Sky Dragon + Thorn of Love

Sky Dragon + Thorn of Love (with Commando Gerz and Wyrmling of Lights) is in the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (28th of 40); with these talents it is A at Bronze · Silver and B at Gold · Crystal. Elemental ramp deck in Nature and Light, estimated elimination in 7.6 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampNatureLight
CTier63.3% · Relative indexv1.28.1

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

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

  1. CigarillosabilityDeck core
  2. Final DelightabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

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 slotT2
    to buy

Wyrmling of Lights

Light · Epic

  1. Peaceful GlowabilityDeck core
  2. Thoughtful AidabilityReplaceable
  3. Free slotT8
    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 openings353 Spamtons generated+17.2% 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 · 49 SpamtonsGraveyard
  2. T4Luck 4 · 152 Spamtonsskip
  3. T6Luck 6 · 256 Spamtonsskip
  4. T8Luck 8 · 353 SpamtonsLightheart
T2

Graveyard

Thorn of Love · Common

+11%
T8

Lightheart

Wyrmling of Lights · Epic

+6.1%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +1.2% → +1.6%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Camouflage · Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Vitalheart · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Multiplier · Optimisation · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Vampirism

Theoretical score11,959
Estimated elimination7.6 turns
Effective HP4,662
Healing0
Spamtons / turn23

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 -2.6% · 8.9 turnsSecond +2.6% · 8.2 turns

Strengths

  • 4 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.6 turns.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 9.8 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 8.8 turns.
  • No healing.

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 5: damage peak (722).
  4. 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

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

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

Recommended

Last Breath

Sky Dragon

Applies Temporality to all your cards when this card dies

Recommended

Weaken

Thorn of Love

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

Recommended

New Life

Wyrmling of Lights

Starts the game with either the Phoenix or Graveyard passive, chosen at random.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+14 Earth, +14 Nature, +14 Light); Wyrmling of Lights (+5 Light); Commando Gerz (+12 Earth, +12 Light); Sky Dragon (+20 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 61% of the damage; Dazzling Breath (Sky Dragon): 30% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.6 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 4,662 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 131 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Wyrmling of Lights
Peaceful GlowWyrmling of Lights
31 damageLight +1
02Turn 246 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Wyrmling of Lights
Peaceful GlowWyrmling of Lights
46 damageLight +1
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 354 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Wyrmling of Lights
Thoughtful AidWyrmling of Lights
Wyrmling of Lights
Peaceful GlowWyrmling of Lights
54 damageLight +1
04Turn 4528 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
327 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
132 damage
Wyrmling of Lights
Peaceful GlowWyrmling of Lights
69 damageLight +1
05Turn 5641 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
416 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
148 damage
Wyrmling of Lights
Peaceful GlowWyrmling of Lights
77 damageLight +1
06Turn 6565 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
385 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
180 damage
07Turn 7495 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
303 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
192 damage
08Turn 8546 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
337 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
209 damage
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.