Aleera + Arctic Crystal Serpent

Aleera + Arctic Crystal Serpent (with Sovereign of the Ether Falls and The Eye of the Mountains) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck in Shadow, estimated elimination in 5.7 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

IntermediateAggro / burstShadow
BTier78.3% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · CrystalABronze · 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.

Sovereign of the Ether Falls

Water · Rare

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

Arctic Crystal Serpent

Water · Epic

  1. Snowflake DanceabilityDeck core
  2. Mist DanceabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

The Eye of the Mountains

Water · Common

  1. RevitalizationabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : BerserkT4
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Punching BagT2
    to buy
  3. Replace : ShadowheartT6
    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.

3 shop openings165 Spamtons generated+12.5% 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 · 51 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 106 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 165 SpamtonsShadowheart
T2

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Common

Replace : Punching Bag

+3.1%
T4

Berserk

The Eye of the Mountains · Rare

Replace : Berserk

+6.4%
T6

Shadowheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Shadowheart

+3%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Bomba · Shield · Brutal · Camouflage · Lucky · Fireheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Vanish · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Multiplier · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Punching Bag · Ancient Healing · Spamland · Temporality · Tenacity · Vampirism · Avenger

Theoretical score13,870
Estimated elimination5.7 turns
Effective HP3,881
Healing87
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% · 6.6 turnsSecond -2.8% · 6.9 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 5.7 turns.
  • 87 healing over the game.
  • Has control effects.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 7.6 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Water: elimination in 7.2 turns.
  • Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 6: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  2. 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

Weaken

Sovereign of the Ether Falls

Reduces the elemental resistances of all enemy cards by (-1%) per turn

Recommended

Crit Bag

Arctic Crystal Serpent

Increases this card's critical chance by (+1%) each time it takes damage from an enemy card.

Recommended

Critical

The Eye of the Mountains

Critical bonus (+10%).

Recommended

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

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

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

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

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 61% of the damage; Snowflake Dance (Arctic Crystal Serpent): 27% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 5.7 turns.

Survival

87 healing over the game, mostly from The Eye of the Mountains. 3,881 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 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 2455 damage
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
225 damage
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Snowflake DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
117 damage
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Mist DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
107 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
6 damage
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03Turn 36 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
6 damage
04Turn 41,098 damage
The Eye of the Mountains
RevitalizationThe Eye of the Mountains
+87
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
541 damage
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Snowflake DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
289 damage
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Mist DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
261 damage
Sovereign of the Ether Falls
Glacial LaserSovereign of the Ether Falls
7 damage
05Turn 57 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
7 damage
06Turn 61,580 damage
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
1,141 damage
Arctic Crystal Serpent
Snowflake DanceArctic Crystal Serpent
439 damage
07Turn 7Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.