Apprentice of Death + Deer of Mournful Colors

Apprentice of Death + Deer of Mournful Colors (with Rob the Adventurer and The Inventor) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 7.6 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateMidrangeShadowEarth

BTier78.4% · Relative indexv1.23

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.

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

Elemental DrainabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Rob the Adventurer

Earth · Common

AdventureabilityDeck core
Replace : ShadowheartT6
to buy
Replace : EarthheartT4
to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
Replace : GraveyardT8
to buy
toxDeck core

The Inventor

Fire · Common

MateriaabilityDeck core
RainbowabilityDeck core
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 openings250 Spamtons generated+37.5% 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

T2
100 %
Luck 2 · 53 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 160 SpamtonsGraveyard
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 203 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 250 SpamtonsGraveyard

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+16.1%

Graveyard

Rob the Adventurer · Rare

Replace : Earthheart

+11.4%

Berserk

Rob the Adventurer · Rare

Replace : Shadowheart

+5.4%

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+4.6%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +4.1% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Shield · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Revenge · Ancient Healing · Temporality · Tenacity · Vampirism · Avenger

Theoretical score13,307

Estimated elimination7.6 turns

Effective HP4,408

Healing328

Spamtons / turn25

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 -2.1% · 8.2 turnsSecond +2.1% · 7.8 turns

Fragile deck+13.5%6 turns · strength
Tank deck-38.7%11.9 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-5.9%8 turns · weakness
Resists Water-2.9%7.7 turns
Resists Earth-3.3%7.7 turns
Resists Nature-2.9%7.7 turns
Resists Shadow-8.1%8.2 turns · weakness
Resists Light-2.9%7.7 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 7.6 turns.
328 healing over the game.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 8.2 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 8 turns.
Only one generator: The Inventor.

How the game goes

Turn 2: first bonuses (The Inventor).
Turn 3: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
Turn 5: damage peak (729).
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

Multi Start

Deer of Mournful Colors

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended

Doomed Hour

Rob the Adventurer

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

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

Soul Vitality

The Inventor

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

The Inventor (+8 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Elemental Drain (Deer of Mournful Colors): 47% of the damage; Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 39% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.6 turns.

Survival

328 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors. 4,408 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 1100 damage

AdventureRob the Adventurer

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

65 damage+32

RainbowThe Inventor

35 damage

02Turn 2131 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

AdventureRob the Adventurer

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

89 damage+44

RainbowThe Inventor

42 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3468 damage

AdventureRob the Adventurer

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

318 damage

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

107 damage+54

RainbowThe Inventor

43 damage

04Turn 4197 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

AdventureRob the Adventurer

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

146 damage+73

RainbowThe Inventor

51 damage

05Turn 5730 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

431 damage

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

222 damage+111

RainbowThe Inventor

77 damage

06Turn 6343 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

246 damage+123

RainbowThe Inventor

97 damage

07Turn 7678 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

297 damage

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

283 damage+142

RainbowThe Inventor

98 damage

08Turn 8514 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors

340 damage+170

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

174 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.