Armadillo Warrior + Thorn of Love

Armadillo Warrior + Thorn of Love (with Commando Gerz and Verdant Fruit Cruncher) is in the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (18th of 40); with these talents it is A at Bronze · Silver and B at Gold · Crystal. Aggro deck in Earth, estimated elimination in 7 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateAggro / burstEarth
CTier69.6% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalBBronze · 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.

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

  1. CigarillosabilityDeck core
  2. Final DelightabilityDeck core
  3. toxReplaceable

Armadillo Warrior

Earth · Rare

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

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

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

Verdant Fruit Cruncher

Earth · Common

  1. TorrentabilityDeck 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 openings271 Spamtons generated+32% 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 SpamtonsEarthheart
  3. T6Luck 6 · 241 SpamtonsMultiplier
T2

Poison

Armadillo Warrior · Common

+9.1%
T4

Earthheart

Thorn of Love · Rare

+13.1%
T6

Multiplier

Verdant Fruit Cruncher · Rare

+9.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.6% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Erosion · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Mystery · Revenge · Punching Bag · Temporality · Avenger

Theoretical score12,759
Estimated elimination7 turns
Effective HP4,044
Healing589
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 0% · 7.9 turnsSecond 0% · 7.7 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 7 turns.
  • 589 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Earth: elimination in 9.1 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
  2. Turn 2: first big hit, Sandstorm (Armadillo Warrior).
  3. Turn 4: damage peak (663).
  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

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

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

Recommended

Vital Surge

Armadillo Warrior

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

Recommended

Weaken

Thorn of Love

Reduces the elemental resistances of all enemy cards by (-1%) per turn

Recommended

Epic AOE

Verdant Fruit Cruncher

Start the game with the "AoE" passive.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+8 Earth, +8 Nature, +8 Light); Commando Gerz (+9 Earth, +9 Light). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Sandstorm (Armadillo Warrior): 54% of the damage; Torrent (Verdant Fruit Cruncher): 46% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7 turns.

Survival

589 healing over the game. 4,044 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 1181 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
94 damage
Verdant Fruit Cruncher
TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher
87 damage
02Turn 2267 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
143 damage
Verdant Fruit Cruncher
TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher
124 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3317 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
170 damage
Verdant Fruit Cruncher
TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher
147 damage
04Turn 4414 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
225 damage
Verdant Fruit Cruncher
TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher
189 damage
05Turn 5346 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
184 damage
Verdant Fruit Cruncher
TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher
162 damage
06Turn 6288 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
144 damage
Verdant Fruit Cruncher
TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher
144 damage
07Turn 7261 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
154 damage
Verdant Fruit Cruncher
TorrentVerdant Fruit Cruncher
107 damage
08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.