Pyro + Apprentice of Death

Pyro + Apprentice of Death (with The Inventor and Logidrake) is the 27th deck with an intermediate collection in the SPAM 1.26 tier list at Celeste · Legend (tier D); with these talents it is C at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck in Fire and Shadow, estimated elimination in 8.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateMidrangeFireShadow
DTier40.5% · Relative indexv1.26

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.

The Inventor

Fire · Common

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

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

  1. Nocturnal BurnabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : GraveyardT8
    to buy
  3. toxDeck core

Logidrake, the Ignatius

Fire · Rare

  1. Lucky-FireabilityDeck core
  2. toxDeck core
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

Pyro

Fire · Common

  1. ConflagrationabilityDeck core
  2. Free slotT2
    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.

4 shop openings366 Spamtons generated+78.5% 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 SpamtonsPoison
  2. T4Luck 4 · 152 SpamtonsFireheart
  3. T6Luck 6 · 253 SpamtonsPoison
  4. T8Luck 8 · 346 SpamtonsGraveyard
T2

Poison

Pyro · Common

+26.1%
T4

Fireheart

Logidrake, the Ignatius · Rare

+23.6%
T6

Poison

Pyro · Rare

+18.2%
T8

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+10.6%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +0.6% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Eternity · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Mimicry · Multiplier · Mystery · Optimisation · Taunt · Punching Bag · Temporality · Avenger

Theoretical score9,290
Estimated elimination8.2 turns
Effective HP4,610
Healing94
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 +4% · 11 turnsSecond -4% · 11.6 turns

Strengths

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

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 12.8 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 11.7 turns.
  • Relies on Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Pyro).
  2. Turn 3: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
  3. Turn 6: damage peak (620).
  4. 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

The Inventor

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

Logidrake, the Ignatius

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

Recommended

Eternalized

Pyro

The card is immune to Eternity effects

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Pyro (+7 Fire); The Inventor (+8 everywhere). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 61% of the damage; Conflagration (Pyro): 18% of the damage. 2,960 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.2 turns.

Survival

94 healing over the game, mostly from Logidrake, the Ignatius. 4,610 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 1104 damage
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
50 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
22 damage
Logidrake, the Ignatius
Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius
32 damage+16
02Turn 2128 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
62 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
28 damage
Logidrake, the Ignatius
Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius
38 damage+19
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3364 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
230 damage
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
64 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
29 damage
Logidrake, the Ignatius
Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius
41 damage+20
04Turn 4164 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
78 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
36 damage
Logidrake, the Ignatius
Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius
50 damage+25
05Turn 5536 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
331 damage
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
96 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
49 damage
Logidrake, the Ignatius
Lucky-FireLogidrake, the Ignatius
60 damage+30
06Turn 6620 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
420 damage
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
120 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
80 damage
07Turn 7553 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
367 damage
Pyro
ConflagrationPyro
105 damageFire +1
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
81 damage
08Turn 8548 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
436 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
112 damage
09Turn 9172 damage
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
172 damage
10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.