Deer of Mournful Colors + Scorch

Deer of Mournful Colors + Scorch (with Aleera and Yotaru) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier A at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Shadow, estimated elimination in 7.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampShadow
ATier80.6% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendAGold · CrystalABronze · SilverS

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.

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Punching BagT8
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

Yotaru, Leafguard

Nature · Common

  1. ProtectabilityDeck core
  2. EarthguardabilityDeck core
  3. BoostguardabilityDeck core

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

  1. Elemental DrainabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

Water · Rare

  1. FlameflowabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    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 openings212 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 · 47 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 98 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 153 Spamtonsskip
  4. T8Luck 8 · 212 SpamtonsBerserk
T2

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+10.3%
T4

Berserk

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards · Rare

+6.3%
T8

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Epic

Replace : Punching Bag

+4.9%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.9% → +0.2%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score13,385
Estimated elimination7.2 turns
Effective HP2,915
Healing711
Spamtons / turn22

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 -3.5% · 7.3 turnsSecond +3.5% · 6.5 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.2 turns.
  • 711 healing over the game.
  • No weakness against element-resistant decks.

Weak spots

  • Only one generator: Scorch, the Ignited Lizards.
  • Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Scorch, the Ignited Lizards).
  2. Turn 6: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  3. Turn 8: damage peak (1,257).
  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

F/W-Shield

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

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

Recommended

Shared Shield

Yotaru, Leafguard

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

Recommended

Multi Start

Deer of Mournful Colors

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended

Evolution

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

If possible, this card's original passives change rarity based on its HP: the lower its HP, the rarer they are. Thresholds at 75%, 50% and 25% HP.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards (+24 Fire, +24 Water, +24 Earth). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 63% of the damage; Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors): 37% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.2 turns.

Survival

711 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors. 2,915 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 165 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
65 damage+32
02Turn 2175 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Yotaru, Leafguard
BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
114 damage+57
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
61 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3133 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
133 damage+67
04Turn 4545 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Yotaru, Leafguard
BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
345 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
200 damage+100
05Turn 5223 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
223 damage+112
06Turn 61,055 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Yotaru, Leafguard
BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
745 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
310 damage+155
07Turn 7340 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
340 damage+170
08Turn 81,257 damage
Yotaru, Leafguard
EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
ProtectYotaru, Leafguard
Yotaru, Leafguard
BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
1,257 damage
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.