Squall + The Inventor

Squall + The Inventor (with Astry and Apprentice of Death) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier D at Celeste · Legend, C at Gold · Crystal and B at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 8.7 turns; first Tox to aim for: Reflection on turn 2.

IntermediateElemental rampLightFire

DTier44.4% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendDGold · CrystalCBronze · SilverB

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.

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
Replace : BerserkT6
to buy

The Inventor

Fire · Common

MateriaabilityDeck core
RainbowabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Astry

Light · Rare

Misunderstood GeniusabilityDeck core
Replace : ChiaroscuroT4
to buy
Free slotT2
to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
Replace : GraveyardT8
to buy
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 openings344 Spamtons generated+74.6% 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 · 61 SpamtonsReflection
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 176 SpamtonsGraveyard
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 225 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 322 SpamtonsGraveyard

Reflection

Astry · Common

+28.4%

Graveyard

Astry · Rare

Replace : Chiaroscuro (ability)

+18.9%

Berserk

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares · Rare

Replace : Berserk

+15.2%

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+12.1%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.6% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Erosion · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Tenacity · Avenger

Theoretical score8,941

Estimated elimination8.7 turns

Effective HP4,004

Healing60

Spamtons / turn29

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% · 11.2 turnsSecond +2.4% · 10.8 turns

Fragile deck+38.1%6.6 turns · strength
Tank deck-58.3%15.8 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-24.8%12 turns · weakness
Resists Water-15.8%10.9 turns · weakness
Resists Earth-15.8%10.9 turns · weakness
Resists Nature-15.8%10.9 turns · weakness
Resists Shadow-20.5%11.4 turns · weakness
Resists Light-16.2%11 turns · weakness

Strengths

3 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 8.7 turns.
60 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 12 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 11.4 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 2: first bonuses (The Inventor).
Turn 5: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
Turn 9: damage peak (883).
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

One Man Army

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Each time another card on the field dies, the base damage and base healing of all this card's attacks increase by (+5).

Recommended

Roulette

The Inventor

All of this card's abilities gain Echo (10%).

Recommended

Mystery

Astry

Start the game with the "Mystery" passive

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

The Inventor (+8 everywhere); Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+9 Fire, +9 Light); Astry (+40 random). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 37% of the damage; Rainbow (The Inventor): 28% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.7 turns.

Survival

60 healing over the game, mostly from Astry. 4,004 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 126 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

26 damage

02Turn 235 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

RainbowThe Inventor

35 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3426 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

242 damage

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

47 damageFire +3

ChiaroscuroAstry

47 damage+60

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

49 damageLight +3

RainbowThe Inventor

41 damage

04Turn 483 damage

Misunderstood GeniusAstry

random +40

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

RainbowThe Inventor

83 damage

05Turn 5599 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

501 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

98 damage

06Turn 6436 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

127 damageFire +3

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

181 damageLight +3

RainbowThe Inventor

128 damage

07Turn 7602 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

473 damage

RainbowThe Inventor

129 damage

08Turn 8168 damage

MateriaThe Inventor

All +2

RainbowThe Inventor

168 damage

09Turn 9883 damage

Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

321 damageLight +3

Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares

373 damageFire +3

RainbowThe Inventor

189 damage

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.