Aleera + Paguroniyx

Aleera + Paguroniyx (with Leviathan of the Skies and Ephial) is the 3rd deck of the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier A); with these talents it is S at Bronze · Silver and S at Gold · Crystal. Midrange deck in Shadow, estimated elimination in 7.5 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

Advanced collectionMidrangeShadow
ATier89.4% · Relative indexv1.26

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendAGold · 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. Replace : Punching BagT6
    to buy
  3. toxReplaceable

Leviathan of the Skies

Water · Legendary

  1. CrushwaveabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Ultimate ReliefT4
    to buy
  3. Replace : WaterheartT2
    to buy

Paguroniyx

Shadow · Common

  1. BurrowabilityDeck core
  2. Venomous ShearsabilityDeck core
  3. toxReplaceable

Ephial

Light · Legendary

  1. Astral TackleabilityDeck core
  2. Planet HealabilityDeck core
  3. Replace : ResetT8
    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.

4 shop openings276 Spamtons generated+26.7% 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 · 63 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 130 SpamtonsBerserk
  3. T6Luck 6 · 201 SpamtonsPoison
  4. T8Luck 8 · 276 SpamtonsBerserk
T2

Berserk

Leviathan of the Skies · Common

Replace : Waterheart

+5.8%
T4

Berserk

Leviathan of the Skies · Rare

Replace : Ultimate Relief (ability)

+9.8%
T6

Poison

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Common

Replace : Punching Bag

+3.6%
T8

Berserk

Ephial · Epic

Replace : Reset

+7.5%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +1.1% → +0.4%

Avoid for this deck

Bomba · Waterheart · Fireheart · Earthheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Phoenix · Taunt · Revenge · Tenacity

Theoretical score15,411
Estimated elimination7.5 turns
Effective HP8,087
Healing402
Spamtons / turn30

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 -3.3% · 8.7 turnsSecond +3.3% · 7.9 turns

Strengths

  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.5 turns.
  • 402 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 11.5 turns.
  • Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  2. Turn 6: damage peak (1,379).
  3. Turn 8: 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

Soul Vitality

Leviathan of the Skies

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

Recommended

Soul Vitality

Paguroniyx

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

Recommended

Cavalry

Ephial

Increases the max HP of all other allied cards by (+100)

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

No ability generates bonuses: the deck relies on its talents and starting Tox.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 82% of the damage; Crushwave (Leviathan of the Skies): 12% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.5 turns.

Survival

402 healing over the game, mostly from Leviathan of the Skies and Ephial. 8,087 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 2254 damage
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
216 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
38 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3202 damage
Leviathan of the Skies
CrushwaveLeviathan of the Skies
202 damage
04Turn 4828 damage
Paguroniyx
BurrowPaguroniyx
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
709 damage
Ephial
Astral TackleEphial
70 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
49 damage
05Turn 50 damage
Ephial
Planet HealEphial
+283
06Turn 61,380 damage
Leviathan of the Skies
Ultimate ReliefLeviathan of the Skies
+638
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
1,117 damage
Leviathan of the Skies
CrushwaveLeviathan of the Skies
202 damage
Paguroniyx
Venomous ShearsPaguroniyx
61 damage
07Turn 7Abilities on cooldown.

Abilities on cooldown.

08Turn 8728 damage
Paguroniyx
BurrowPaguroniyx
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
728 damage
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.