Commando Gerz + Protector of Ruins

Commando Gerz + Protector of Ruins (with Thorn of Love and Snow Warrior) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier D at Celeste · Legend, D at Gold · Crystal and C at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Earth and Light, estimated elimination in 10 turns; first Tox to aim for: Earthheart on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampEarthLight

DTier39.9% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendDGold · CrystalDBronze · SilverC

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

CigarillosabilityDeck core
Final DelightabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable

Protector of Ruins

Earth · Common

Roly-PolyabilityDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy
Free slotT4
to buy

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

WisdomabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
Free slotT6
to buy

Snow Warrior

Earth · Common

EarthcleaveabilityDeck core
MultiboostabilityDeck core
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.

5 shop openings343 Spamtons generated+61.1% 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

T2
100 %
Luck 2 · 53 SpamtonsEarthheart
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 160 SpamtonsMultiplier
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 205 SpamtonsEarthheart
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 304 SpamtonsAvenger
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 343 Spamtonsskip

Earthheart

Protector of Ruins · Common

+15.3%

Multiplier

Protector of Ruins · Rare

+16.5%

Earthheart

Thorn of Love · Rare

+13.3%

Avenger

Snow Warrior · Epic

+15.9%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +5.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Waterheart · Shadowheart · Fireheart · Natureheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Temporality

Theoretical score8,973

Estimated elimination10 turns

Effective HP4,737

Healing0

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 +5.7% · 10.9 turnsSecond -5.7% · 12.5 turns

Fragile deck+26.1%8.9 turns · strength
Tank deck-27.6%14.9 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%11.3 turns
Resists Water0%11.3 turns
Resists Earth-19.7%13.5 turns · weakness
Resists Nature0%11.3 turns
Resists Shadow0%11.3 turns
Resists Light-6.2%11.9 turns · weakness

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 10 turns.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Earth: elimination in 13.5 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 11.9 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
Turn 10: first big hit, Final Delight (Commando Gerz).
Turn 10: 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

F/W-Shield

Protector of Ruins

Fire resistance (+25%) Water resistance (+25%)

Recommended

Weaken

Thorn of Love

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

Recommended

Vital Chance

Snow Warrior

This card has a 10% chance to heal instead of taking damage when attacked.

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+8 Earth, +8 Nature, +8 Light); Commando Gerz (+15 Earth, +15 Light); Snow Warrior (+6 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Roly-Poly (Protector of Ruins): 52% of the damage; Final Delight (Commando Gerz): 36% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 10 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 4,737 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 122 damage

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

22 damage

02Turn 241 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

41 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3206 damage

MultiboostSnow Warrior

All +3

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

EarthcleaveSnow Warrior

139 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

67 damage

04Turn 499 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

WisdomThorn of Love

Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

99 damage

05Turn 5117 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

117 damage

06Turn 6380 damage

MultiboostSnow Warrior

All +3

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

EarthcleaveSnow Warrior

215 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

165 damage

07Turn 7188 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

188 damage

08Turn 8229 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

229 damage

09Turn 9256 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

256 damage

10Turn 101,321 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Final DelightCommando Gerz

1,016 damage

Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins

305 damage