The Inventor + Aidan

The Inventor + Aidan (with Squall and Polychrome Owl) is the 29th deck with an accessible collection in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier D); with these talents it is C at Bronze · Silver and C at Gold · Crystal. Elemental ramp deck across 6 elements, estimated elimination in 11.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampLightShadow

DTier44.3% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendDGold · CrystalCBronze · 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.

The Inventor

Fire · Common

MateriaabilityDeck core
RainbowabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

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

Polychrome Owl

Nature · Common

Dance of FeathersabilityDeck core
Free slotT6
to buy
Free slotT8
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 openings439 Spamtons generated+96.6% 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 · 63 SpamtonsReflection
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 130 SpamtonsReflection
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 251 SpamtonsGraveyard
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 376 SpamtonsGraveyard
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 439 SpamtonsBerserk

Reflection

Aidan · Common

Replace : Vanish

+18.4%

Reflection

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+31.2%

Graveyard

Polychrome Owl · Rare

+18%

Graveyard

Polychrome Owl · Epic

+16.5%

T10

Berserk

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares · Epic

Replace : Berserk

+12.5%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +13.5% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score8,930

Estimated elimination11.4 turns

Effective HP5,695

Healing0

Spamtons / turn30

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 +0.6% · 12.8 turnsSecond -0.6% · 12.9 turns

Fragile deck+44%8.6 turns · strength
Tank deck-23.6%16.9 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-4.5%13.1 turns
Resists Water-1.1%12.6 turns
Resists Earth-1.1%12.6 turns
Resists Nature-1.1%12.6 turns
Resists Shadow-5.9%13.3 turns · weakness
Resists Light-5.5%13.3 turns · weakness

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 13.3 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 13.3 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
Turn 4: first big hit, Dance of Feathers (Polychrome Owl).
Turn 6: damage peak (570).
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

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

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

Reckless

Polychrome Owl

Immediately applies "Random Metamorph" to this card and grants (+500) HP.

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+80 random); The Inventor (+10 everywhere); Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+9 Fire, +9 Light). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Dance of Feathers (Polychrome Owl): 35% of the damage; Rainbow (The Inventor): 29% of the damage. 2,558 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 11).

Survival

No healing: with 5,695 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

LucksterAidan

random +10

RainbowThe Inventor

31 damage

02Turn 2168 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Dance of FeathersPolychrome Owl

123 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

45 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3187 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

65 damageFire +3

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

65 damageLight +3

RainbowThe Inventor

57 damage

04Turn 4243 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Dance of FeathersPolychrome Owl

171 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

72 damage

05Turn 5161 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Pay-torchAidan

89 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

72 damage

06Turn 6570 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Dance of FeathersPolychrome Owl

197 damage

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

154 damageLight +3

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

128 damageFire +3

RainbowThe Inventor

91 damage

07Turn 799 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

RainbowThe Inventor

99 damage

08Turn 8429 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Dance of FeathersPolychrome Owl

244 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

114 damage

Pay-torchAidan

71 damage

09Turn 9557 damage

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

259 damageLight +3

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

187 damageFire +3

RainbowThe Inventor

111 damage

10Turn 10368 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Dance of FeathersPolychrome Owl

251 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

117 damage