Medusine Thorn + Floral Zombie

Medusine Thorn + Floral Zombie (with Frost & Glacier and Aidan) is in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (40th of 40) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Elemental ramp deck in Water and Nature, estimated elimination in 10.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

Advanced collectionElemental rampWaterNature

CTier51.3% · Relative indexv1.23

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

Floral Zombie

Nature · Common

Aquatic CurseabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
Replace : NatureheartT8
to buy

Frost & Glacier

Water · Legendary

Muddy WaterabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Replace : ErosionT6
to buy

Aidan

Fire · Common

LucksterabilityDeck core
Replace : Pay-torchT4
to buy
Replace : VanishT2
to buy

Medusine Thorn

Shadow · Common

Inflamed ToxinabilityDeck core
MoltabilityDeck core
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 openings375 Spamtons generated+43% 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 · 57 SpamtonsReflection
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 118 SpamtonsWaterheart
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 183 SpamtonsMultiplier
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 302 SpamtonsWaterheart
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 375 Spamtonsskip

Reflection

Aidan · Common

Replace : Vanish

+4.4%

Waterheart

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+22.3%

Multiplier

Frost & Glacier · Rare

Replace : Erosion

+11.6%

Waterheart

Floral Zombie · Common

Replace : Natureheart

+4.7%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.7% → +0%

Theoretical score9,793

Estimated elimination10.4 turns

Effective HP3,727

Healing582

Spamtons / turn27

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 +1.5% · 10.9 turnsSecond -1.5% · 11.4 turns

Fragile deck+28.1%8.5 turns · strength
Tank deck-19.6%13.6 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%10.7 turns
Resists Water-16.7%12.9 turns · weakness
Resists Earth0%10.7 turns
Resists Nature-4%11.4 turns
Resists Shadow0%10.7 turns
Resists Light0%10.7 turns

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
582 healing over the game.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Water: elimination in 12.9 turns.
Slow: doesn’t eliminate the opponent within 10 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
Turn 8: first big hit, Aquatic Curse (Floral Zombie).
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

Ultimate Reset

Floral Zombie

This card returns to 100% of its max HP if its attack defeats an enemy card.

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Frost & Glacier

This card returns to 100% of its max HP if its attack defeats an enemy card.

Recommended

Transition

Aidan

When this card is permanently killed, it comes back to life with the "Random Metamorph" passive.

Recommended

Weaken

Medusine Thorn

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+100 random); Medusine Thorn (+7 Water). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Aquatic Curse (Floral Zombie): 40% of the damage; Inflamed Toxin (Medusine Thorn): 29% of the damage. 2,798 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 10).

Survival

582 healing over the game, mostly from Medusine Thorn. 3,727 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 126 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn

26 damage+24

02Turn 2112 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Muddy WaterFrost & Glacier

78 damage

Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn

34 damage+30

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 369 damage

MoltMedusine Thorn

Water +7

LucksterAidan

random +10

Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn

69 damage+36

04Turn 4226 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Muddy WaterFrost & Glacier

147 damage

Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn

79 damage+42

05Turn 588 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn

88 damage+48

06Turn 6279 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Muddy WaterFrost & Glacier

180 damage

Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn

99 damage+55

07Turn 7206 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn

109 damage+61

Pay-torchAidan

97 damage

08Turn 81,587 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Aquatic CurseFloral Zombie

1,256 damage

Muddy WaterFrost & Glacier

211 damage

Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn

120 damage+30

09Turn 9131 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn

131 damage+36

10Turn 10385 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Muddy WaterFrost & Glacier

244 damage

Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn

141 damage+42