Pyrocock + Aleera

Pyrocock + Aleera (with Ephial and Squall) is the 2nd deck of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier S) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Elemental ramp deck in Shadow and Light, estimated elimination in 7.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

Advanced collectionElemental rampShadowLight

STier97.8% · 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 BagT8
to buy
toxReplaceable

Ephial

Light · Legendary

Astral TackleabilityDeck core
Planet HealabilityDeck core
Replace : ResetT4
to buy

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable

Pyrocock

Fire · Rare

CacophonyabilityDeck core
Cry of the PerchabilityDeck core
Replace : ResetT2
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.

4 shop openings329 Spamtons generated+18.7% 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 · 65 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 134 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 207 Spamtonsskip
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 329 SpamtonsBerserk

Poison

Pyrocock · Common

Replace : Reset

+4.2%

Berserk

Ephial · Rare

Replace : Reset

+8.4%

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Epic

Replace : Punching Bag

+6.1%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +1.9% → +0.7%

Avoid for this deck

Camouflage · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion

Theoretical score16,361

Estimated elimination7.4 turns

Effective HP7,927

Healing443

Spamtons / turn31

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% · 7.5 turnsSecond +2.8% · 6.7 turns

Fragile deck+9.4%5.1 turns · strength
Tank deck-35.5%11.2 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-1.9%6.6 turns
Resists Water0%6.4 turns
Resists Earth0%6.4 turns
Resists Nature-0.5%6.4 turns
Resists Shadow-20.8%9 turns · weakness
Resists Light-0.1%6.4 turns

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 7.4 turns.
443 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9 turns.
Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

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 (1,442).
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

Blue Whale

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Increases this card’s HP by (+200)

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Pyrocock

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

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+8 Fire, +8 Light); Pyrocock (+8 Fire, +8 Nature). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 69% of the damage; Cry of the Perch (Pyrocock): 13% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.4 turns.

Survival

443 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial. 7,927 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 132 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

32 damage

02Turn 2269 damage

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

237 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

32 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3174 damage

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

68 damageFire +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

68 damageLight +4

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

38 damage

04Turn 4894 damage

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

773 damage

Astral TackleEphial

83 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

38 damage

05Turn 538 damage

Planet HealEphial

+443

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

38 damage

06Turn 61,442 damage

CacophonyPyrocock

Fire +8 · Nature +8

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

1,129 damage

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

109 damageFire +4

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

88 damageLight +4

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

116 damage

07Turn 7116 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

116 damage

08Turn 8121 damage

Astral TackleEphial

121 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.