Sky Dragon + Astry

Sky Dragon + Astry (with Faerylia and Nebular Aristocrat) is part of the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, C at Gold · Crystal and B at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Nature and Light, estimated elimination in 8.1 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampNatureLight
CTier59.7% · 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.

Faerylia

Shadow · Epic

  1. Replace : Global AimT2
    to buy
  2. Offensive AimabilityDeck core
  3. MultiboostabilityDeck core

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

Astry

Light · Rare

  1. Misunderstood GeniusabilityDeck core
  2. ChiaroscuroabilityDeck 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 openings369 Spamtons generated+31.5% 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 · 55 SpamtonsReflection
  2. T4Luck 4 · 164 SpamtonsPhoenix
  3. T6Luck 6 · 227 SpamtonsGraveyard
  4. T8Luck 8 · 339 Spamtonsskip
T2

Reflection

Faerylia · Common

Replace : Global Aim (ability)

+3.4%
T4

Phoenix

Nebular Aristocrat · Common

+8.3%
T6

Graveyard

Astry · Rare

+19.9%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Waterheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Reset · Revenge · Temporality

Theoretical score11,690
Estimated elimination8.1 turns
Effective HP3,064
Healing513
Spamtons / turn26

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 -4.6% · 9 turnsSecond +4.6% · 8.1 turns

Strengths

  • 3 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 8.1 turns.
  • 513 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 11 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 8.4 turns.
  • Relies on Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 3: first bonuses (Faerylia).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon).
  3. 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

Revitalization

Faerylia

5% chance each turn to restore this card’s HP to maximum.

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

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
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Faerylia (+6 everywhere); Sky Dragon (+16 Nature); Astry (+80 random). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 71% of the damage; Dazzling Breath (Sky Dragon): 20% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.1 turns.

Survival

513 healing over the game, mostly from Astry. 3,064 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 225 damage
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Faerylia
Offensive AimFaerylia
25 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 333 damage
Faerylia
MultiboostFaerylia
All +3
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
33 damage+36
04Turn 4551 damage
Astry
Misunderstood GeniusAstry
random +40
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
395 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
111 damage
Faerylia
Offensive AimFaerylia
45 damage
05Turn 5568 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
457 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
111 damage
06Turn 6106 damage
Faerylia
MultiboostFaerylia
All +3
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
55 damage+60
Faerylia
Offensive AimFaerylia
51 damage
07Turn 7627 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
483 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
144 damage
08Turn 8906 damage
Astry
Misunderstood GeniusAstry
random +40
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
700 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
206 damage
09Turn 969 damage
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
69 damage+76
10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.