Commando Gerz + Aleera

Commando Gerz + Aleera (with Ephial and Paguroniyx) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier S at Celeste · Legend, B at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck in Shadow and Light, estimated elimination in 5.8 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

Advanced collectionAggro / burstShadowLight
STier91.3% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendSGold · CrystalBBronze · 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

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Punching BagT4
    to buy
  3. Replace : ShadowheartT6
    to buy

Ephial

Light · Legendary

  1. Astral TackleabilityDeck core
  2. Planet HealabilityDeck core
  3. Replace : ResetT2
    to buy

Commando Gerz

Earth · Rare

  1. CigarillosabilityDeck core
  2. Final DelightabilityDeck core
  3. toxReplaceable

Paguroniyx

Shadow · Common

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

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 openings195 Spamtons generated+30.1% 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 · 61 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 126 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 195 SpamtonsVitalheart
T2

Berserk

Ephial · Common

Replace : Reset

+5.4%
T4

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+19.5%
T6

Vitalheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Shadowheart

+5.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.5% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Waterheart · Fireheart · Lightheart · Earthheart · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Punching Bag · Temporality · Tenacity · Vampirism · Avenger

Theoretical score14,702
Estimated elimination5.8 turns
Effective HP7,594
Healing441
Spamtons / turn29

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 -2.2% · 9.1 turnsSecond +2.2% · 8.5 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 5.8 turns.
  • 441 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 11.3 turns.
  • Only one generator: Commando Gerz.
  • Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 2: first bonuses (Commando Gerz).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  3. Turn 6: damage peak (1,737).
  4. 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

F/W-Shield

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Fire resistance (+25%) Water resistance (+25%)

Recommended

Cavalry

Ephial

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

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Commando Gerz

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's HP and max HP increase by (+200)

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Paguroniyx

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

Commando Gerz (+9 Earth, +9 Light). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 94% of the damage; Venomous Shears (Paguroniyx): 3% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 5.8 turns.

Survival

441 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial. 7,594 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 1Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

02Turn 2345 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
297 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
48 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

04Turn 41,201 damage
Paguroniyx
BurrowPaguroniyx
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
1,037 damage
Ephial
Astral TackleEphial
101 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
63 damage
05Turn 50 damage
Ephial
Planet HealEphial
+566
06Turn 61,737 damage
Commando Gerz
CigarillosCommando Gerz
Earth +3 · Light +3
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
1,737 damage
07Turn 7Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.