Canine Specter + Aleera

Canine Specter + Aleera (with Apprentice of Death and Lums) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, B at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck in Shadow and Fire, estimated elimination in 6.7 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

AccessibleAggro / burstShadowFire
BTier77.8% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · CrystalBBronze · 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.

Canine Specter

Shadow · Common

  1. Bang-BoomabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. toxReplaceable

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. toxReplaceable

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

  1. Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : GraveyardT6
    to buy
  3. toxDeck core

Lums

Light · Common

  1. Silver WindabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : LiftoffT4
    to buy
  3. 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.

3 shop openings281 Spamtons generated+23.9% 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 · 53 SpamtonsReflection
  2. T4Luck 4 · 160 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 261 SpamtonsMultiplier
T2

Reflection

Lums · Common

+5.4%
T4

Berserk

Lums · Rare

Replace : Liftoff (ability)

+13.2%
T6

Multiplier

Apprentice of Death · Rare

Replace : Graveyard

+5.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.2% → +0.6%

Avoid for this deck

Waterheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Temporality

Theoretical score13,240
Estimated elimination6.7 turns
Effective HP3,269
Healing0
Spamtons / turn25

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 -2% · 7.1 turnsSecond +2% · 6.6 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 6.7 turns.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.2 turns.
  • No healing.
  • Only one generator: Lums.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 2: first bonuses (Lums).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  3. Turn 7: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

0% = average random deck. 100% = best deck found. This score is not a win rate.

Understanding the scores

Talents

One Man Army

Canine Specter

Each time another card on the field dies, the base damage and base healing of all this card's attacks increase by (+5).

Recommended

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

While this card's HP is below 50%, its elemental resistances increase by (+25%).

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

Shadow Heart

Lums

Start the game with the "Shadowheart" passive

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Lums (+9 Light, +9 Shadow). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 41% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 35% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 6.7 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 3,269 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 1Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

02Turn 2424 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
265 damage
Lums
Silver WindLums
32 damageLight +3 · Shadow +3
Canine Specter
Bang-BoomCanine Specter
127 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3311 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
311 damage
04Turn 41,048 damage
Lums
LiftoffLums
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
817 damage
Lums
Silver WindLums
46 damageLight +3 · Shadow +3
Canine Specter
Bang-BoomCanine Specter
185 damage
05Turn 5459 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
459 damage
06Turn 6365 damage
Canine Specter
Bang-BoomCanine Specter
300 damage
Lums
Silver WindLums
65 damageLight +3 · Shadow +3
07Turn 7496 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
496 damage
08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.