Radiant Shinobi + Nebular Aristocrat

Radiant Shinobi + Nebular Aristocrat (with Commando Gerz and Ameru) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier D at Celeste · Legend, C at Gold · Crystal and C at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Light and Earth, estimated elimination in 10.8 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampLightEarth

DTier40.2% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendDGold · 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

Ameru

Light · Rare

Smoky DreamabilityDeck core
Replace : SmokeT8
to buy
toxReplaceable

Nebular Aristocrat

Light · Common

Cosmic MasqueradeabilityDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy
Free slotT6
to buy

Radiant Shinobi

Light · Rare

Yellow LightningabilityDeck core
Kung‑FuabilityDeck 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 openings496 Spamtons generated+124.3% 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 · 59 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 172 SpamtonsMultiplier
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 289 SpamtonsLightheart
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 404 SpamtonsLightheart
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 496 Spamtonsskip

Graveyard

Nebular Aristocrat · Common

+27.7%

Multiplier

Radiant Shinobi · Rare

+22.9%

Lightheart

Nebular Aristocrat · Rare

+33.5%

Lightheart

Ameru · Epic

Replace : Smoke

+40.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +10.9% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

Fireheart · Natureheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality

Theoretical score8,425

Estimated elimination10.8 turns

Effective HP4,960

Healing0

Spamtons / turn28

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 -0.8% · 11.7 turnsSecond +0.8% · 11.6 turns

Fragile deck+37.4%8.9 turns · strength
Tank deck-45.5%14.9 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%11.3 turns
Resists Water0%11.3 turns
Resists Earth-4.7%11.8 turns
Resists Nature0%11.3 turns
Resists Shadow0%11.3 turns
Resists Light-11.6%12.8 turns · weakness

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 12.8 turns.
No healing.
Slow: doesn’t eliminate the opponent within 10 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 2: first bonuses (Commando Gerz).
Turn 5: first big hit, Yellow Lightning (Radiant Shinobi).
No elimination within 10 turns.

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

Cavalry

Ameru

Increases the max HP of all other allied cards by (+100)

Recommended

Transition

Nebular Aristocrat

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

Recommended

Multicolor

Radiant Shinobi

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Commando Gerz (+15 Earth, +15 Light); Ameru (+12 Light, +12 Water, +12 Shadow). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Final Delight (Commando Gerz): 38% of the damage; Yellow Lightning (Radiant Shinobi): 34% of the damage. 2,693 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 11).

Survival

No healing: with 4,960 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 378 damage

Smoky DreamAmeru

78 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4

04Turn 40 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat

05Turn 51,436 damage

Yellow LightningRadiant Shinobi

996 damage

Kung‑FuRadiant Shinobi

440 damage

06Turn 6134 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat

Smoky DreamAmeru

134 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4

07Turn 7Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

08Turn 80 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

09Turn 9190 damage

Smoky DreamAmeru

190 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4

10Turn 101,103 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Final DelightCommando Gerz

1,103 damage