Aleera + Apprentice of Death

Aleera + Apprentice of Death (with The Inventor and Snow Warrior) is the 9th deck with an accessible collection in the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier B); with these talents it is S at Bronze · Silver and A at Gold · Crystal. Midrange deck in Shadow and Fire, estimated elimination in 7.6 turns; first Tox to aim for: Shadowheart on turn 2.

AccessibleMidrangeShadowFire
BTier78.6% · Relative indexv1.23

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendBGold · CrystalABronze · 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.

The Inventor

Fire · Common

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

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

  1. Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. toxDeck core

Snow Warrior

Earth · Common

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

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

  1. Word-ChewabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Punching BagT4
    to buy
  3. Replace : ShadowheartT8
    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 openings293 Spamtons generated+20.4% 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 · 49 SpamtonsShadowheart
  2. T4Luck 4 · 152 SpamtonsVampirism
  3. T6Luck 6 · 199 Spamtonsskip
  4. T8Luck 8 · 293 SpamtonsShadowheart
T2

Shadowheart

Snow Warrior · Common

+4.2%
T4

Vampirism

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Rare

Replace : Punching Bag

+7.5%
T8

Shadowheart

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Epic

Replace : Shadowheart

+8.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +8.7% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Brutal · Erosion · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Taunt · Temporality

Theoretical score13,145
Estimated elimination7.6 turns
Effective HP4,844
Healing0
Spamtons / turn23

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% · 8.1 turnsSecond +2% · 7.6 turns

Strengths

  • 2 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 7.6 turns.
  • Has control effects.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 10.1 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 7.5 turns.
  • No healing.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 2: first bonuses (The Inventor).
  2. Turn 4: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
  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

Soul Vitality

The Inventor

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

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+15%).

Recommended

Bomb-8

Snow Warrior

Applies the "Bomba" passive on turn 8

Recommended

Resilience

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

While this card's HP is below 50%, its elemental resistances increase by (+25%).

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

The Inventor (+8 everywhere); Snow Warrior (+6 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 2.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 49% of the damage; Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 32% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.6 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 4,844 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 122 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
22 damage
02Turn 2289 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
260 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
29 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3423 damage
Snow Warrior
MultiboostSnow Warrior
All +3
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
311 damage
Snow Warrior
EarthcleaveSnow Warrior
70 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
42 damage
04Turn 4791 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Aleera, Nightmare-Eater
Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater
741 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
50 damage
05Turn 5483 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
420 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
63 damage
06Turn 6208 damage
Snow Warrior
MultiboostSnow Warrior
All +3
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Snow Warrior
EarthcleaveSnow Warrior
113 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
95 damage
07Turn 7535 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
439 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
96 damage
08Turn 8368 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
368 damage
09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.