Aleera + Ephial

Aleera + Ephial (with Commando Gerz and Canine Specter) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier S in all three ranks. Elemental ramp deck in Shadow and Light, estimated elimination in 7.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

Advanced collectionElemental rampShadowLight

STier98% · Relative indexv1.28.1

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.

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

Word-ChewabilityDeck core
Replace : Punching BagT6
to buy
Replace : ShadowheartT8
to buy

Ephial

Light · Legendary

Astral TackleabilityDeck core
Planet HealabilityDeck core
Replace : ResetT2
to buy

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

CigarillosabilityDeck core
Replace : Final DelightT4
to buy
toxReplaceable

Canine Specter

Shadow · Common

Bang-BoomabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
toxDeck core

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 openings305 Spamtons generated+16.3% 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 SpamtonsBerserk
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 122 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 189 SpamtonsPoison
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 305 SpamtonsBerserk

Berserk

Ephial · Common

Replace : Reset

+3.1%

Berserk

Commando Gerz · Rare

Replace : Final Delight (ability)

+5.1%

Poison

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Common

Replace : Punching Bag

+3.8%

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Epic

Replace : Shadowheart

+4.3%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.7% → +0.4%

Avoid for this deck

Camouflage · Waterheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Vanish · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Punching Bag · Temporality · Tenacity · Vampirism

Theoretical score16,390

Estimated elimination7.4 turns

Effective HP7,312

Healing628

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 -3.4% · 7.2 turnsSecond +3.4% · 6.3 turns

Fragile deck+10.2%5.1 turns · strength
Tank deck-21.2%8.9 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%6.3 turns
Resists Water0%6.3 turns
Resists Earth0%6.3 turns
Resists Nature-0.1%6.3 turns
Resists Shadow-14.9%8.3 turns · weakness
Resists Light-3.5%6.9 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 7.4 turns.
628 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 8.3 turns.
Only one generator: Commando Gerz.
Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

Turn 2: first bonuses (Commando Gerz).
Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
Turn 6: damage peak (1,312).
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

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

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

Recommended

Cavalry

Ephial

Increases the max HP of all other allied cards by (+100)

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

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

Recommended

Hardening

Canine Specter

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+10%).

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Commando Gerz (+12 Earth, +12 Light). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 73% of the damage; Bang-Boom (Canine Specter): 18% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.4 turns.

Survival

628 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial. 7,312 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 1Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

02Turn 2410 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

269 damage

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

141 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

04Turn 41,185 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

877 damage

Astral TackleEphial

118 damage

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

190 damage

05Turn 50 damage

Planet HealEphial

+742

06Turn 61,312 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

1,133 damage

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

179 damage

07Turn 7Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

08Turn 8236 damage

CigarillosCommando Gerz

Earth +3 · Light +3

Astral TackleEphial

165 damage

Bang-BoomCanine Specter

71 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.