Apprentice of Death + Scorch

Apprentice of Death + Scorch (with Sovereign of Flames and The Inventor) is the 7th deck with an advanced collection in the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier B) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Aggro deck in Fire and Shadow, estimated elimination in 6.6 turns; first Tox to aim for: Shadowheart on turn 2.

Advanced collectionAggro / burstFireShadow
BTier70.4% · Relative indexv1.26

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · CrystalBBronze · 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.

Sovereign of Flames

Fire · Legendary

  1. Roaring EmberabilityDeck core
  2. Divine WarmthabilityDeck core
  3. IgnitionabilityDeck core

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

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

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

Water · Rare

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

The Inventor

Fire · Common

  1. MateriaabilityDeck core
  2. RainbowabilityDeck core
  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 openings282 Spamtons generated+4.5% 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 · 53 SpamtonsShadowheart
  2. T4Luck 4 · 210 Spamtonsskip
  3. T6Luck 6 · 257 Spamtonsskip
T2

Shadowheart

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards · Common

+4.5%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.4% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Brutal · Vitalheart · Vanish · Erosion · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Ancient Healing · Temporality · Tenacity · Vampirism · Avenger

Theoretical score13,033
Estimated elimination6.6 turns
Effective HP4,860
Healing42
Spamtons / turn25

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 +3.7% · 7.8 turnsSecond -3.7% · 8.5 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 6.6 turns.
  • 42 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 10 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 8.1 turns.
  • Relies on Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Scorch, the Ignited Lizards).
  2. Turn 3: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
  3. Turn 4: damage peak (878).
  4. 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

Critical

Sovereign of Flames

Critical bonus (+10%).

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+10%).

Recommended

New Life

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

Starts the game with either the Phoenix or Graveyard passive, chosen at random.

Recommended

Soul Vitality

The Inventor

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

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards (+12 Fire, +12 Water, +12 Earth); The Inventor (+6 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 71% of the damage; Rainbow (The Inventor): 13% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 6.6 turns.

Survival

42 healing over the game. 4,860 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 140 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
27 damage
Sovereign of Flames
Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames
13 damage
02Turn 260 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Sovereign of Flames
IgnitionSovereign of Flames
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
40 damage
Sovereign of Flames
Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames
20 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3388 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
318 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
47 damage
Sovereign of Flames
Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames
23 damage
04Turn 4878 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Sovereign of Flames
IgnitionSovereign of Flames
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
462 damage
Sovereign of Flames
Divine WarmthSovereign of Flames
308 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
75 damage
Sovereign of Flames
Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames
33 damage
05Turn 5670 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
540 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
89 damage
Sovereign of Flames
Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames
41 damage
06Turn 6660 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Sovereign of Flames
IgnitionSovereign of Flames
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
501 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
113 damage
Sovereign of Flames
Roaring EmberSovereign of Flames
46 damage
07Turn 7370 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
370 damage
08Turn 8Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.