Armadillo Warrior + Paguroniyx

Armadillo Warrior + Paguroniyx (with Mistress of the Purple Giraffe and Shado) is the 27th deck with an accessible collection in the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier C); with these talents it is D at Bronze · Silver and D at Gold · Crystal. Elemental ramp deck in Earth and Shadow, estimated elimination in 9.1 turns; first Tox to aim for: Shadowheart on turn 8.

AccessibleElemental rampEarthShadow
CTier50.3% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · 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.

Armadillo Warrior

Earth · Rare

  1. SandstormabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT8
    to buy

Paguroniyx

Shadow · Common

  1. BurrowabilityDeck core
  2. Venomous ShearsabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Shado, Abyssal Scourge

Shadow · Common

  1. Tenebr'healabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. Replace : AoET10
    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 openings395 Spamtons generated+21.5% 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 · 71 Spamtonsskip
  2. T4Luck 4 · 146 Spamtonsskip
  3. T6Luck 6 · 225 Spamtonsskip
  4. T8Luck 8 · 308 SpamtonsShadowheart
  5. T10Luck 10 · 395 SpamtonsGraveyard
T8

Shadowheart

Armadillo Warrior · Epic

+6.7%
T10

Graveyard

Shado, Abyssal Scourge · Epic

Replace : AoE

+14.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.1% → +0.7%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Bomba · Shield · Brutal · Camouflage · Waterheart · Fireheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Erosion · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Multiplier · Mystery · Optimisation · Phoenix · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Punching Bag · Ancient Healing · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score10,304
Estimated elimination9.1 turns
Effective HP7,275
Healing1,518
Spamtons / turn34

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 +0.4% · 14.9 turnsSecond -0.4% · 15.4 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 9.1 turns.
  • 1,518 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 16.3 turns.
  • Relies on Sandstorm (Armadillo Warrior).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 3: first bonuses (Shado, Abyssal Scourge).
  2. Turn 1: first big hit, Sandstorm (Armadillo Warrior).
  3. Turn 6: damage peak (546).
  4. 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

Vital Surge

Armadillo Warrior

At the start of the turn, if this card’s HP are below 10%, it fully restores its HP.

Recommended

Shared Shield

Mistress of the Purple Giraffe

Increases the elemental resistances of all allied cards by (+5%).

Recommended

Multi Start

Paguroniyx

Gain (+2) in each element.

Recommended

Soul Armor

Shado, Abyssal Scourge

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's elemental resistances increase by (+10%)

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Shado, Abyssal Scourge (+9 Shadow); Mistress of the Purple Giraffe (+30 Earth, +30 Nature). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Sandstorm (Armadillo Warrior): 61% of the damage; Tenebr'heal (Shado, Abyssal Scourge): 24% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.1 turns.

Survival

1,518 healing over the game, mostly from Shado, Abyssal Scourge. 7,275 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 167 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
67 damage
02Turn 2105 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
69 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
36 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3172 damage
Shado, Abyssal Scourge
Tenebr'healShado, Abyssal Scourge
101 damage+51Shadow +3
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
71 damage
04Turn 4120 damage
Paguroniyx
BurrowPaguroniyx
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
73 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
47 damage
05Turn 5105 damage
Mistress of the Purple Giraffe
FriendshipMistress of the Purple Giraffe
Earth +10 · Nature +10
Mistress of the Purple Giraffe
LoveMistress of the Purple Giraffe
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
105 damage
06Turn 6287 damage
Shado, Abyssal Scourge
Tenebr'healShado, Abyssal Scourge
119 damage+59Shadow +3
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
108 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
60 damage
07Turn 7109 damage
Mistress of the Purple Giraffe
FriendshipMistress of the Purple Giraffe
Earth +10 · Nature +10
Mistress of the Purple Giraffe
LoveMistress of the Purple Giraffe
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
109 damage
08Turn 8174 damage
Paguroniyx
BurrowPaguroniyx
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
112 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
62 damage
09Turn 9194 damage
Mistress of the Purple Giraffe
LoveMistress of the Purple Giraffe
Mistress of the Purple Giraffe
FriendshipMistress of the Purple Giraffe
Earth +10 · Nature +10
Shado, Abyssal Scourge
Tenebr'healShado, Abyssal Scourge
119 damage+60Shadow +3
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
75 damage
10Turn 1077 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
77 damage