Armadillo Warrior + Hatchlings of Midas

Armadillo Warrior + Hatchlings of Midas (with The Inventor and Deer of Mournful Colors) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and A at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck across 6 elements, estimated elimination in 7 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateAggro / burstLightEarth
BTier75.2% · Relative indexv1.28.1

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

Armadillo Warrior

Earth · Rare

  1. SandstormabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

The Inventor

Fire · Common

  1. MateriaabilityDeck core
  2. RainbowabilityDeck core
  3. toxReplaceable

Hatchlings of Midas

Light · Common

  1. Chirp-chirp-chirpabilityDeck core
  2. QuintetabilityDeck core
  3. Free slotT6
    to buy

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

  1. Elemental DrainabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT2
    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 openings210 Spamtons generated+32.7% 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 · 55 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 114 SpamtonsGraveyard
  3. T6Luck 6 · 177 SpamtonsBerserk
T2

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+21.7%
T4

Graveyard

Armadillo Warrior · Rare

+7.1%
T6

Berserk

Hatchlings of Midas · Rare

+3.9%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +4.2% → +0.3%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Camouflage · Heart Resistance · Eternity · Freeze · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Tenacity · Vampirism

Theoretical score13,480
Estimated elimination7 turns
Effective HP4,275
Healing1,494
Spamtons / turn26

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 -2.6% · 8.3 turnsSecond +2.6% · 7.7 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 7 turns.
  • 1,494 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Earth: elimination in 8.4 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 2: first bonuses (The Inventor).
  2. Turn 2: first big hit, Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors).
  3. Turn 5: damage peak (519).
  4. 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

Vital Surge

Armadillo Warrior

At the start of the turn, if this card’s HP are below 10%, it fully restores its HP.

Recommended

Soul Vitality

The Inventor

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

Recommended

Reckless

Hatchlings of Midas

At the start of the game, this card transforms into a random card of the same rarity, gains (+500) HP and gives you a bonus of (+2) in each element.

Recommended

Multi Start

Deer of Mournful Colors

Gain (+2) in each element.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

The Inventor (+6 everywhere); Hatchlings of Midas (+9 Light). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors): 52% of the damage; Sandstorm (Armadillo Warrior): 28% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7 turns.

Survival

1,494 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors and Hatchlings of Midas. 4,275 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 1178 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
79 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
61 damage+30
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
38 damage
02Turn 2238 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Hatchlings of Midas
Chirp-chirp-chirpHatchlings of Midas
+45Light +3
Hatchlings of Midas
QuintetHatchlings of Midas
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
91 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
101 damage+51
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
46 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3240 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
93 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
101 damage+51
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
46 damage
04Turn 4278 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Hatchlings of Midas
Chirp-chirp-chirpHatchlings of Midas
+56Light +3
Hatchlings of Midas
QuintetHatchlings of Midas
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
144 damage+72
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
79 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
55 damage
05Turn 5281 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
144 damage+72
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
82 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
55 damage
06Turn 6325 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Hatchlings of Midas
Chirp-chirp-chirpHatchlings of Midas
+67Light +3
Hatchlings of Midas
QuintetHatchlings of Midas
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
202 damage+101
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
60 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
63 damage
07Turn 7296 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
202 damage+101
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
63 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
31 damage
08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.