Squall + Aleera

Squall + Aleera (with Ameru and Zafren) is one of the best Shadow decks of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list (tier B); with these talents it is S at Bronze · Silver and A at Gold · Crystal. Aggro deck in Light and Shadow, estimated elimination in 5.9 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

IntermediateAggro / burstLightShadow

BTier75.7% · 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.

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable

Ameru

Light · Rare

Smoky DreamabilityDeck core
Replace : SmokeT4
to buy
toxReplaceable

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

Word-ChewabilityDeck core
Replace : Punching BagT6
to buy
toxReplaceable

Zafren

Light · Rare

MoonbeamabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
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.

3 shop openings219 Spamtons generated+22.8% 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 · 69 SpamtonsBerserk
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 142 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 219 SpamtonsGraveyard

Berserk

Zafren · Common

+7.6%

Berserk

Ameru · Rare

Replace : Smoke

+10.3%

Graveyard

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+4.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.9% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Camouflage · Natureheart · Earthheart · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score13,546

Estimated elimination5.9 turns

Effective HP4,197

Healing0

Spamtons / turn33

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% · 7.5 turnsSecond +2.1% · 7 turns

Fragile deck+15.7%5.3 turns · strength
Tank deck-31.3%10.2 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-0.5%6.9 turns
Resists Water0%6.9 turns
Resists Earth0%6.9 turns
Resists Nature0%6.9 turns
Resists Shadow-11%7.9 turns · weakness
Resists Light-7.4%7.6 turns · weakness

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 5.9 turns.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 7.9 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 7.6 turns.
No healing.

How the game goes

Turn 3: first bonuses (Squall, Emissary of Nightmares).
Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
Turn 6: damage peak (1,771).
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

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Each time another card on the field dies, the base damage and base healing of all this card's attacks increase by (+3).

Recommended

Cavalry

Ameru

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

Recommended

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

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

Recommended

Multicolor

Zafren

Gains (+1) in each element with every attack from this card

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+8 Light, +8 Fire); Ameru (+8 Light, +8 Water, +8 Shadow). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 58% of the damage; Moonbeam (Zafren): 21% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 5.9 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 4,197 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 1Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

02Turn 2241 damage

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

241 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3436 damage

Smoky DreamAmeru

83 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

99 damageLight +4

MoonbeamZafren

181 damage

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

73 damageFire +4

04Turn 4781 damage

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

781 damage

05Turn 5190 damage

MoonbeamZafren

190 damage

06Turn 61,771 damage

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

964 damage

Smoky DreamAmeru

116 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

160 damageLight +4

MoonbeamZafren

331 damage

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

200 damageFire +4

07Turn 7Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.