Apprentice of Death + Fire Spirit

Apprentice of Death + Fire Spirit (with The Inventor and Herald of Ashes) is the 31st deck with an accessible collection in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier D); with these talents it is C at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck in Fire and Shadow, estimated elimination in 9.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

AccessibleMidrangeFireShadow

DTier36% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendDGold · CrystalDBronze · 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.

The Inventor

Fire · Common

MateriaabilityDeck core
RainbowabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
Replace : GraveyardT8
to buy
toxDeck core

Herald of Ashes

Fire · Common

Dragon's BreathabilityDeck core
Replace : SmokeT6
to buy
Replace : LuckyT4
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 openings405 Spamtons generated+96% 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
93 %
Luck 3 · 61 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 176 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
17 %53 %30 %
Luck 9 · 225 SpamtonsGraveyard
T8
44 %50 %
Luck 12 · 320 SpamtonsGraveyard
T10
37 %59 %
Luck 14 · 405 Spamtonsskip

Graveyard

Fire Spirit · Common

+33.9%

Berserk

Herald of Ashes · Rare

Replace : Lucky

+32.3%

Graveyard

Herald of Ashes · Epic

Replace : Smoke

+24.5%

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Rare

Replace : Graveyard

+5.3%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Erosion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score7,907

Estimated elimination9.2 turns

Effective HP5,129

Healing0

Spamtons / turn29

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% · 11.9 turnsSecond -3.5% · 12.4 turns

Fragile deck+42.8%8 turns · strength
Tank deck-51.8%16.1 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-47.3%14.3 turns · weakness
Resists Water-6%11.8 turns · weakness
Resists Earth-6%11.8 turns · weakness
Resists Nature-10.5%12.1 turns · weakness
Resists Shadow-21.7%12.4 turns · weakness
Resists Light-6%11.8 turns · weakness

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 9.2 turns.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 14.3 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 12.4 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Fire Spirit).
Turn 3: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
Turn 8: damage peak (631).
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

The Inventor

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

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+15%).

Recommended

Focus

Herald of Ashes

At the start of each turn, this card has a 25% chance to gain Taunt.

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); The Inventor (+10 everywhere); Herald of Ashes (+10 Fire, +10 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 66% of the damage; Rainbow (The Inventor): 24% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.2 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 5,129 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 135 damage

BlazeFire Spirit

Fire +1

Breath of FlamesFire Spirit

12 damageFire +1

RainbowThe Inventor

23 damage

02Turn 247 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

BlazeFire Spirit

Fire +1

Breath of FlamesFire Spirit

16 damageFire +1

RainbowThe Inventor

31 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3449 damage

BlazeFire Spirit

Fire +1

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

287 damage

Dragon's BreathHerald of Ashes

98 damageFire +5 · Nature +5

Breath of FlamesFire Spirit

24 damageFire +1

RainbowThe Inventor

40 damage

04Turn 475 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

BlazeFire Spirit

Fire +1

Breath of FlamesFire Spirit

27 damageFire +1

RainbowThe Inventor

48 damage

05Turn 5518 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

457 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

61 damage

06Turn 6253 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Dragon's BreathHerald of Ashes

166 damageFire +5 · Nature +5

RainbowThe Inventor

87 damage

07Turn 7542 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

455 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

87 damage

08Turn 8631 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

524 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

107 damage

09Turn 9504 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

384 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

120 damage

10Turn 10151 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

RainbowThe Inventor

151 damage