Earth King + Protector of Ruins

Earth King + Protector of Ruins (with Thorn of Love and Zayd) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier D in all three ranks. Midrange deck in Earth, estimated elimination in 10.9 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

Advanced collectionMidrangeEarth
DTier29% · Relative indexv1.23

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

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.

Thorn of Love

Earth · Common

  1. WisdomabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Zayd

Earth · Legendary

  1. World's EndabilityDeck core
  2. FortressabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Protector of Ruins

Earth · Common

  1. Roly-PolyabilityDeck core
  2. Free slotT4
    to buy
  3. Free slotT6
    to buy

Earth King

Earth · Epic

  1. Blade-TabilityDeck core
  2. Earthly ChoiceabilityDeck 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.

5 shop openings363 Spamtons generated+58.7% 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 · 53 SpamtonsGraveyard
  2. T4Luck 4 · 110 SpamtonsMultiplier
  3. T6Luck 6 · 213 SpamtonsGraveyard
  4. T8Luck 8 · 312 Spamtonsskip
  5. T10Luck 10 · 363 Spamtonsskip
T2

Graveyard

Thorn of Love · Common

+24%
T4

Multiplier

Protector of Ruins · Rare

+23.7%
T6

Graveyard

Protector of Ruins · Rare

+11%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +7.2% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality · Avenger

Theoretical score7,627
Estimated elimination10.9 turns
Effective HP3,801
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 +3.7% · 12.2 turnsSecond -3.7% · 13.5 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Earth: elimination in 16.4 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 12.3 turns.
  • No healing.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Thorn of Love).
  2. Turn 7: first big hit, World's End (Zayd).
  3. Turn 8: damage peak (697).
  4. No elimination within 10 turns.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

Weaken

Thorn of Love

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

Recommended

Shared Shield

Zayd

Increases the elemental resistances of all allied cards by (+10%).

Recommended

F/W-Shield

Protector of Ruins

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

Recommended

Focus

Earth King

At the start of each turn, this card has a 25% chance to gain Taunt.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Thorn of Love (+10 Earth, +10 Nature, +10 Light); Earth King (+22 Earth). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Roly-Poly (Protector of Ruins): 58% of the damage; World's End (Zayd): 25% of the damage. 2,667 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 11).

Survival

No healing: with 3,801 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 117 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Protector of Ruins
Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins
17 damage
02Turn 228 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Protector of Ruins
Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins
28 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3108 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Zayd
FortressZayd
Earth King
Blade-TEarth King
67 damage
Protector of Ruins
Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins
41 damage
04Turn 458 damage
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Protector of Ruins
Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins
58 damage
05Turn 5112 damage
Earth King
Earthly ChoiceEarth King
Earth +11
Thorn of Love
WisdomThorn of Love
Earth +2 · Nature +2 · Light +2
Protector of Ruins
Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins
112 damage
06Turn 6262 damage
Zayd
FortressZayd
Earth King
Blade-TEarth King
131 damage
Protector of Ruins
Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins
131 damage
07Turn 7667 damage
Zayd
World's EndZayd
515 damage
Protector of Ruins
Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins
152 damage
08Turn 8173 damage
Protector of Ruins
Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins
173 damage
09Turn 9336 damage
Earth King
Blade-TEarth King
141 damage
Protector of Ruins
Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins
195 damage
10Turn 10282 damage
Earth King
Earthly ChoiceEarth King
Earth +11
Protector of Ruins
Roly-PolyProtector of Ruins
282 damage