alan — deck assessment so far
Updated Oct 26 2026, 01:15 WIB from duels.ink, every 10 new games · 56 games vs humans
(4 bot games excluded) · times are WIB (UTC+7) · method aligned with the team handover (v10 traps)
GG v1 Emerald/Steel · 12 games vs humans · Oct 19 – Oct 26 2026
The verdict in five lines
- The record is 7-5 (58%) against humans. 3 wins came from reaching 20 lore; 4 were opponent concessions, 0 of them while the opponent was still ahead on lore.
- Board use. On 14% of the turns he has a ready character, he does nothing with any of them: no quest, no song, no challenge (team's best decks: 12–19%). In losses 23%, in wins 5%. It moved from 21% on Oct 19 to 7% on Oct 26.
- Mulligan. He sends back 2.8 cards per game (team range 2.9–3.7). Cards the guide keeps that he throws back most: .
- Rarely cast: Touch the Sky (seen 10, cast 0, inked 6). Check what they do when cast before cutting — see §4.
1. The current list
- 4 Elinor - Renowned Diplomat
- 4 Paradise Falls - Exotic Destination
- 4 Pegasus - Gift for Hercules
- 4 Strength of a Raging Fire
- 4 Tod & Copper - Best of Friends
- 4 Tod - All Alone
- 4 Touch the Sky
- 4 Ursula - Deceiver
- 4 Vixey - Forest Friend
- 3 Angel - Experiment 624
- 3 He Hurled His Thunderbolt
- 3 Max Goof - Rebellious Teen
- 3 White Rabbit - Late Again
- 2 Angela - Night Warrior
- 2 Judy Hopps - Snowball Patrol
- 2 Look What You've Done
- 2 Mushu - Stealthy Dragon
- 2 Strike a Good Match
- 2 The Huntsman - On the Queen's Orders
60 cards, 19 names, 7 uninkable.
Record
| Split | Record |
|---|
| All (humans) | 7-5 (58%) |
| Core Set 14 BO1 | 1-4 (20%) |
| Core Set 14 BO3 | 6-1 (86%) |
| On the play / on the draw | 5-2 (71%) / 2-3 (40%) |
| Wins by reaching 20 lore | 3 |
| Wins by opponent concession (of which opp ahead on lore) | 4 (0) |
| Losses: opp reached 20 / he conceded / timeout | 2 / 3 / 0 |
| Games where he disconnected | 0 (0-0) |
Yardstick
| alan | Team's winning range |
|---|
| Lore / game | 14.5 | 13.1–15.3 |
| Quests / game | 10.0 | |
| Ink / game | 5.2 | |
| Inked on T4 / T5 / T6 | 83% / 25% / 42% | ≥ 80 / 75 / 70% |
| Mulligan | 2.8 | 2.9–3.7 |
| Dead turns / game | 0.25 | 0.00–0.22 |
| Names in the 60 | 19 | 16–18 |
2. Board use
At the start of each of his turns, count the characters already on board that could act (dry), then how many of them quested, sang or challenged.
| Ready bodies / turn | Quest | Sing | Challenge | Turns with a board but no action |
|---|
| All games | 2.00 | 61% | 10% | 10% | 14% (11/81) |
| Wins | 2.42 | 68% | 9% | 6% | 5% (2/42) |
| Losses | 1.52 | 47% | 11% | 17% | 23% (9/39) |
| Session Oct 19 (1-4) | 1.76 | 56% | 12% | 15% | 21% (8/39) |
| Session Oct 26 (6-1) | 2.21 | 64% | 8% | 7% | 7% (3/42) |
Holding characters back
Every character readies at the start of his turn, so questing never stops him singing next turn. Staying ready has one benefit: only exerted characters can be challenged.
| |
|---|
| Turns with at least one idle ready character | 25 |
| … with a free song he could have sung still in hand (excl. Wither / Circle) | 4 (16%) |
| Quests challenged on the opponent's next turn | 10 of 120 (8%) |
Losses on 0 lore or early concessions
None.
3. Mulligan
Opening-hand appearances and how often each card went back, next to the guide's blind-mulligan stance.
| Card | On the play: opener → mulliganed | On the draw: opener → mulliganed | Guide |
|---|
| max goof - karaoke star | – | – | keep (premium vs Device; T3 line discards Wither safely) |
| tod - clever fox | – | – | keep, except vs Emerald-Steel |
| akood et emuti | – | – | keep with a payoff; send back vs Elinor |
| meilin lee - losing control | – | – | keep — finds the song later |
| angel - siren singer | – | – | keep, especially on the draw |
| ursula - vanessa | – | – | keep — the sturdiest singer |
| don karnage - khan's courier | – | – | keep — T1 play and Debonair Shift target |
| malicious, mean, and scary | – | – | send back vs Emerald decks; find it with Meilin |
| to wither a flower | – | – | send back vs Emerald decks unless a T3 Karaoke Star line |
| lenny - toy binoculars | – | – | keep if the curve is already fine |
| prince phillip - vanquisher of foes | – | – | send back — better in the discard |
| milo thatch - getting his hands dirty | – | – | send back unless an Akood line |
4. Card by card — what earned its slot
Per copy seen across the 12 games: mulliganed, cast (incl. free from discard), inked, discarded, and what it produced.
Removal that moves a card to deck or hand is attributed to the ability that fired just before it.
| Card | Copies | Seen | Mull | Cast | Inked | Disc | Output | Reading |
|---|
| Tod & Copper - Best of Friends | 4 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 lore, 3 damage | — |
| Ursula - Deceiver | 4 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 lore, 2 damage, 2 banished | — |
| Strength of a Raging Fire | 4 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 58 damage, 13 banished | removal |
| Elinor - Renowned Diplomat | 4 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 lore, 20 draws, 38 damage, 10 banished | draw engine, removal |
| Tod - All Alone | 4 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 lore | mostly inked |
| Vixey - Forest Friend | 4 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 lore, 4 damage, 3 banished | lore source |
| Paradise Falls - Exotic Destination | 4 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | – | — |
| Pegasus - Gift for Hercules | 4 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 28 lore, 1 damage, 1 banished | lore source |
| White Rabbit - Late Again | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 lore, 6 damage, 2 banished | lore source, mostly inked |
| Max Goof - Rebellious Teen | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 lore, 2 damage | — |
| He Hurled His Thunderbolt | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 damage, 5 banished | — |
| Angel - Experiment 624 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 lore, 31 damage, 10 banished | removal |
| Judy Hopps - Snowball Patrol | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 lore | mostly inked |
| Touch the Sky | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | rarely cast, mostly inked |
| Look What You've Done | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 damage, 4 banished | — |
| Angela - Night Warrior | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | — |
| The Huntsman - On the Queen's Orders | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 lore | — |
| Mushu - Stealthy Dragon | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 lore, 6 draws | — |
| Strike a Good Match | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 draws | — |
5. What's next — targets
| Metric | Now | Target |
|---|
| Turns with a board but no action | 14% | < 20% |
| Ready bodies questing | 61% | > 45% |
| Mulligan | 2.8 | ≤ 3.5 |
| Inked on T4 / T5 / T6 | 83% / 25% / 42% | ≥ 80 / 75 / 70% |
| Lore per game | 14.5 | ≥ 13 |
| Early concessions (opp < 10 lore) | 0 | 0 |
| T1 character on the play | 6/7 | every game the hand allows |
Targets from the team assessment of Oct 14 and the guide. They update with every report.
COLI v1 Amber/Emerald · 37 games vs humans · Oct 13 – Oct 14 2026
The verdict in five lines
- The record is 19-18 (51%) against humans. 6 wins came from reaching 20 lore; 13 were opponent concessions, 7 of them while the opponent was still ahead on lore.
- Board use. On 36% of the turns he has a ready character, he does nothing with any of them: no quest, no song, no challenge (team's best decks: 12–19%). In losses 40%, in wins 32%. It moved from 45% on Oct 13 to 31% on Oct 14.
- Mulligan. He sends back 4.3 cards per game (team range 2.9–3.7). Cards the guide keeps that he throws back most: Max Goof - Karaoke Star 17 of 20, Tod - Clever Fox 8 of 17, Meilin Lee - Losing Control 7 of 17.
- The deck's lines win when they happen. Phillip wipe 6-1 (without it: 13-17); Circle of Life cast 12-5 (without it: 7-13); MMS + To Wither, same turn 6-4 (without it: 13-14); T4 Debonair Shift + To Wither 3-1 (without it: 16-17).
- Rarely cast: Above the Crowd (seen 27, cast 2, inked 8). Check what they do when cast before cutting — see §4.
1. The current list
- 4 Akood et Emuti
- 4 Angel - Siren Singer
- 4 Circle of Life
- 4 Don Karnage - Khan's Courier
- 4 Malicious, Mean, and Scary
- 4 Max Goof - Karaoke Star
- 4 Meilin Lee - Losing Control
- 4 Milo Thatch - Getting His Hands Dirty
- 4 Tod - Clever Fox
- 4 Ursula - Vanessa
- 3 Don Karnage - Debonair Pirate
- 3 Prince Phillip - Vanquisher of Foes
- 3 To Wither a Flower
- 2 Above the Crowd
- 2 Chernabog - Unnatural Force
- 2 Lenny - Toy Binoculars
- 2 Max Goof - Chart Topper
- 2 Strike a Good Match
- 1 World's Greatest Criminal Mind
60 cards, 19 names, 12 uninkable.
Record
| Split | Record |
|---|
| All (humans) | 19-18 (51%) |
| Core Set 14 BO1 | 18-15 (55%) |
| tournament | 1-3 (25%) |
| On the play / on the draw | 7-6 (54%) / 12-12 (50%) |
| Wins by reaching 20 lore | 6 |
| Wins by opponent concession (of which opp ahead on lore) | 13 (7) |
| Losses: opp reached 20 / he conceded / timeout | 12 / 5 / 1 |
| Games where he disconnected | 4 (0-4 (0%)) |
Yardstick
| alan | Team's winning range |
|---|
| Lore / game | 7.7 | 13.1–15.3 |
| Quests / game | 4.9 | |
| Ink / game | 5.1 | |
| Inked on T4 / T5 / T6 | 83% / 58% / 55% | ≥ 80 / 75 / 70% |
| Mulligan | 4.3 | 2.9–3.7 |
| Dead turns / game | 0.22 | 0.00–0.22 |
| Names in the 60 | 19 | 16–18 |
2. Board use
At the start of each of his turns, count the characters already on board that could act (dry), then how many of them quested, sang or challenged.
| Ready bodies / turn | Quest | Sing | Challenge | Turns with a board but no action |
|---|
| All games | 1.84 | 34% | 25% | 7% | 36% (80/224) |
| Wins | 2.21 | 37% | 25% | 6% | 32% (38/120) |
| Losses | 1.45 | 28% | 25% | 8% | 40% (42/104) |
| Session Oct 13 (6-8) | 1.89 | 27% | 23% | 4% | 45% (32/71) |
| Session Oct 14 (13-10) | 1.82 | 37% | 25% | 9% | 31% (48/153) |
Holding characters back
Every character readies at the start of his turn, so questing never stops him singing next turn. Staying ready has one benefit: only exerted characters can be challenged.
| |
|---|
| Turns with at least one idle ready character | 111 |
| … with a free song he could have sung still in hand (excl. Wither / Circle) | 39 (35%) |
| Quests challenged on the opponent's next turn | 24 of 180 (13%) |
Losses on 0 lore or early concessions
| Time (WIB) | Opp | Result | Turn | What happened |
|---|
| Oct 13 22:13 | Amber/Amethyst | 0-20 | 5 | mulliganed 7; 0 quests; 3 of 3 ready bodies idle |
| Oct 13 22:35 | Amber/Sapphire | 0-20 | 6 | 0 quests; 7 of 9 ready bodies idle |
| Oct 13 23:02 | Emerald/Steel | 0-20 | 6 | 0 quests; 7 of 8 ready bodies idle |
| Oct 13 23:21 | Sapphire/Steel | 0-2 | 7 | he conceded on turn 7, opponent on 2 lore; 0 quests; 6 of 6 ready bodies idle |
| Oct 13 23:47 | Amethyst/Steel | 0-2 | 4 | he conceded on turn 4, opponent on 2 lore; mulliganed 6; 0 quests; 3 of 5 ready bodies idle |
| Oct 13 23:53 | Amethyst/Steel | 0-12 | 7 | he conceded on turn 7, opponent on 12 lore; mulliganed 6; 0 quests; 7 of 10 ready bodies idle |
| Oct 14 14:01 | Emerald/Steel | 0-20 | 7 | 0 quests; 11 of 12 ready bodies idle |
| Oct 14 18:46 | Amber/Emerald | 0-22 | 9 | 0 quests; 3 of 5 ready bodies idle |
| Oct 14 19:14 | Ruby/Steel | 0-2 | 4 | timeout / disconnect; 0 quests; 0 of 2 ready bodies idle |
| Oct 14 22:26 | Amber/Emerald | 0-13 | 7 | he conceded on turn 7, opponent on 13 lore; 0 quests; 3 of 5 ready bodies idle |
3. Mulligan
Opening-hand appearances and how often each card went back, next to the guide's blind-mulligan stance.
| Card | On the play: opener → mulliganed | On the draw: opener → mulliganed | Guide |
|---|
| Max Goof - Karaoke Star | 6 → 6 (100%) | 14 → 11 (79%) | keep (premium vs Device; T3 line discards Wither safely) |
| Tod - Clever Fox | 7 → 2 (29%) | 10 → 6 (60%) | keep, except vs Emerald-Steel |
| Akood et Emuti | 4 → 3 (75%) | 8 → 0 (0%) | keep with a payoff; send back vs Elinor |
| Meilin Lee - Losing Control | 3 → 0 (0%) | 14 → 7 (50%) | keep — finds the song later |
| Angel - Siren Singer | 8 → 4 (50%) | 14 → 3 (21%) | keep, especially on the draw |
| Ursula - Vanessa | 7 → 1 (14%) | 8 → 1 (12%) | keep — the sturdiest singer |
| Don Karnage - Khan's Courier | 7 → 1 (14%) | 14 → 0 (0%) | keep — T1 play and Debonair Shift target |
| Malicious, Mean, and Scary | 3 → 3 (100%) | 19 → 17 (89%) | send back vs Emerald decks; find it with Meilin |
| To Wither a Flower | 8 → 8 (100%) | 7 → 4 (57%) | send back vs Emerald decks unless a T3 Karaoke Star line |
| Lenny - Toy Binoculars | 4 → 4 (100%) | 2 → 2 (100%) | keep if the curve is already fine |
| Prince Phillip - Vanquisher of Foes | 4 → 4 (100%) | 8 → 8 (100%) | send back — better in the discard |
| Milo Thatch - Getting His Hands Dirty | 8 → 8 (100%) | 12 → 12 (100%) | send back unless an Akood line |
4. Card by card — what earned its slot
Per copy seen across the 37 games: mulliganed, cast (incl. free from discard), inked, discarded, and what it produced.
Removal that moves a card to deck or hand is attributed to the ability that fired just before it.
| Card | Copies | Seen | Mull | Cast | Inked | Disc | Output | Reading |
|---|
| Malicious, Mean, and Scary | 4 | 73 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 105 damage | removal |
| Tod - Clever Fox | 4 | 73 | 8 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 19 lore, 88 draws, 2 damage, 6 banished | draw engine |
| Milo Thatch - Getting His Hands Dirty | 4 | 71 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 54 lore, 22 draws, 25 damage, 6 banished, 16 bounced | discard fuel (13 free via Circle), draw engine, lore source, removal |
| Don Karnage - Khan's Courier | 4 | 70 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 18 lore, 16 damage, 8 banished | — |
| Max Goof - Karaoke Star | 4 | 67 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 11 lore, 32 draws, 1 damage, 1 banished | draw engine |
| Circle of Life | 4 | 64 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 4 | – | — |
| Akood et Emuti | 4 | 63 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 48 draws | draw engine |
| Meilin Lee - Losing Control | 4 | 59 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 15 lore, 10 damage, 6 banished | — |
| Angel - Siren Singer | 4 | 57 | 7 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 14 lore, 7 damage, 5 banished | — |
| Ursula - Vanessa | 4 | 52 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 26 lore, 2 damage | lore source |
| To Wither a Flower | 3 | 50 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 167 damage, 54 banished | removal |
| Prince Phillip - Vanquisher of Foes | 3 | 45 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 18 lore | discard fuel (9 free via Circle) |
| Strike a Good Match | 2 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 46 draws | draw engine |
| Don Karnage - Debonair Pirate | 3 | 37 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 60 lore, 110 damage, 27 banished | lore source, removal |
| Max Goof - Chart Topper | 2 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 lore, 4 damage, 1 banished | lore source |
| Lenny - Toy Binoculars | 2 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 7 lore, 2 opp actions taken, 9 readied | mostly inked |
| Chernabog - Unnatural Force | 2 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 18 lore, 15 damage, 1 banished, 9 to deck | removal |
| Above the Crowd | 2 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 to deck | rarely cast |
| World's Greatest Criminal Mind | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | – | mostly inked |
5. Against the guide Metafy, “Set 14 – Mastering Amber-Emerald Circle of Life”, DarkWings | Chupa
This list is identical to the guide's core 60, so the gap below is play, not list.
| Record | On the play | On the draw | Games |
|---|
| Guide author's testing | 75-22 (77%) | 81% | 73% | 97 |
| alan | 19-18 (51%) | 7-6 (54%) | 12-12 (50%) | 37 |
The author's figures come from his own testing in unpaired games. Treat them as a ceiling, not a target.
The guide's key lines, when they happened
| Line | Games | Record when it happened | Record without it |
|---|
| Akood → Chernabog (T≤5) | 3 | 1-2 (33%) | 18-16 (53%) |
| Akood → Milo (T≤5) | 1 | 1-0 (100%) | 18-18 (50%) |
| T4 Debonair Shift + To Wither | 4 | 3-1 (75%) | 16-17 (48%) |
| T4 Debonair without Wither | 3 | 1-2 (33%) | 18-16 (53%) |
| MMS + To Wither, same turn | 10 | 6-4 (60%) | 13-14 (48%) |
| Phillip wipe | 7 | 6-1 (86%) | 13-17 (43%) |
| Circle of Life cast | 17 | 12-5 (71%) | 7-13 (35%) |
By opposing archetype
| Archetype | Guide rating | Games | Record | Quest share | Guide's plan |
|---|
| Other | – | 9 | 5-4 (56%) | 20% | not covered by the guide |
| Emerald-Steel | Unfavored | 8 | 4-4 (50%) | 41% | Vanessa over Tod/Angel; Debonair + Wither; don't hold songs |
| Elinor | Even | 5 | 2-3 (40%) | 32% | T1 character, don't hold songs; Debonair + Wither |
| Amethyst-Steel | Favored | 5 | 3-2 (60%) | 35% | Contest the board early; Lenny takes Strength of a Raging Fire |
| Circle mirror | Even | 3 | 2-1 (67%) | 42% | Lenny when they approach their combo; MMS + Wither first, Phillip later |
| Detectives | Slightly favored | 3 | 1-2 (33%) | 23% | Patience, keeping characters ready is fine; MMS + Wither |
| Amber-Amethyst | Slightly favored | 2 | 1-1 (50%) | 38% | Be the aggressor; Lenny takes Raging Storm |
| Mouse House | Favored | 1 | 1-0 (100%) | 12% | On the draw, dig for Akood → Chernabog on the Duo Shift |
| Device | Unfavored | 1 | 0-1 (0%) | 79% | Tod / Karaoke Star setup; don't force Chernabog |
1–8 games per archetype. Directions only.
6. What's next — targets
| Metric | Now | Target |
|---|
| Turns with a board but no action | 36% | < 20% |
| Ready bodies questing | 34% | > 45% |
| Mulligan | 4.3 | ≤ 3.5 |
| Inked on T4 / T5 / T6 | 83% / 58% / 55% | ≥ 80 / 75 / 70% |
| Lore per game | 7.7 | ≥ 13 |
| Early concessions (opp < 10 lore) | 2 | 0 |
| T1 character on the play | 8/13 | every game the hand allows |
Targets from the team assessment of Oct 14 and the guide. They update with every report.
Other decks (too few games)
GB Infinity (Emerald/Sapphire): 1-2 (33%)
Set 12 RB Storm Infinity (Ruby/Sapphire): 0-4 (0%)
What is NOT known
- Small samples: matchups are 1–8 games per archetype and per-card figures rest on a handful of casts. Read directions, not magnitudes.
- The do-nothing measure counts deliberate holds as idle. A character kept ready vs Detectives or to protect Singer 8 looks the same as one forgotten.
- Board tracking is by card name, not instance. An effect that moves a character off the board without a logged event leaves a ghost body counted as idle.
- Removal by zone change (Chernabog, Above the Crowd, Milo bounce) is attributed by proximity to his last ability; the log carries no source.
- “A song he could have sung” checks cost and Singer only, not whether the song had a useful target.
- Undo events are ignored. Bot games are excluded from every figure. Decks are grouped by decklist, not deck id.