Commando Gerz + Canine Specter

Commando Gerz + Canine Specter (with Ephial and Aidan) is the 9th deck with an advanced 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 in Light and Shadow, estimated elimination in 9.8 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

Advanced collectionElemental rampLightShadow

CTier68.4% · 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

Ephial

Light · Legendary

Astral TackleabilityDeck core
Planet HealabilityDeck core
Replace : ResetT10
to buy

Aidan

Fire · Common

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

Canine Specter

Shadow · Common

Bang-BoomabilityDeck core
Replace : ShadowheartT6
to buy
Replace : LightheartT8
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 openings415 Spamtons generated+35.3% 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 · 65 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 134 SpamtonsReflection
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 207 SpamtonsMultiplier
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 334 SpamtonsLightheart
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 415 SpamtonsBerserk

Graveyard

Aidan · Common

Replace : Vanish

+5.2%

Reflection

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+16.1%

Multiplier

Canine Specter · Rare

Replace : Shadowheart

+5.1%

Lightheart

Canine Specter · Epic

Replace : Lightheart

+5.6%

T10

Berserk

Ephial · Epic

Replace : Reset

+3.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +1.1% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Waterheart · Vanish · Erosion · Smoke · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Ancient Healing · Spamland · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score11,894

Estimated elimination9.8 turns

Effective HP6,879

Healing1,938

Spamtons / turn31

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 +3.1% · 10.7 turnsSecond -3.1% · 11.4 turns

Fragile deck+18.6%9 turns · strength
Tank deck-17.6%13.7 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%10.5 turns
Resists Water0%10.5 turns
Resists Earth-2.9%10.8 turns
Resists Nature-1.8%10.7 turns
Resists Shadow-7.2%11.3 turns · weakness
Resists Light-11.3%12.1 turns · weakness

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 9.8 turns.
1,938 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 12.1 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 11.3 turns.

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

Focus

Ephial

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

Recommended

Transition

Aidan

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

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

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+100 random); Commando Gerz (+15 Earth, +15 Light). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Bang-Boom (Canine Specter): 48% of the damage; Final Delight (Commando Gerz): 36% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.8 turns.

Survival

1,938 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial. 6,879 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 10 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

02Turn 2156 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

156 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 30 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

04Turn 4365 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Astral TackleEphial

147 damage

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

218 damage

05Turn 50 damage

Planet HealEphial

+978

LucksterAidan

random +10

06Turn 6281 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

281 damage

07Turn 7122 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Pay-torchAidan

122 damage

08Turn 8652 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

428 damage

Astral TackleEphial

224 damage

09Turn 90 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

10Turn 101,429 damage

Planet HealEphial

+1,661

LucksterAidan

random +10

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Final DelightCommando Gerz

1,073 damage

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

356 damage