Aleera + Paguroniyx

Aleera + Paguroniyx (with Cloudy Rodent and Ephial) is the 4th deck of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier S) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Midrange deck in Shadow, estimated elimination in 7.5 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

Advanced collectionMidrangeShadow

STier94.6% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendSGold · CrystalSBronze · 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

Word-ChewabilityDeck core
Replace : Punching BagT8
to buy
toxReplaceable

Paguroniyx

Shadow · Common

BurrowabilityDeck core
Venomous ShearsabilityReplaceable
toxReplaceable

Cloudy Rodent

Light · Common

LightningabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
toxReplaceable

Ephial

Light · Legendary

Astral TackleabilityDeck core
Replace : Planet HealT4
to buy
Replace : ResetT2
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 openings324 Spamtons generated+19.8% 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 · 75 SpamtonsBerserk
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 154 SpamtonsBerserk
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 237 Spamtonsskip
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 324 SpamtonsBerserk

Berserk

Ephial · Common

Replace : Reset

+4.3%

Berserk

Ephial · Rare

Replace : Planet Heal (ability)

+8.4%

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Epic

Replace : Punching Bag

+7.1%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.8% → +0.5%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Waterheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Revenge · Tenacity

Theoretical score15,170

Estimated elimination7.5 turns

Effective HP6,846

Healing283

Spamtons / turn36

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 turnsSecond +3% · 7.3 turns

Fragile deck+6.3%6.2 turns · strength
Tank deck-28.2%10.8 turns · weakness
Resists Fire0%7 turns
Resists Water0%7 turns
Resists Earth0%7 turns
Resists Nature0%7 turns
Resists Shadow-20.9%9.7 turns · weakness
Resists Light-0.7%7 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 7.5 turns.
283 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.7 turns.
Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
Turn 6: damage peak (1,268).
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

Soul Vitality

Paguroniyx

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

Recommended

L-Shield

Cloudy Rodent

Shadow resistance (+25%) Light resistance (+25%)

Recommended

Cavalry

Ephial

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

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 80% of the damage; Lightning (Cloudy Rodent): 14% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.5 turns.

Survival

283 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial. 6,846 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 2339 damage

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

256 damage

LightningCloudy Rodent

45 damage

Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx

38 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

04Turn 4903 damage

BurrowPaguroniyx

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

637 damage

Astral TackleEphial

70 damage

LightningCloudy Rodent

147 damage

Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx

49 damage

05Turn 50 damage

Planet HealEphial

+283

06Turn 61,269 damage

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

977 damage

LightningCloudy Rodent

231 damage

Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx

61 damage

07Turn 7Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

08Turn 8616 damage

BurrowPaguroniyx

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

616 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.