Armadillo Warrior + Apprentice of Death

Armadillo Warrior + Apprentice of Death (with Aleera and Nebular Aristocrat) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, S at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 5.8 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

IntermediateAggro / burstShadowFire
BTier78.1% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · 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.

Armadillo Warrior

Earth · Rare

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

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

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

Nebular Aristocrat

Light · Common

  1. Cosmic MasqueradeabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    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.

3 shop openings203 Spamtons generated+13.8% 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

  1. T2Luck 2 · 47 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 148 SpamtonsPhoenix
  3. T6Luck 6 · 203 Spamtonsskip
T2

Berserk

Armadillo Warrior · Common

+5.8%
T4

Phoenix

Nebular Aristocrat · Common

+8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.6% → +0.5%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Shield · Camouflage · Waterheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality

Theoretical score13,842
Estimated elimination5.8 turns
Effective HP2,358
Healing0
Spamtons / turn22

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 -2.1% · 6.5 turnsSecond +2.1% · 5.8 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 5.8 turns.
  • Has control effects.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 7.4 turns.
  • No healing.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 5: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
  2. Turn 6: damage peak (1,040).
  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

Aquatic Field

Armadillo Warrior

Water bonus (+7).

Recommended

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

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

Recommended

Transition

Nebular Aristocrat

When this card is permanently killed, it comes back to life with the "Random Metamorph" passive.

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances 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

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 49% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 38% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 5.8 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 2,358 effective HP, the deck has to win before it wears down.

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 2139 damage
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
80 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
59 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3335 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
274 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
61 damage
04Turn 4304 damage
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
241 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
63 damage
05Turn 5520 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
438 damage
Armadillo Warrior
SandstormArmadillo Warrior
82 damage
06Turn 61,040 damage
Nebular Aristocrat
Cosmic MasqueradeNebular Aristocrat
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
580 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
460 damage
07Turn 7Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.