Radiant Shinobi + Nebular Aristocrat

Radiant Shinobi + Nebular Aristocrat (with Commando Gerz and Squall) is part of the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier C in all three ranks. Midrange deck in Light and Earth, estimated elimination in 9.8 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

IntermediateMidrangeLightEarth

CTier54.2% · 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.

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

CigarillosabilityDeck core
Final DelightabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
Replace : BerserkT6
to buy

Radiant Shinobi

Light · Rare

Yellow LightningabilityDeck core
Kung‑FuabilityDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Nebular Aristocrat

Light · Common

Cosmic MasqueradeabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT4
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.

5 shop openings385 Spamtons generated+55.3% 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 · 45 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 144 SpamtonsPhoenix
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 247 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 342 Spamtonsskip
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 385 Spamtonsskip

Graveyard

Radiant Shinobi · Common

+12.7%

Phoenix

Nebular Aristocrat · Common

+22.3%

Berserk

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares · Rare

Replace : Berserk

+20.3%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +5.5% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Waterheart · Natureheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Reset · Temporality

Theoretical score11,007

Estimated elimination9.8 turns

Effective HP5,581

Healing0

Spamtons / turn21

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 -3.8% · 10.2 turnsSecond +3.8% · 9.5 turns

Fragile deck+15.9%8.3 turns · strength
Tank deck-30.8%12.4 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-0.3%9.3 turns
Resists Water0%9.3 turns
Resists Earth-9.8%10 turns · weakness
Resists Nature0%9.3 turns
Resists Shadow-0.1%9.3 turns
Resists Light-23%11.7 turns · weakness

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 9.8 turns.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 11.7 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Earth: elimination in 10 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 2: first bonuses (Commando Gerz).
Turn 5: first big hit, Yellow Lightning (Radiant Shinobi).
Turn 10: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

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

Recommended

Blue Whale

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Increases this card’s HP by (+200)

Recommended

Multicolor

Radiant Shinobi

Gains (+1) in each element with every attack from this card

Recommended

Transition

Nebular Aristocrat

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Commando Gerz (+15 Earth, +15 Light); Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+12 Light, +12 Fire). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Yellow Lightning (Radiant Shinobi): 34% of the damage; Final Delight (Commando Gerz): 30% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.8 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 5,581 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 1Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

02Turn 20 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3148 damage

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

79 damageLight +4

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

69 damageFire +4

04Turn 40 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat

05Turn 51,367 damage

Yellow LightningRadiant Shinobi

954 damage

Kung‑FuRadiant Shinobi

413 damage

06Turn 6215 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

122 damageLight +4

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

93 damageFire +4

07Turn 7Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

08Turn 80 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat

09Turn 9249 damage

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

143 damageLight +4

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

106 damageFire +4

10Turn 10831 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Final DelightCommando Gerz

831 damage