Aleera + Paguroniyx

Aleera + Paguroniyx (with Ashtarae Lycaria and Shadow King) is one of the best Shadow decks of the SPAM 1.23 tier list (tier A); with these talents it is B at Gold · Crystal. Midrange deck in Shadow, estimated elimination in 8.5 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 4.

Advanced collectionMidrangeShadow

ATier84.3% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendAGold · CrystalBBronze · 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

Word-ChewabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
toxReplaceable

Ashtarae Lycaria

Shadow · Legendary

Melody No. 1abilityDeck core
Melody No. 2abilityDeck core
Replace : ResurrectionT8
to buy

Paguroniyx

Shadow · Common

BurrowabilityDeck core
Venomous ShearsabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Shadow King

Shadow · Epic

Replace : Blade-OT4
to buy
Dark ChoiceabilityDeck core
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 openings288 Spamtons generated+8.8% 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 · 57 Spamtonsskip
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 118 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 183 Spamtonsskip
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 252 SpamtonsVitalheart

Berserk

Shadow King · Rare

Replace : Blade-O (ability)

+5.7%

Vitalheart

Ashtarae Lycaria · Epic

Replace : Resurrection (ability)

+3.1%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.7% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Eternity · Freeze · Multiplier · Optimisation · Taunt · Temporality

Theoretical score13,987

Estimated elimination8.5 turns

Effective HP6,134

Healing1,553

Spamtons / turn27

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% · 9.1 turnsSecond +3% · 8.4 turns

Fragile deck+12.1%6.9 turns · strength
Tank deck-16.8%10.4 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%8.5 turns
Resists Water0%8.5 turns
Resists Earth0%8.5 turns
Resists Nature0%8.5 turns
Resists Shadow-16.9%10.4 turns · weakness
Resists Light0%8.5 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 8.5 turns.
1,553 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 10.4 turns.
Only one generator: Shadow King.
Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

Turn 5: first bonuses (Shadow King).
Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
Turn 6: damage peak (1,125).
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

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

Soul Vitality

Paguroniyx

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

Recommended

Focus

Shadow King

At the start of each turn, this card has a 25% chance to gain Taunt.

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Shadow King (+11 Shadow). First bonuses on turn 5.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 66% of the damage; Melody No. 1 (Ashtarae Lycaria): 13% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.5 turns.

Survival

1,553 healing over the game, mostly from Ashtarae Lycaria. 6,134 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 123 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+101

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

23 damage

02Turn 2224 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+124

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

154 damage

Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx

42 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

28 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3101 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+147

Blade-OShadow King

67 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

34 damage

04Turn 4603 damage

BurrowPaguroniyx

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+171

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

505 damage

Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx

59 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

39 damage

05Turn 565 damage

Dark ChoiceShadow King

Shadow +11

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+288

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

65 damage

06Turn 61,125 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+315

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

802 damage

Blade-OShadow King

143 damage

Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx

108 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

72 damage

07Turn 778 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+344

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

78 damage

08Turn 8918 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+373

ResurrectionAshtarae Lycaria

BurrowPaguroniyx

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

731 damage

Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx

112 damage

Melody No. 1Ashtarae Lycaria

75 damage

09Turn 9162 damage

Melody No. 2Ashtarae Lycaria

+356

Blade-OShadow King

162 damage

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.