Aleera + Apprentice of Death

Aleera + Apprentice of Death (with Mistress of Tints and Deer of Mournful Colors) is the 2nd deck with an intermediate collection in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier S) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Aggro deck in Shadow and Fire, estimated elimination in 5.6 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateAggro / burstShadowFire
STier93.2% · 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

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

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

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

Mistress of Tints

Earth · Rare

  1. Elemental ChaosabilityDeck core
  2. MultiboostabilityDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

Deer of Mournful Colors

Nature · Rare

  1. Elemental DrainabilityDeck 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 openings217 Spamtons generated+15.9% 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 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 164 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 217 Spamtonsskip
T2

Poison

Deer of Mournful Colors · Common

+9.1%
T4

Berserk

Mistress of Tints · Rare

+6.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +1.9% → +0.4%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score15,012
Estimated elimination5.6 turns
Effective HP2,936
Healing124
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 -2.4% · 6 turnsSecond +2.4% · 5.4 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 5.6 turns.
  • 124 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 6.8 turns.
  • Only one generator: Mistress of Tints.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 3: first bonuses (Mistress of Tints).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  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

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+15%).

Recommended

Multi Start

Mistress of Tints

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended

Multi Start

Deer of Mournful Colors

Gain (+3) in each element.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Mistress of Tints (+6 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 3.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 33% of the damage; Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 29% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 5.6 turns.

Survival

124 healing over the game, mostly from Deer of Mournful Colors. 2,936 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 175 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
75 damage+37
02Turn 2341 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
265 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
76 damage+38
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3695 damage
Mistress of Tints
MultiboostMistress of Tints
All +3
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
396 damage
Mistress of Tints
Elemental ChaosMistress of Tints
203 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
96 damage+48
04Turn 4929 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
813 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
116 damage+58
05Turn 5538 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
397 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
141 damage+71
06Turn 6717 damage
Mistress of Tints
MultiboostMistress of Tints
All +3
Mistress of Tints
Elemental ChaosMistress of Tints
336 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
177 damage
Deer of Mournful Colors
Elemental DrainDeer of Mournful Colors
204 damage+102
07Turn 7Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.