Squall + The Inventor

Squall + The Inventor (with Aidan and Herald of Ashes) is the 25th deck with an accessible collection in the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier D); with these talents it is C at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck across 4 elements, estimated elimination in 11.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampNatureLight
DTier43.4% · Relative indexv1.26

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.

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

  1. Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
  2. Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
  3. toxReplaceable

The Inventor

Fire · Common

  1. MateriaabilityDeck core
  2. RainbowabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Aidan

Fire · Common

  1. LucksterabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Pay-torchT8
    to buy
  3. Replace : VanishT6
    to buy

Herald of Ashes

Fire · Common

  1. Dragon's BreathabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : SmokeT4
    to buy
  3. Replace : LuckyT2
    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 openings445 Spamtons generated+61.6% 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

  1. T2Luck 3 · 61 SpamtonsGraveyard
  2. T4Luck 6 · 126 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 9 · 245 SpamtonsBerserk
  4. T8Luck 12 · 318 SpamtonsReflection
  5. T10Luck 15 · 445 Spamtonsskip
T2

Graveyard

Herald of Ashes · Common

Replace : Lucky

+10.9%
T4

Berserk

Herald of Ashes · Rare

Replace : Smoke

+25.3%
T6

Berserk

Aidan · Epic

Replace : Vanish

+15.7%
T8

Reflection

Aidan · Epic

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+9.6%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +4.8% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Erosion · Smoke · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Spamland · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score9,658
Estimated elimination11.2 turns
Effective HP5,454
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 +1.3% · 12.2 turnsSecond -1.3% · 12.5 turns

Strengths

  • 4 cards generate bonuses.
  • Has control effects.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 13 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 12.8 turns.
  • No healing.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
  2. Turn 6: first big hit, Cosmic Flames (Squall, Emissary of Nightmares).
  3. Turn 9: damage peak (925).
  4. No elimination within 10 turns.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

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 (+3).

Recommended

Soul Vitality

The Inventor

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

Recommended

Transition

Aidan

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

Recommended

Corrosion

Herald of Ashes

Each time this card is attacked, the attacker loses (-1%) in all its elemental resistances.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+100 random); The Inventor (+10 everywhere); Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+12 Fire, +12 Light); Herald of Ashes (+15 Fire, +15 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Rainbow (The Inventor): 35% of the damage; Cosmic Light (Squall, Emissary of Nightmares): 19% of the damage. 2,644 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 11).

Survival

No healing: with 5,454 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 131 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
31 damage
02Turn 246 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
46 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3369 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Herald of Ashes
Dragon's BreathHerald of Ashes
112 damageFire +5 · Nature +5
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
102 damageFire +4
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
87 damageLight +4
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
68 damage
04Turn 4166 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Aidan
Pay-torchAidan
91 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
75 damage
05Turn 583 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
83 damage
06Turn 6613 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Herald of Ashes
Dragon's BreathHerald of Ashes
166 damageFire +5 · Nature +5
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
167 damageFire +4
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
167 damageLight +4
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
113 damage
07Turn 7200 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
122 damage
Aidan
Pay-torchAidan
78 damage
08Turn 8129 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
129 damage
09Turn 9924 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
298 damageLight +4
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
250 damageFire +4
Herald of Ashes
Dragon's BreathHerald of Ashes
224 damageFire +5 · Nature +5
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
152 damage
10Turn 10273 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
169 damage
Aidan
Pay-torchAidan
104 damage