Aleera + Paguroniyx

Aleera + Paguroniyx (with Ameru and Medusine Thorn) is the 5th deck with an accessible collection in the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier B); with these talents it is A at Bronze · Silver and A at Gold · Crystal. Midrange deck in Shadow and Water, estimated elimination in 7.3 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

AccessibleMidrangeShadowWater
BTier76.1% · Relative indexv1.26

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

Paguroniyx

Shadow · Common

  1. BurrowabilityDeck core
  2. Venomous ShearsabilityDeck core
  3. toxReplaceable

Ameru

Light · Rare

  1. Smoky DreamabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : SmokeT8
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Punching BagT4
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

Medusine Thorn

Shadow · Common

  1. Inflamed ToxinabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : MoltT2
    to buy
  3. 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 openings340 Spamtons generated+22.9% 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 · 79 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 162 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 249 Spamtonsskip
  4. T8Luck 8 · 340 SpamtonsBerserk
T2

Berserk

Medusine Thorn · Common

Replace : Molt (ability)

+6%
T4

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+9.3%
T8

Berserk

Ameru · Epic

Replace : Smoke

+7.7%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.6% → +0.4%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Fireheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Revenge · Punching Bag · Spamland · Tenacity

Theoretical score13,743
Estimated elimination7.3 turns
Effective HP4,879
Healing164
Spamtons / turn38

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 -2.7% · 7.9 turnsSecond +2.7% · 7.2 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.3 turns.
  • 164 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.3 turns.
  • Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 3: first bonuses (Ameru).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  3. Turn 6: damage peak (1,524).
  4. 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

Paguroniyx

Gain (+2) in each element.

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

Weaken

Medusine Thorn

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

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Ameru (+8 Light, +8 Water, +8 Shadow); Medusine Thorn (+7 Water). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 78% of the damage; Inflamed Toxin (Medusine Thorn): 10% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.3 turns.

Survival

164 healing over the game, mostly from Medusine Thorn. 4,879 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 119 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
19 damage+21
02Turn 2290 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
225 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
45 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
20 damage+21
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3140 damage
Medusine Thorn
MoltMedusine Thorn
Water +7
Ameru
Smoky DreamAmeru
88 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
52 damage+21
04Turn 4810 damage
Paguroniyx
BurrowPaguroniyx
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
689 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
69 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
52 damage+21
05Turn 553 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
53 damage+21
06Turn 61,524 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
1,209 damage
Ameru
Smoky DreamAmeru
130 damageLight +4 · Water +4 · Shadow +4
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
103 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
82 damage+39
07Turn 783 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
83 damage+39
08Turn 8731 damage
Paguroniyx
BurrowPaguroniyx
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
731 damage
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.