Apprentice of Death + Shadow Spirit

Apprentice of Death + Shadow Spirit (with Moxilys and Rob the Adventurer) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier D in all three ranks. Midrange deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 12.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Shadowheart on turn 2.

AccessibleMidrangeShadowFire

DTier27.2% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendDGold · CrystalDBronze · SilverD

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.

Moxilys, the Humming One

Shadow · Common

Dark IdeaabilityDeck core
RegenairabilityDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy

Rob the Adventurer

Earth · Common

AdventureabilityDeck core
Replace : ShadowheartT8
to buy
Replace : EarthheartT6
to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
Replace : GraveyardT10
to buy
toxDeck core

Shadow Spirit

Shadow · Common

Shadow BreathabilityDeck core
UmbralabilityDeck core
Free slotT4
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.

5 shop openings452 Spamtons generated+108.1% 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 · 71 SpamtonsShadowheart
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 196 SpamtonsPhoenix
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 255 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 359 SpamtonsShadowheart
T10
50 %40 %
Luck 10 · 452 SpamtonsGraveyard

Shadowheart

Moxilys, the Humming One · Common

+18.7%

Phoenix

Shadow Spirit · Rare

+50.9%

Berserk

Rob the Adventurer · Rare

Replace : Earthheart

+19.5%

Shadowheart

Rob the Adventurer · Epic

Replace : Shadowheart

+14.9%

T10

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+4.2%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +8.6% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Camouflage · Waterheart · Lightheart · Earthheart · Shapeshifter · Taunt · Reset

Theoretical score7,349

Estimated elimination12.4 turns

Effective HP4,111

Healing485

Spamtons / turn34

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 +8% · 12.5 turnsSecond -8% · 14.5 turns

Fragile deck+42.5%9.2 turns · strength
Tank deck-25.6%18.1 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-5.2%13.7 turns · weakness
Resists Water0%12.9 turns
Resists Earth0%12.9 turns
Resists Nature0%12.9 turns
Resists Shadow-18.6%16.3 turns · weakness
Resists Light0%12.9 turns

Strengths

485 healing over the game.
Has control effects.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 16.3 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 13.7 turns.
Slow: doesn’t eliminate the opponent within 10 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Shadow Spirit).
Turn 5: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
Turn 7: damage peak (788).
No elimination within 10 turns.

Model ranking

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

Understanding the scores

Talents

Life-8

Moxilys, the Humming One

The card's HP and max HP are doubled at the start of turn 8

Recommended

Doomed Hour

Rob the Adventurer

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

Recommended

Doomed Hour

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

Cavalry

Shadow Spirit

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

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Shadow Spirit (+8 Shadow). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 65% of the damage; Dark Idea (Moxilys, the Humming One): 32% of the damage. 2,446 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 12).

Survival

485 healing over the game, mostly from Moxilys, the Humming One. 4,111 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 112 damage

UmbralShadow Spirit

Shadow +1

RegenairMoxilys, the Humming One

+40

AdventureRob the Adventurer

Shadow BreathShadow Spirit

12 damageShadow +1

02Turn 215 damage

UmbralShadow Spirit

Shadow +1

RegenairMoxilys, the Humming One

+40

AdventureRob the Adventurer

Shadow BreathShadow Spirit

15 damageShadow +1

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3348 damage

UmbralShadow Spirit

Shadow +1

RegenairMoxilys, the Humming One

+40

AdventureRob the Adventurer

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

330 damage

Shadow BreathShadow Spirit

18 damageShadow +1

04Turn 420 damage

UmbralShadow Spirit

Shadow +1

RegenairMoxilys, the Humming One

+40

AdventureRob the Adventurer

Shadow BreathShadow Spirit

20 damageShadow +1

05Turn 5528 damage

RegenairMoxilys, the Humming One

+53

AdventureRob the Adventurer

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

528 damage

06Turn 60 damage

RegenairMoxilys, the Humming One

+53

AdventureRob the Adventurer

07Turn 7788 damage

RegenairMoxilys, the Humming One

+53

AdventureRob the Adventurer

Dark IdeaMoxilys, the Humming One

788 damage

08Turn 8735 damage

RegenairMoxilys, the Humming One

+65

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

735 damage

09Turn 90 damage

RegenairMoxilys, the Humming One

+65

10Turn 100 damage

RegenairMoxilys, the Humming One

+77