The Inventor + Herald of Ashes

The Inventor + Herald of Ashes (with Snow Warrior and Keria) is the 30th deck with an accessible collection in the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier D) and keeps that tier in all three ranks with these talents. Midrange deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 15.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

AccessibleMidrangeFireNature
DTier19.1% · Relative indexv1.26

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

Snow Warrior

Earth · Common

  1. EarthcleaveabilityDeck core
  2. MultiboostabilityDeck core
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Keria

Fire · Rare

  1. Allied FireabilityDeck core
  2. IgnitionabilityDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

Herald of Ashes

Fire · Common

  1. Dragon's BreathabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : SmokeT8
    to buy
  3. Replace : LuckyT6
    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 openings431 Spamtons generated+107.2% 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 3 · 59 SpamtonsGraveyard
  2. T4Luck 6 · 122 SpamtonsGraveyard
  3. T6Luck 9 · 231 SpamtonsBerserk
  4. T8Luck 12 · 336 SpamtonsEarthheart
  5. T10Luck 15 · 431 Spamtonsskip
T2

Graveyard

Snow Warrior · Common

+14.1%
T4

Graveyard

Keria · Rare

+22.9%
T6

Berserk

Herald of Ashes · Epic

Replace : Lucky

+50.4%
T8

Earthheart

Herald of Ashes · Epic

Replace : Smoke

+19.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +4.4% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Erosion · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Optimisation

Theoretical score6,611
Estimated elimination15.2 turns
Effective HP5,112
Healing0
Spamtons / turn28

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 +1.3% · 17.1 turnsSecond -1.3% · 17.7 turns

Strengths

  • 3 cards generate bonuses.
  • Has control effects.
  • No weakness against element-resistant decks.

Weak spots

  • No healing.
  • Slow: doesn’t eliminate the opponent within 10 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 2: first bonuses (The Inventor).
  2. Turn 6: first big hit, Dragon's Breath (Herald of Ashes).
  3. Turn 8: damage peak (611).
  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

Soul Vitality

The Inventor

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

Recommended

Bomb-8

Snow Warrior

Applies the "Bomba" passive on turn 8

Recommended

Shared Shield

Keria

Increases the elemental resistances of all allied cards by (+10%).

Recommended

Corrosion

Herald of Ashes

Each time this card is attacked, the attacker loses (-1%) in all its elemental resistances.

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

The Inventor (+10 everywhere); Snow Warrior (+6 everywhere); Herald of Ashes (+15 Fire, +15 Nature). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Rainbow (The Inventor): 52% of the damage; Dragon's Breath (Herald of Ashes): 34% of the damage. 1,943 useful damage, no elimination within 10 turns (estimated around turn 15).

Survival

No healing: with 5,112 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 121 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
21 damage
02Turn 228 damage
Keria
IgnitionKeria
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
28 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3252 damage
Snow Warrior
MultiboostSnow Warrior
All +3
Keria
Allied FireKeria
Snow Warrior
EarthcleaveSnow Warrior
84 damage
Herald of Ashes
Dragon's BreathHerald of Ashes
111 damageFire +5 · Nature +5
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
57 damage
04Turn 468 damage
Keria
IgnitionKeria
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
68 damage
05Turn 568 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
68 damage
06Turn 6422 damage
Snow Warrior
MultiboostSnow Warrior
All +3
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Snow Warrior
EarthcleaveSnow Warrior
131 damage
Herald of Ashes
Dragon's BreathHerald of Ashes
189 damageFire +5 · Nature +5
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
102 damage
07Turn 7103 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
103 damage
08Turn 8111 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
111 damage
09Turn 9353 damage
Herald of Ashes
Dragon's BreathHerald of Ashes
232 damageFire +5 · Nature +5
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
121 damage
10Turn 10130 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
130 damage