Aleera + Ashtarae Lycaria

Aleera + Ashtarae Lycaria (with Apprentice of Death and Lums) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier A at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck in Shadow, estimated elimination in 7.6 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

Advanced collectionMidrangeShadow

ATier80.3% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendAGold · CrystalABronze · 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.

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

Word-ChewabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Replace : ShadowheartT8
to buy

Ashtarae Lycaria

Shadow · Legendary

Melody No. 1abilityDeck core
Melody No. 2abilityDeck core
Replace : ResurrectionT4
to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
toxDeck core

Lums

Light · Common

Silver WindabilityDeck core
Replace : LiftoffT6
to buy
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.

4 shop openings252 Spamtons generated+24.6% 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 · 47 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 98 SpamtonsInversion
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 198 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 252 SpamtonsShadowheart

Graveyard

Lums · Common

+3.6%

Inversion

Ashtarae Lycaria · Rare

Replace : Resurrection (ability)

+5.8%

Berserk

Lums · Rare

Replace : Liftoff (ability)

+9.9%

Shadowheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Epic

Replace : Shadowheart

+5.3%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.8% → +0.5%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Waterheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Poison · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score13,520

Estimated elimination7.6 turns

Effective HP3,502

Healing1,064

Spamtons / turn22

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 -2.8% · 7.9 turnsSecond +2.8% · 7 turns

Fragile deck+8.3%5.9 turns · strength
Tank deck-19.2%9.2 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-1.7%7.4 turns
Resists Water0%7.1 turns
Resists Earth0%7.1 turns
Resists Nature0%7.1 turns
Resists Shadow-17.6%9 turns · weakness
Resists Light0%7.1 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 7.6 turns.
1,064 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9 turns.
Only one generator: Lums.

How the game goes

Turn 2: first bonuses (Lums).
Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
Turn 8: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

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

Recommended

Life-8

Ashtarae Lycaria

The card's HP and max HP are doubled at the start of turn 8

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): 55% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 28% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.6 turns.

Survival

1,064 healing over the game, mostly from Ashtarae Lycaria. 3,502 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 123 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+101

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

23 damage

02Turn 2265 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+124

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

202 damage

Silver WindLums

29 damageLight +3 · Shadow +3

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

34 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3329 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+172

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

290 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

39 damage

04Turn 4726 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+197

LiftoffLums

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

631 damage

Silver WindLums

43 damageLight +3 · Shadow +3

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

52 damage

05Turn 559 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+259

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

59 damage

06Turn 6647 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+317

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

499 damage

Silver WindLums

63 damageLight +3 · Shadow +3

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

85 damage

07Turn 7566 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+406

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

474 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

92 damage

08Turn 8369 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+470

ResurrectionAshtarae Lycaria

LiftoffLums

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

369 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.