Apprentice of Death + Fire Spirit

Apprentice of Death + Fire Spirit (with Pyrocock and Squall) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, C at Gold · Crystal and B at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 9.1 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampFireNature

CTier54.7% · Relative indexv1.28.1

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

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.

Pyrocock

Fire · Rare

CacophonyabilityDeck core
Cry of the PerchabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
Replace : BerserkT4
to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
Replace : GraveyardT6
to buy
Replace : AvengerT8
to buy

Fire Spirit

Fire · Common

Breath of FlamesabilityDeck core
BlazeabilityDeck core
Free slotT2
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 openings377 Spamtons generated+49.1% 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 · 63 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 180 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 231 SpamtonsGraveyard
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 330 SpamtonsBerserk
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 377 Spamtonsskip

Graveyard

Fire Spirit · Common

+12.7%

Berserk

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares · Rare

Replace : Berserk

+8.1%

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Rare

Replace : Graveyard

+8%

Berserk

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Avenger

+20.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +7% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Camouflage · Waterheart · Earthheart · Erosion · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Temporality · Avenger

Theoretical score10,855

Estimated elimination9.1 turns

Effective HP5,382

Healing0

Spamtons / turn30

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 -0.8% · 10.1 turnsSecond +0.8% · 9.8 turns

Fragile deck+19.8%7.3 turns · strength
Tank deck-41.1%14.4 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-34.2%12.8 turns · weakness
Resists Water0%9 turns
Resists Earth0%9 turns
Resists Nature-6.4%9.5 turns · weakness
Resists Shadow-11.9%10 turns · weakness
Resists Light-0.6%9 turns

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 9.1 turns.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 12.8 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 10 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Fire Spirit).
Turn 3: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
Turn 9: damage peak (795).
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

Soul Vitality

Pyrocock

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's HP and max HP increase by (+200)

Recommended

One Man Army

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Each time another card on the field dies, the base damage and base healing of all this card's attacks increase by (+3).

Recommended

Doomed Hour

Apprentice of Death

Applies Eternity to all enemy cards when this card is killed.

Recommended

Fire Heart

Fire Spirit

Start the game with the "Fireheart" passive

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Fire Spirit (+8 Fire); Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+12 Fire, +12 Light); Pyrocock (+8 Fire, +8 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Cry of the Perch (Pyrocock): 36% of the damage; Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 35% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.1 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 5,382 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 150 damage

BlazeFire Spirit

Fire +1

Breath of FlamesFire Spirit

14 damageFire +1

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

36 damage

02Turn 258 damage

BlazeFire Spirit

Fire +1

Breath of FlamesFire Spirit

17 damageFire +1

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

41 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3508 damage

BlazeFire Spirit

Fire +1

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

295 damage

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

78 damageFire +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

58 damageLight +4

Breath of FlamesFire Spirit

24 damageFire +1

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

53 damage

04Turn 485 damage

BlazeFire Spirit

Fire +1

Breath of FlamesFire Spirit

27 damageFire +1

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

58 damage

05Turn 5517 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

449 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

68 damage

06Turn 6442 damage

CacophonyPyrocock

Fire +8 · Nature +8

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

173 damageFire +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

100 damageLight +4

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

169 damage

07Turn 7687 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

500 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

187 damage

08Turn 8206 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

206 damage

09Turn 9794 damage

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

312 damageFire +4

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

233 damage

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

249 damageLight +4

10Turn 10253 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

253 damage