Canine Specter + Aleera

Canine Specter + Aleera (with Sovereign of the Ether Falls and Commando Gerz) is the 2nd deck of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier S) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Aggro deck in Shadow and Light, estimated elimination in 5.9 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateAggro / burstShadowLight
STier95.3% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendSGold · 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.

Canine Specter

Shadow · Common

  1. Bang-BoomabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : ShadowheartT6
    to buy
  3. Replace : LightheartT2
    to buy

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. toxReplaceable

Sovereign of the Ether Falls

Water · Rare

  1. Glacial LaserabilityReplaceable
  2. Critical FallabilityDeck core
  3. Precise FallabilityDeck core

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

  1. CigarillosabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Final DelightT4
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

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.

3 shop openings187 Spamtons generated+16.5% 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 · 45 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 144 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 187 SpamtonsPoison
T2

Poison

Canine Specter · Common

Replace : Lightheart

+6.3%
T4

Berserk

Commando Gerz · Rare

Replace : Final Delight (ability)

+6.4%
T6

Poison

Canine Specter · Rare

Replace : Shadowheart

+3.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +1% → +3.5%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Fireheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Heart Resistance · Vanish · Smoke · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Reset · Punching Bag · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score15,251
Estimated elimination5.9 turns
Effective HP5,092
Healing0
Spamtons / turn21

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% · 6.4 turnsSecond 0% · 6.2 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 5.9 turns.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 6.8 turns.
  • No healing.
  • Only one generator: Commando Gerz.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 2: first bonuses (Commando Gerz).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  3. Turn 6: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

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

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

While this card's HP is below 50%, its elemental resistances increase by (+25%).

Recommended

Last Breath

Sovereign of the Ether Falls

Applies Temporality to all your cards when this card dies

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

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

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Commando Gerz (+9 Earth, +9 Light). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Bang-Boom (Canine Specter): 54% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 45% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 5.9 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 5,092 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 15 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
5 damage
02Turn 2565 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
325 damage
Canine Specter
Bang-BoomCanine Specter
235 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
5 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 35 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
5 damage
04Turn 41,470 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
1,001 damage
Canine Specter
Bang-BoomCanine Specter
464 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
5 damage
05Turn 55 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
5 damage
06Turn 6914 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Critical FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Precise FallSovereign of the Ether Falls
Canine Specter
Bang-BoomCanine Specter
914 damage
07Turn 7Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.