Aleera + Apprentice of Death

Aleera + Apprentice of Death (with Ashtarae Lycaria and Cloudy Rodent) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and A at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck in Shadow, estimated elimination in 7.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

Advanced collectionMidrangeShadow
BTier73.8% · Relative indexv1.23

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.

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

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

Ashtarae Lycaria

Shadow · Legendary

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

Cloudy Rodent

Light · Common

  1. LightningabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Replace : AoET2
    to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

  1. Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  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 openings244 Spamtons generated+17.4% 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 2 · 55 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 114 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 177 SpamtonsShadowheart
  4. T8Luck 8 · 244 Spamtonsskip
T2

Berserk

Cloudy Rodent · Common

Replace : AoE

+3.2%
T4

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+10.6%
T6

Shadowheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Shadowheart

+3.6%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.4% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Bomba · Shield · Brutal · Lucky · Waterheart · Natureheart · Earthheart · Heart Resistance · Vanish · Erosion · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Immunity · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Multiplier · Optimisation · Phoenix · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Punching Bag · Ancient Healing · Spamland · Temporality · Tenacity · Vampirism · Avenger

Theoretical score12,780
Estimated elimination7.2 turns
Effective HP3,681
Healing961
Spamtons / turn26

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 -3% · 8.2 turnsSecond +3% · 7.4 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.2 turns.
  • 961 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.2 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  2. Turn 6: damage peak (1,324).
  3. 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

Life-8

Ashtarae Lycaria

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

Recommended

Evolution

Cloudy Rodent

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
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How it wins

Generation

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

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 58% of the damage; Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 23% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.2 turns.

Survival

961 healing over the game, mostly from Ashtarae Lycaria. 3,681 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
+93
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
21 damage
02Turn 2271 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+107
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
209 damage
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
37 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
25 damage
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03Turn 3262 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+122
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
235 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
27 damage
04Turn 4629 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+137
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
480 damage
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
118 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
31 damage
05Turn 535 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+153
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
35 damage
06Turn 61,324 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+169
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
756 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
297 damage
Cloudy Rodent
LightningCloudy Rodent
227 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
44 damage
07Turn 7271 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+240
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
217 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria
54 damage
08Turn 8408 damage
Ashtarae Lycaria
ResurrectionAshtarae Lycaria
Ashtarae Lycaria
Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria
+212
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
408 damage
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.