Fire King + Apprentice of Death

Fire King + Apprentice of Death (with Vladislaus and Sovereign of Flames) is in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (26th of 40); with these talents it is A at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck in Fire and Shadow, estimated elimination in 9.3 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

Advanced collectionMidrangeFireShadow

CTier64.9% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalCBronze · SilverA

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.

Fire King

Fire · Epic

Replace : Blade-FT4
to buy
Burning ChoiceabilityDeck core
toxDeck core

Vladislaus

Fire · Epic

Double InfluxabilityDeck core
TransfusionabilityDeck core
Replace : TenacityT2
to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
Replace : GraveyardT6
to buy
toxDeck core

Sovereign of Flames

Fire · Legendary

Roaring EmberabilityDeck core
Divine WarmthabilityDeck core
IgnitionabilityDeck 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.

5 shop openings335 Spamtons generated+25.8% 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

T2
100 %
Luck 2 · 57 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 118 SpamtonsFireheart
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 233 SpamtonsGraveyard
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 282 Spamtonsskip
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 335 Spamtonsskip

Poison

Vladislaus · Common

Replace : Tenacity

+7.8%

Fireheart

Fire King · Rare

Replace : Blade-F (ability)

+14.8%

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Rare

Replace : Graveyard

+3.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +9.5% → +0%

Theoretical score11,462

Estimated elimination9.3 turns

Effective HP4,388

Healing639

Spamtons / turn27

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 -5.4% · 10.1 turnsSecond +5.4% · 9 turns

Fragile deck+20.8%7.4 turns · strength
Tank deck-23.5%11.7 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-18.7%11.2 turns · weakness
Resists Water0%9.2 turns
Resists Earth0%9.2 turns
Resists Nature0%9.2 turns
Resists Shadow-6.6%9.8 turns · weakness
Resists Light0%9.2 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 9.3 turns.
639 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 11.2 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 9.8 turns.
Only one generator: Fire King.

How the game goes

Turn 5: first bonuses (Fire King).
Turn 6: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
Turn 7: damage peak (655).
Turn 10: opponent eliminated.

Model ranking

0% = average random deck. 100% = best deck found. This score is not a win rate.

Understanding the scores

Talents

Focus

Fire King

At the start of each turn, this card has a 25% chance to gain Taunt.

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Vladislaus

Whenever a card on the field dies, this card's HP and max HP increase by (+200)

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

Shared Shield

Sovereign of Flames

Increases the elemental resistances of all allied cards by (+10%).

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Fire King (+11 Fire). First bonuses on turn 5.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 49% of the damage; Double Influx (Vladislaus): 27% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 9.3 turns.

Survival

639 healing over the game, mostly from Vladislaus. 4,388 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 120 damage

TransfusionVladislaus

+100

Double InfluxVladislaus

10 damage

Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames

10 damage

02Turn 229 damage

IgnitionSovereign of Flames

TransfusionVladislaus

+100

Double InfluxVladislaus

18 damage

Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames

11 damage

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3303 damage

TransfusionVladislaus

+100

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

216 damage

Blade-FFire King

47 damage

Double InfluxVladislaus

28 damage

Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames

12 damage

04Turn 4164 damage

IgnitionSovereign of Flames

TransfusionVladislaus

+100

Divine WarmthSovereign of Flames

113 damage

Double InfluxVladislaus

38 damage

Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames

13 damage

05Turn 5100 damage

Burning ChoiceFire King

Fire +11

TransfusionVladislaus

+100

Double InfluxVladislaus

74 damage

Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames

26 damage

06Turn 6620 damage

IgnitionSovereign of Flames

TransfusionVladislaus

+100

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

385 damage

Blade-FFire King

110 damage

Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames

28 damage

Double InfluxVladislaus

97 damage

07Turn 7655 damage

TransfusionVladislaus

+100

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

463 damage

Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames

36 damage

Double InfluxVladislaus

156 damage

08Turn 8503 damage

IgnitionSovereign of Flames

TransfusionVladislaus

+100

Divine WarmthSovereign of Flames

273 damage

Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames

40 damage

Double InfluxVladislaus

190 damage

09Turn 9618 damage

TransfusionVladislaus

+100

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

328 damage

Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames

45 damage

Double InfluxVladislaus

245 damage

10Turn 10193 damage

IgnitionSovereign of Flames

TransfusionVladislaus

+100

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

193 damage