217 healing over the game. 3,654 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
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
02Turn 20 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3160 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
80 damageLight +4
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
80 damageFire +4
04Turn 4474 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
355 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
119 damage
05Turn 5664 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
453 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
128 damage
Aidan
Pay-torchAidan
83 damage
06Turn 6831 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
473 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
158 damage
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
113 damageLight +4
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
87 damageFire +4
07Turn 7566 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
371 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
195 damage
08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.