Sky Dragon + Nebular Aristocrat

Sky Dragon + Nebular Aristocrat (with Gabriel and Aleera) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, B at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Nature and Shadow, estimated elimination in 9.1 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampNatureShadow
CTier64.6% · Relative indexv1.28.1

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

Gabriel

Nature · Epic

  1. CocoonabilityDeck core
  2. CaterpillarabilityDeck core
  3. Replace : ButterflyT2
    to buy

Nebular Aristocrat

Light · Common

  1. Cosmic MasqueradeabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

  1. Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
  2. Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Punching BagT6
    to buy
  3. Replace : ShadowheartT8
    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 openings432 Spamtons generated+45.9% 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 · 53 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 160 SpamtonsPhoenix
  3. T6Luck 6 · 271 SpamtonsGraveyard
  4. T8Luck 8 · 326 SpamtonsNatureheart
  5. T10Luck 10 · 432 Spamtonsskip
T2

Berserk

Gabriel · Common

Replace : Butterfly (ability)

+13%
T4

Phoenix

Nebular Aristocrat · Common

+21.8%
T6

Graveyard

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+3.9%
T8

Natureheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Epic

Replace : Shadowheart

+7.1%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +20.6% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Waterheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Reset · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score12,122
Estimated elimination9.1 turns
Effective HP4,594
Healing474
Spamtons / turn25

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 -4.4% · 9 turnsSecond +4.4% · 8.1 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 9.1 turns.
  • 474 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 10.7 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 9.3 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 3: first bonuses (Gabriel).
  2. Turn 6: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  3. Turn 4: damage peak (1,092).
  4. 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

Gabriel

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

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

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

While this card's HP is below 50%, its elemental resistances increase by (+25%).

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Gabriel (+30 Nature); Sky Dragon (+16 Nature). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 46% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 35% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.1 turns.

Survival

474 healing over the game. 4,594 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 1Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

02Turn 280 damage
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
80 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 328 damage
Gabriel
CocoonGabriel
28 damageNature +5
04Turn 4592 damage
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
299 damageNature +4
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
241 damage
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
52 damage
05Turn 5413 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
361 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
52 damage
06Turn 6889 damage
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
765 damage
Gabriel
CaterpillarGabriel
124 damageNature +10
07Turn 7557 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
497 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
60 damage
08Turn 80 damage
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
09Turn 9293 damage
Gabriel
ButterflyGabriel
293 damageNature +15
10Turn 10282 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
282 damageNature +4