Aleera + Apprentice of Death

Aleera + Apprentice of Death (with Sky Dragon and Astry) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, B at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Aggro deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 6.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

IntermediateAggro / burstShadowNature
BTier73.6% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · CrystalBBronze · 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. Replace : Punching BagT4
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

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

Sky Dragon

Light · Common

  1. Dazzling BreathabilityDeck core
  2. Call of the ForestabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Astry

Light · Rare

  1. Misunderstood GeniusabilityDeck core
  2. ChiaroscuroabilityDeck 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 openings266 Spamtons generated+27.2% 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 · 61 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 176 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 235 Spamtonsskip
T2

Berserk

Astry · Common

+15.8%
T4

Berserk

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+11.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +2.1% → +0.1%

Avoid for this deck

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

Theoretical score12,754
Estimated elimination6.2 turns
Effective HP3,014
Healing246
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 -1.9% · 7.7 turnsSecond +1.9% · 7.3 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 6.2 turns.
  • 246 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 10.3 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Nature: elimination in 8.4 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 4: first bonuses (Sky Dragon).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  3. Turn 7: 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

Doomed Hour

Apprentice of Death

Applies Eternity to all enemy cards when this card is killed.

Recommended

Ultimate Reset

Sky Dragon

This card returns to 100% of its max HP if its attack defeats an enemy card.

Recommended

Blue Whale

Astry

Increases this card’s HP by (+200)

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Sky Dragon (+8 Nature); Astry (+40 random). First bonuses on turn 4.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 41% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 33% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 6.2 turns.

Survival

246 healing over the game, mostly from Astry. 3,014 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 2256 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
256 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3280 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
226 damage
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
54 damage+40
04Turn 41,097 damage
Astry
Misunderstood GeniusAstry
random +40
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
809 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
226 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
62 damage
05Turn 5812 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
432 damage
Sky Dragon
Call of the ForestSky Dragon
307 damageNature +4
Sky Dragon
Dazzling BreathSky Dragon
73 damage
06Turn 6493 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
376 damage
Astry
ChiaroscuroAstry
117 damage+92
07Turn 7283 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
283 damage
08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.