Pyro + Apprentice of Death

Pyro + Apprentice of Death (with The Inventor and Pyrokinetic Sorceress) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier D in all three ranks. Midrange deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 15.5 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

AccessibleMidrangeLightFire
DTier18.2% · Relative indexv1.23

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.

The Inventor

Fire · Common

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

Pyrokinetic Sorceress

Fire · Common

  1. Enchanted FlameabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Heart ResistanceT8
    to buy
  3. Free slotT6
    to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

  1. Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : GraveyardT10
    to buy
  3. toxDeck core

Pyro

Fire · Common

  1. ConflagrationabilityDeck core
  2. Free slotT2
    to buy
  3. 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 openings387 Spamtons generated+210.3% 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 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 160 SpamtonsPhoenix
  3. T6Luck 6 · 259 SpamtonsGraveyard
  4. T8Luck 8 · 300 SpamtonsFireheart
  5. T10Luck 10 · 387 SpamtonsGraveyard
T2

Poison

Pyro · Common

+19.6%
T4

Phoenix

Pyro · Rare

+72.8%
T6

Graveyard

Pyrokinetic Sorceress · Rare

+71%
T8

Fireheart

Pyrokinetic Sorceress · Epic

Replace : Heart Resistance

+35.5%
T10

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+11.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +11.1% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Reset · Temporality · Avenger

Theoretical score5,725
Estimated elimination15.5 turns
Effective HP4,392
Healing0
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% · 17.6 turnsSecond -3% · 18.3 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Has control effects.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 19.8 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 18.7 turns.
  • No healing.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Pyro).
  2. Turn 3: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
  3. 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

Soul Vitality

The Inventor

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

Recommended

Light Heart

Pyrokinetic Sorceress

Start the game with the "Lightheart" passive

Recommended

Doomed Hour

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

Crit Sphere

Pyro

Increases this card's critical chance by (+2%) each turn

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Pyro (+4 Fire); The Inventor (+10 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Rainbow (The Inventor): 33% of the damage; Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 30% of the damage. 1,883 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 16).

Survival

No healing: with 4,392 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 173 damage
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
51 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
22 damage
02Turn 295 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
65 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
30 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3414 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
230 damage
Pyrokinetic Sorceress
Enchanted FlamePyrokinetic Sorceress
77 damage
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
75 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
32 damage
04Turn 4131 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
92 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
39 damage
05Turn 5396 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
343 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
53 damage
06Turn 6194 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Pyrokinetic Sorceress
Enchanted FlamePyrokinetic Sorceress
133 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
61 damage
07Turn 775 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
75 damage
08Turn 895 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
95 damage
09Turn 9297 damage
Pyrokinetic Sorceress
Enchanted FlamePyrokinetic Sorceress
199 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
98 damage
10Turn 10119 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
119 damage