Commando Gerz + Canine Specter

Commando Gerz + Canine Specter (with Aidan and Squall) is the 11th deck with an intermediate collection in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier C); with these talents it is A at Bronze · Silver and B at Gold · Crystal. Elemental ramp deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 9.5 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampLightEarth

CTier68.5% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalBBronze · SilverA

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.

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

CigarillosabilityDeck core
Final DelightabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable

Canine Specter

Shadow · Common

Bang-BoomabilityDeck core
Replace : ShadowheartT8
to buy
Replace : LightheartT6
to buy

Aidan

Fire · Common

LucksterabilityDeck core
Replace : Pay-torchT4
to buy
Replace : VanishT2
to buy

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
Replace : BerserkT10
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 openings409 Spamtons generated+45.9% 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

T2
100 %
Luck 2 · 57 SpamtonsReflection
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 118 SpamtonsReflection
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 233 SpamtonsMultiplier
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 352 SpamtonsShadowheart
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 409 SpamtonsBerserk

Reflection

Aidan · Common

Replace : Vanish

+5.4%

Reflection

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+9.3%

Multiplier

Canine Specter · Rare

Replace : Lightheart

+7.3%

Shadowheart

Canine Specter · Epic

Replace : Shadowheart

+14.1%

T10

Berserk

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares · Epic

Replace : Berserk

+9.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +2.7% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Waterheart · Natureheart · Vanish · Erosion · Smoke · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Spamland · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score11,901

Estimated elimination9.5 turns

Effective HP5,879

Healing0

Spamtons / turn27

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 -2.4% · 9.6 turnsSecond +2.4% · 9.1 turns

Fragile deck+8%8.5 turns · strength
Tank deck-22.2%11.1 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-0.4%9.1 turns
Resists Water0%9.1 turns
Resists Earth-0.6%9.1 turns
Resists Nature0%9.1 turns
Resists Shadow-5.3%9.5 turns · weakness
Resists Light-7.1%9.7 turns · weakness

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 9.5 turns.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 9.7 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.5 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
Turn 10: first big hit, Final Delight (Commando Gerz).
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

Commando Gerz

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

Recommended

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

Transition

Aidan

When this card is permanently killed, it comes back to life with the "Random Metamorph" passive.

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 (+5).

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+80 random); Commando Gerz (+15 Earth, +15 Light); Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+9 Light, +9 Fire). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Bang-Boom (Canine Specter): 35% of the damage; Final Delight (Commando Gerz): 33% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.5 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 5,879 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 10 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

02Turn 2170 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

170 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3171 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

91 damageLight +3

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

80 damageFire +3

04Turn 4255 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

255 damage

05Turn 50 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

06Turn 6814 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

402 damage

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

185 damageLight +3

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

147 damageFire +3

Pay-torchAidan

80 damage

07Turn 70 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

08Turn 8458 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

458 damage

09Turn 9570 damage

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

343 damageLight +3

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

227 damageFire +3

10Turn 101,204 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Final DelightCommando Gerz

1,204 damage