Squall + The Inventor

Squall + The Inventor (with Aidan and Pyrokinetic Sorceress) is the 29th deck with an accessible collection in the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier D); with these talents it is C at Bronze · Silver. Elemental ramp deck in Light and Shadow, estimated elimination in 11.3 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

AccessibleElemental rampLightShadow
DTier43.4% · Relative indexv1.28.1

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

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.

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Shadow · Rare

  1. Cosmic FlamesabilityDeck core
  2. Cosmic LightabilityDeck core
  3. Replace : BerserkT10
    to buy

The Inventor

Fire · Common

  1. MateriaabilityDeck core
  2. RainbowabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Aidan

Fire · Common

  1. LucksterabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Pay-torchT2
    to buy
  3. Replace : VanishT4
    to buy

Pyrokinetic Sorceress

Fire · Common

  1. Enchanted FlameabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Heart ResistanceT8
    to buy
  3. Free slotT6
    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 openings395 Spamtons generated+68% 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 SpamtonsGraveyard
  2. T4Luck 4 · 126 SpamtonsReflection
  3. T6Luck 6 · 245 SpamtonsBerserk
  4. T8Luck 8 · 318 SpamtonsGraveyard
  5. T10Luck 10 · 395 SpamtonsBerserk
T2

Graveyard

Aidan · Common

Replace : Pay-torch (ability)

+17.9%
T4

Reflection

Aidan · Rare

Replace : Vanish

+22.3%
T6

Berserk

Pyrokinetic Sorceress · Rare

+7.5%
T8

Graveyard

Pyrokinetic Sorceress · Epic

Replace : Heart Resistance

+7.3%
T10

Berserk

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares · Epic

Replace : Berserk

+13%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +6.9% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Camouflage · Erosion · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Temporality · Tenacity

Theoretical score9,424
Estimated elimination11.3 turns
Effective HP5,395
Healing0
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 +2.7% · 12.4 turnsSecond -2.7% · 13 turns

Strengths

  • 3 cards generate bonuses.
  • Has control effects.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 13 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Light: elimination in 12.9 turns.
  • No healing.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Aidan).
  2. Turn 6: first big hit, Cosmic Light (Squall, Emissary of Nightmares).
  3. Turn 9: damage peak (987).
  4. 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

One Man Army

Squall, Emissary of Nightmares

Each time another card on the field dies, the base damage and base healing of all this card's attacks increase by (+3).

Recommended

Soul Vitality

The Inventor

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

Recommended

Transition

Aidan

When this card is permanently killed, it comes back to life with the "Random Metamorph" passive.

Recommended

Light Heart

Pyrokinetic Sorceress

Start the game with the "Lightheart" passive

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Aidan (+100 random); The Inventor (+10 everywhere); Squall, Emissary of Nightmares (+12 Light, +12 Fire). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Rainbow (The Inventor): 33% of the damage; Cosmic Light (Squall, Emissary of Nightmares): 23% of the damage. 2,680 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 11).

Survival

No healing: with 5,395 effective HP, the deck has to win before it wears down.

The gameplanTheoretical analysis

Turn by turn, what the engine plays with this deck. The first two turns are unfolded.

01Turn 132 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
32 damage
02Turn 248 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
48 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3370 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Pyrokinetic Sorceress
Enchanted FlamePyrokinetic Sorceress
113 damage
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
100 damageLight +4
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
92 damageFire +4
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
65 damage
04Turn 4162 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Aidan
Pay-torchAidan
90 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
72 damage
05Turn 581 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
81 damage
06Turn 6632 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Pyrokinetic Sorceress
Enchanted FlamePyrokinetic Sorceress
179 damage
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
204 damageLight +4
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
143 damageFire +4
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
106 damage
07Turn 7189 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
115 damage
Aidan
Pay-torchAidan
74 damage
08Turn 8123 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
123 damage
09Turn 9987 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic LightSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
367 damageLight +4
Pyrokinetic Sorceress
Enchanted FlamePyrokinetic Sorceress
255 damage
Squall, Emissary of Nightmares
Cosmic FlamesSquall, Emissary of Nightmares
223 damageFire +4
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
142 damage
10Turn 10258 damage
Aidan
LucksterAidan
random +10
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
159 damage
Aidan
Pay-torchAidan
99 damage