Apprentice of Death + Rob the Adventurer

Apprentice of Death + Rob the Adventurer (with Ashtarae Lycaria and Wander Blades) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, C at Gold · Crystal and A at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck in Shadow and Fire, estimated elimination in 8.8 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

Advanced collectionMidrangeShadowFire
CTier64.2% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalCBronze · SilverA

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.

Ashtarae Lycaria

Shadow · Legendary

  1. Melody No. 1abilityDeck core
  2. Melody No. 2abilityDeck core
  3. ResurrectionabilityDeck core

Rob the Adventurer

Earth · Common

  1. AdventureabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. Replace : EarthheartT2
    to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

  1. Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : GraveyardT6
    to buy
  3. toxDeck core

Wander Blades

Shadow · Rare

  1. toxReplaceable
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Replace : LuckyT4
    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 openings376 Spamtons generated+36.4% 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 4 · 71 SpamtonsReflection
  2. T4Luck 8 · 196 SpamtonsShadowheart
  3. T6Luck 10 · 245 SpamtonsGraveyard
  4. T8Luck 12 · 348 Spamtonsskip
T2

Reflection

Rob the Adventurer · Rare

Replace : Earthheart

+12.2%
T4

Shadowheart

Wander Blades · Epic

Replace : Lucky

+20.2%
T6

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+4.1%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.9% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Bomba · Brutal · Waterheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Vanish · Erosion · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Multiplier · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Punching Bag · Temporality · Vampirism · Avenger

Theoretical score11,378
Estimated elimination8.8 turns
Effective HP3,982
Healing1,153
Spamtons / turn34

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 -1.6% · 9.1 turnsSecond +1.6% · 8.7 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 8.8 turns.
  • 1,153 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.5 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 9.2 turns.
  • Relies on Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 5: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
  2. Turn 8: damage peak (996).
  3. Turn 9: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

0% = average random deck. 100% = best deck found. This score is not a win rate.

Understanding the scores

Talents

Life-8

Ashtarae Lycaria

The card's HP and max HP are doubled at the start of turn 8

Recommended

Evolution

Rob the Adventurer

If possible, this card's original passives change rarity based on its HP: the lower its HP, the rarer they are. Thresholds at 75%, 50% and 25% HP.

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

Cavalry

Wander Blades

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

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

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

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 89% of the damage; Melody No. 1 (Ashtarae Lycaria): 11% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.8 turns.

Survival

1,153 healing over the game, mostly from Ashtarae Lycaria. 3,982 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 121 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+91
Rob the Adventurer
AdventureRob the Adventurer
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
21 damage
02Turn 224 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+104
Rob the Adventurer
AdventureRob the Adventurer
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
24 damage
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03Turn 3306 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+117
Rob the Adventurer
AdventureRob the Adventurer
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
279 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
27 damage
04Turn 431 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+137
Rob the Adventurer
AdventureRob the Adventurer
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
31 damage
05Turn 5628 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+224
Rob the Adventurer
AdventureRob the Adventurer
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
578 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
50 damage
06Turn 654 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+241
Rob the Adventurer
AdventureRob the Adventurer
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
54 damage
07Turn 759 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+257
Rob the Adventurer
AdventureRob the Adventurer
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
59 damage
08Turn 8996 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+352
Ashtarae Lycaria
ResurrectionAshtarae Lycaria
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
927 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
69 damage
09Turn 9971 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+400
Rob the Adventurer
AdventureRob the Adventurer
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
971 damage
10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.