Aleera + Apprentice of Death

Aleera + Apprentice of Death (with Ephial and Armadillo Warrior) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier A at Celeste · Legend, S at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 6 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

Advanced collectionAggro / burstShadowEarth
ATier85.7% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendAGold · 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

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. toxReplaceable

Ephial

Light · Legendary

  1. Astral TackleabilityDeck core
  2. Planet HealabilityReplaceable
  3. Replace : ResetT4
    to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

  1. Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. toxDeck core

Armadillo Warrior

Earth · Rare

  1. SandstormabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT2
    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.

3 shop openings257 Spamtons generated+16.2% 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 · 65 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 134 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 257 Spamtonsskip
T2

Poison

Armadillo Warrior · Common

+8.6%
T4

Berserk

Ephial · Rare

Replace : Reset

+7.6%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +1.4% → +0.9%

Avoid for this deck

Heart Resistance · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Taunt

Theoretical score14,823
Estimated elimination6 turns
Effective HP4,668
Healing283
Spamtons / turn31

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% · 6.9 turnsSecond +2.2% · 6.3 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 6 turns.
  • 283 healing over the game.
  • Has control effects.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 8.2 turns.
  • Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  2. Turn 6: damage peak (1,219).
  3. 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

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

While this card's HP is below 50%, its elemental resistances increase by (+25%).

Recommended

Cavalry

Ephial

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

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+10%).

Recommended

Soul Armor

Armadillo Warrior

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's elemental resistances increase by (+10%)

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): 65% of the damage; Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 18% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 6 turns.

Survival

283 healing over the game, mostly from Ephial. 4,668 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 158 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
58 damage
02Turn 2267 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
208 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
59 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3287 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
226 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
61 damage
04Turn 4825 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
693 damage
Ephial
Astral TackleEphial
69 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
63 damage
05Turn 565 damage
Ephial
Planet HealEphial
+283
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
65 damage
06Turn 61,128 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
817 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
248 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
63 damage
07Turn 7Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.