Sky Dragon + Thorn of Love

Sky Dragon + Thorn of Love (with Aldrin & Gorakar and Blade of the Forest) is part of the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, B at Gold · Crystal and B at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Nature and Light, estimated elimination in 7.1 turns; first Tox to aim for: Natureheart on turn 2.

Advanced collectionElemental rampNatureLight
CTier56.4% · Relative indexv1.26

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

Aldrin & Gorakar

Nature · Legendary

  1. Waltz of CloudsabilityDeck core
  2. Critical BreathabilityDeck core
  3. EarthstampabilityDeck core

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

  1. WisdomabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  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

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 openings308 Spamtons generated+29.4% 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 SpamtonsNatureheart
  2. T4Luck 4 · 130 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 213 Spamtonsskip
  4. T8Luck 8 · 308 Spamtonsskip
T2

Natureheart

Thorn of Love · Common

+14.3%
T4

Berserk

Blade of the Forest · Rare

+15.1%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.8% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Optimisation · Phoenix · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score11,279
Estimated elimination7.1 turns
Effective HP2,735
Healing856
Spamtons / turn25

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 +7.5% · 8.4 turnsSecond -7.5% · 9.4 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.1 turns.
  • 856 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 11.2 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 9.1 turns.

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 (908).
  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

Ultimate Reset

Aldrin & Gorakar

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

Nature Heart

Blade of the Forest

Start the game with the "Natureheart" passive

Recommended

Fortune

Sky Dragon

Increases this card's Spamton generation by (+2) per turn

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

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

Damage

Call of the Forest (Sky Dragon): 38% of the damage; Critical Breath (Aldrin & Gorakar): 23% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.1 turns.

Survival

856 healing over the game, mostly from Blade of the Forest. 2,735 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 132 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+39
Aldrin & Gorakar
Critical BreathAldrin & Gorakar
26 damage
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
6 damage
02Turn 270 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+48
Aldrin & Gorakar
Critical BreathAldrin & Gorakar
32 damage
Aldrin & Gorakar
EarthstampAldrin & Gorakar
31 damage
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
7 damage
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03Turn 350 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+57
Aldrin & Gorakar
Critical BreathAldrin & Gorakar
41 damage
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
9 damage
04Turn 4490 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+66
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
299 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
69 damage
Aldrin & Gorakar
Critical BreathAldrin & Gorakar
58 damage
Aldrin & Gorakar
EarthstampAldrin & Gorakar
51 damage
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
13 damage
05Turn 5831 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+87
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
288 damageNature +4
Aldrin & Gorakar
Waltz of CloudsAldrin & Gorakar
371 damage
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
78 damage
Aldrin & Gorakar
Critical BreathAldrin & Gorakar
77 damage
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
17 damage
06Turn 6516 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
234 damageNature +4
Aldrin & Gorakar
Critical BreathAldrin & Gorakar
95 damage
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
86 damage
Aldrin & Gorakar
EarthstampAldrin & Gorakar
76 damage
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
25 damage
07Turn 7385 damage
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+127
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
139 damageNature +4
Aldrin & Gorakar
Critical BreathAldrin & Gorakar
114 damage
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
95 damage
Blade of the Forest
PincersBlade of the Forest
37 damage
08Turn 8121 damage
Blade of the Forest
Critical RecoveryBlade of the Forest
+154
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Aldrin & Gorakar
Critical BreathAldrin & Gorakar
121 damage
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.