The Inventor + Aidan

The Inventor + Aidan (with Apprentice of Death and Polychrome Owl) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier D at Celeste · Legend, D at Gold · Crystal and C at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Shadow and Fire, estimated elimination in 10.3 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampShadowFire

DTier42.3% · Relative indexv1.23

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.

The Inventor

Fire · Common

MateriaabilityDeck core
RainbowabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Aidan

Fire · Common

LucksterabilityDeck core
Replace : Pay-torchT2
to buy
Replace : VanishT4
to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
Replace : GraveyardT10
to buy
toxDeck core

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 openings387 Spamtons generated+96% 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 · 59 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 172 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 271 SpamtonsPhoenix
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 358 SpamtonsReflection
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 387 SpamtonsGraveyard

Graveyard

Aidan · Common

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+29.1%

Berserk

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Vanish

+18.6%

Phoenix

Polychrome Owl · Common

+23.4%

Reflection

Polychrome Owl · Epic

+15.8%

T10

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+9.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +7.2% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Brutal · Erosion · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score8,685

Estimated elimination10.3 turns

Effective HP4,739

Healing0

Spamtons / turn28

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 -1.2% · 11.8 turnsSecond +1.2% · 11.6 turns

Fragile deck+47.6%7.8 turns · strength
Tank deck-31.8%15.7 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-8.8%12.2 turns · weakness
Resists Water-2.2%11.5 turns
Resists Earth-2.2%11.5 turns
Resists Nature-2.2%11.5 turns
Resists Shadow-9.4%12.3 turns · weakness
Resists Light-2.2%11.5 turns

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 12.3 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 12.2 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
Turn 3: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
Turn 5: damage peak (672).
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

Focus

Aidan

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

Recommended

Doomed Hour

Apprentice of Death

Applies Eternity to all enemy cards when this card is killed.

Recommended

Last Breath

Polychrome Owl

Applies Temporality to all your cards when this card dies

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+60 random); The Inventor (+10 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 51% of the damage; Rainbow (The Inventor): 31% of the damage. 2,833 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 10).

Survival

No healing: with 4,739 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 127 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

RainbowThe Inventor

27 damage

02Turn 2224 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Dance of FeathersPolychrome Owl

183 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

41 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3347 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

299 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

48 damage

04Turn 4302 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Dance of FeathersPolychrome Owl

242 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

60 damage

05Turn 5672 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

477 damage

Pay-torchAidan

104 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

91 damage

06Turn 698 damage

LucksterAidan

random +10

RainbowThe Inventor

98 damage

07Turn 7531 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

415 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

116 damage

08Turn 8432 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

303 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

129 damage

09Turn 9147 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

RainbowThe Inventor

147 damage

10Turn 10159 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

159 damage