Pyrocock + Apprentice of Death

Pyrocock + Apprentice of Death (with Scorch and Logidrake) is in the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Celeste · Legend, tier C (22nd of 40); with these talents it is B at Bronze · Silver and A at Gold · Crystal. Midrange deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 8.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

IntermediateMidrangeFireNature

CTier66.6% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · CrystalABronze · SilverB

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.

Pyrocock

Fire · Rare

CacophonyabilityDeck core
Cry of the PerchabilityDeck core
Replace : ResetT2
to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
Replace : GraveyardT8
to buy
toxDeck core

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

Water · Rare

FlameflowabilityDeck core
toxDeck core
Free slotT6
to buy

Logidrake, the Ignatius

Fire · Rare

Lucky-FireabilityDeck core
toxDeck 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.

4 shop openings467 Spamtons generated+34.2% 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

T2
100 %
Luck 2 · 53 SpamtonsGraveyard
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 210 SpamtonsReflection
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 307 SpamtonsGraveyard
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 452 SpamtonsGraveyard

Graveyard

Pyrocock · Common

Replace : Reset

+14.4%

Reflection

Logidrake, the Ignatius · Rare

+6.9%

Graveyard

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards · Rare

+7.6%

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+5.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +3.6% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Shield · Brutal · Camouflage · Waterheart · Lightheart · Earthheart · Erosion · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Reset · Revenge · Punching Bag · Temporality · Tenacity · Vampirism

Theoretical score12,374

Estimated elimination8.2 turns

Effective HP5,062

Healing280

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 +1.1% · 8.4 turnsSecond -1.1% · 8.5 turns

Fragile deck+14.2%6.5 turns · strength
Tank deck-36.4%11.6 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-22%9.8 turns · weakness
Resists Water0%7.9 turns
Resists Earth0%7.9 turns
Resists Nature-3.2%8.2 turns
Resists Shadow-7.7%8.6 turns · weakness
Resists Light0%7.9 turns

Strengths

2 cards generate bonuses.
Eliminates the opponent in 8.2 turns.
280 healing over the game.

Weak spots

Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 9.8 turns.
Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 8.6 turns.

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Scorch, the Ignited Lizards).
Turn 3: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
Turn 8: damage peak (864).
Turn 9: 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

Pyrocock

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

Recommended

Doomed Hour

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

New Life

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

Starts the game with either the Phoenix or Graveyard passive, chosen at random.

Recommended

New Life

Logidrake, the Ignatius

Starts the game with either the Phoenix or Graveyard passive, chosen at random.

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards (+12 Fire, +12 Water, +12 Earth); Pyrocock (+8 Fire, +8 Nature). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 55% of the damage; Cry of the Perch (Pyrocock): 29% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.2 turns.

Survival

280 healing over the game, mostly from Logidrake, the Ignatius. 5,062 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 171 damage

FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards

Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

33 damage

Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius

38 damage+19

02Turn 281 damage

FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards

Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

36 damage

Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius

45 damage+23

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3372 damage

FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards

Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

275 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

41 damage

Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius

56 damage+28

04Turn 4110 damage

FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards

Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

45 damage

Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius

65 damage+32

05Turn 5557 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

412 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

62 damage

Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius

83 damage+41

06Turn 6246 damage

CacophonyPyrocock

Fire +8 · Nature +8

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

141 damage

Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius

105 damage+53

07Turn 7842 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

549 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

170 damage

Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius

123 damage+62

08Turn 8681 damage

Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death

497 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

184 damage

09Turn 9212 damage

Cry of the PerchPyrocock

212 damage

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.