Aleera + Deer of Mournful Colors

Aleera + Deer of Mournful Colors (with Apprentice of Death and Keria) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, S at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck in Shadow and Fire, estimated elimination in 7.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateMidrangeShadowFire
BTier76.8% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · CrystalSBronze · SilverS

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.

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Punching BagT6
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

  1. Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. toxDeck core

Keria

Fire · Rare

  1. Allied FireabilityDeck core
  2. IgnitionabilityDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

  1. Elemental DrainabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT2
    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.

4 shop openings292 Spamtons generated+30.9% 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

  1. T2Luck 2 · 51 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 156 SpamtonsGraveyard
  3. T6Luck 6 · 255 SpamtonsPhoenix
  4. T8Luck 8 · 292 Spamtonsskip
T2

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+15.9%
T4

Graveyard

Keria · Rare

+9.8%
T6

Phoenix

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+5.1%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +4.9% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Vampirism

Theoretical score13,121
Estimated elimination7.4 turns
Effective HP5,075
Healing165
Spamtons / turn24

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% · 8.3 turnsSecond +2% · 7.8 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.4 turns.
  • 165 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.4 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 8 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  2. Turn 8: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

F/W-Shield

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Fire resistance (+25%) Water resistance (+25%)

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+15%).

Recommended

Shared Shield

Keria

Increases the elemental resistances of all allied cards by (+10%).

Recommended

Soul Armor

Deer of Mournful Colors

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's elemental resistances increase by (+10%)

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

No ability generates bonuses: the deck relies on its talents and starting Tox.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 47% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 31% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.4 turns.

Survival

165 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors. 5,075 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 132 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
32 damage+16
02Turn 2251 damage
Keria
IgnitionKeria
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
215 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
36 damage+18
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3321 damage
Keria
Allied FireKeria
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
263 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
58 damage+29
04Turn 4826 damage
Keria
IgnitionKeria
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
762 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
64 damage+32
05Turn 5478 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
378 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
100 damage+50
06Turn 6142 damage
Keria
Allied FireKeria
Keria
IgnitionKeria
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
142 damage+71
07Turn 7718 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
477 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
241 damage+121
08Turn 8367 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
367 damage
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.