Sky Dragon + Blade of the Forest

Sky Dragon + Blade of the Forest (with Princess Meridia and Thorn of Love) is in the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (27th of 40); with these talents it is B at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Nature, estimated elimination in 8.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampNature
CTier61% · Relative indexv1.26

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalCBronze · SilverB

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.

Princess Meridia

Nature · Rare

  1. Critical WindabilityDeck core
  2. DelightabilityDeck core
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Blade of the Forest

Nature · Common

  1. PincersabilityDeck core
  2. Critical RecoveryabilityDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

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

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

  1. WisdomabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  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.

4 shop openings297 Spamtons generated+14.9% 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 · 59 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 122 SpamtonsGraveyard
  3. T6Luck 6 · 189 SpamtonsHeart Resistance
  4. T8Luck 8 · 260 Spamtonsskip
T2

Berserk

Princess Meridia · Common

+7.9%
T4

Graveyard

Blade of the Forest · Rare

+5.6%
T6

Heart Resistance

Thorn of Love · Rare

+1.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.8% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Revenge · Tenacity

Theoretical score11,856
Estimated elimination8.2 turns
Effective HP3,845
Healing1,179
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% · 9 turnsSecond -0.8% · 9.2 turns

Strengths

  • 3 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 8.2 turns.
  • 1,179 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 11.4 turns.
  • Relies on Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).
  3. Turn 8: damage peak (949).
  4. Turn 9: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

Life-8

Princess Meridia

The card's HP and max HP are doubled at the start of turn 8

Recommended

Nature Heart

Blade of the Forest

Start the game with the "Natureheart" passive

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Sky Dragon

This card returns to 100% of its max HP if its attack defeats an enemy card.

Recommended

Weaken

Thorn of Love

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

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+18 Earth, +18 Nature, +18 Light); Princess Meridia (+16 Water, +16 Nature); Sky Dragon (+16 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 65% of the damage; Critical Wind (Princess Meridia): 17% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.2 turns.

Survival

1,179 healing over the game, mostly from Blade of the Forest. 3,845 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 16 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+39
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
6 damage
02Turn 29 damage
Princess Meridia
DelightPrincess Meridia
Water +4 · Nature +4
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+59
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
9 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 311 damage
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+62
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
11 damage
04Turn 4704 damage
Princess Meridia
DelightPrincess Meridia
Water +4 · Nature +4
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+81
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
455 damageNature +4
Princess Meridia
Critical WindPrincess Meridia
150 damage
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
82 damage
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
17 damage
05Turn 5552 damage
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+102
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
435 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
97 damage
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
20 damage
06Turn 623 damage
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+123
Princess Meridia
DelightPrincess Meridia
Water +4 · Nature +4
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
23 damage
07Turn 726 damage
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+143
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
26 damage
08Turn 8948 damage
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+152
Princess Meridia
DelightPrincess Meridia
Water +4 · Nature +4
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
484 damageNature +4
Princess Meridia
Critical WindPrincess Meridia
285 damage
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
140 damage
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
39 damage
09Turn 9273 damage
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+189
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
273 damageNature +4
10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.