Sovereign of the Ether Falls + Arctic Crystal Serpent

Sovereign of the Ether Falls + Arctic Crystal Serpent (with Astry and The Eye of the Mountains) is one of the best Water decks of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list (tier B); with these talents it is S at Bronze · Silver and A at Gold · Crystal. Elemental ramp deck in Water and Shadow, estimated elimination in 7.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Waterheart on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampWaterShadow
BTier75.6% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · CrystalABronze · 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.

Sovereign of the Ether Falls

Water · Rare

  1. Replace : Glacial LaserT6
    to buy
  2. Critical FallabilityDeck core
  3. Precise FallabilityDeck core

Arctic Crystal Serpent

Water · Epic

  1. Snowflake DanceabilityDeck core
  2. Mist DanceabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Astry

Light · Rare

  1. Misunderstood GeniusabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : ChiaroscuroT4
    to buy
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

The Eye of the Mountains

Water · Common

  1. RevitalizationabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. Replace : WaterheartT8
    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 openings300 Spamtons generated+23.3% 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

  1. T2Luck 2 · 61 SpamtonsWaterheart
  2. T4Luck 4 · 126 SpamtonsWaterheart
  3. T6Luck 6 · 245 SpamtonsBerserk
  4. T8Luck 8 · 300 SpamtonsWaterheart
T2

Waterheart

Astry · Common

+4.2%
T4

Waterheart

Astry · Rare

Replace : Chiaroscuro (ability)

+3.7%
T6

Berserk

Sovereign of the Ether Falls · Rare

Replace : Glacial Laser (ability)

+5.6%
T8

Waterheart

The Eye of the Mountains · Epic

Replace : Waterheart

+9.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +1.1% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Camouflage · Fireheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score13,533
Estimated elimination7.4 turns
Effective HP4,565
Healing211
Spamtons / turn29

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 -1.7% · 7.6 turnsSecond +1.7% · 7.1 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.4 turns.
  • 211 healing over the game.
  • Has control effects.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Water: elimination in 8 turns.
  • Only one generator: Astry.
  • Relies on Snowflake Dance (Arctic Crystal Serpent).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 4: first bonuses (Astry).
  2. Turn 6: first big hit, Snowflake Dance (Arctic Crystal Serpent).
  3. Turn 8: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

Weaken

Sovereign of the Ether Falls

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

Recommended

Crit Bag

Arctic Crystal Serpent

Increases this card's critical chance by (+1%) each time it takes damage from an enemy card.

Recommended

Reckless

Astry

At the start of the game, this card transforms into a random card of the same rarity, gains (+500) HP and gives you a bonus of (+2) in each element.

Recommended

Inscribed

The Eye of the Mountains

The card is immune to Vanish effects

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Astry (+80 random). First bonuses on turn 4.

Damage

Snowflake Dance (Arctic Crystal Serpent): 70% of the damage; Mist Dance (Arctic Crystal Serpent): 25% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.4 turns.

Survival

211 healing over the game, mostly from The Eye of the Mountains and Astry. 4,565 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
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
6 damage
02Turn 2242 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Snowflake DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
137 damage
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Mist DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
98 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
7 damage
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03Turn 338 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
7 damage
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
31 damage+33
04Turn 4782 damage
Astry
Misunderstood GeniusAstry
random +40
The Eye of the Mountains
RevitalizationThe Eye of the Mountains
+128
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Snowflake DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
466 damage
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Mist DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
305 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
11 damage
05Turn 511 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
11 damage
06Turn 61,172 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Snowflake DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
682 damage
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Mist DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
424 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
16 damage
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
50 damage+51
07Turn 720 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
20 damage
08Turn 81,017 damage
Astry
Misunderstood GeniusAstry
random +40
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Snowflake DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
1,017 damage
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.