Apprentice of Death + Scorch

Apprentice of Death + Scorch (with Medusine Thorn and The Inventor) is part of the SPAM 1.23 tier list at Bronze · Silver; with these talents it is tier B at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck across 3 elements, estimated elimination in 8.4 turns; first Tox to aim for: Berserk on turn 2.

IntermediateMidrangeFireWater
BTier77.9% · 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.

Medusine Thorn

Shadow · Common

  1. Inflamed ToxinabilityDeck core
  2. MoltabilityDeck core
  3. toxDeck core

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

Water · Rare

  1. FlameflowabilityDeck core
  2. Replace : Ancient HealingT2
    to buy
  3. Free slotT4
    to buy

Apprentice of Death

Fire · Rare

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

The Inventor

Fire · Common

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

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 openings369 Spamtons generated+28.9% 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 · 59 SpamtonsBerserk
  2. T4Luck 4 · 172 SpamtonsGraveyard
  3. T6Luck 6 · 282 Spamtonsskip
  4. T8Luck 8 · 339 SpamtonsGraveyard
T2

Berserk

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards · Common

Replace : Ancient Healing

+8.9%
T4

Graveyard

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards · Rare

+15.7%
T8

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+4.4%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +7.8% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Shield · Brutal · Vanish · Erosion · Eternity · Smoke · Freeze · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Multiplier · Optimisation · Poison · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality · Vampirism · Avenger

Theoretical score13,050
Estimated elimination8.4 turns
Effective HP4,831
Healing1,033
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 +0.4% · 8.5 turnsSecond -0.4% · 8.6 turns

Strengths

  • 3 cards generate bonuses.
  • Eliminates the opponent in 8.4 turns.
  • 1,033 healing over the game.

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 9.2 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Water: elimination in 9.1 turns.

How the game goes

  1. Turn 1: first bonuses (Scorch, the Ignited Lizards).
  2. Turn 3: first big hit, Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death).
  3. Turn 6: damage peak (701).
  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

Length

Medusine Thorn

At the start of your first turn, a random enemy card receives "Eternity"

Recommended

New Life

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

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

Recommended

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

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

Recommended

Soul Vitality

The Inventor

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

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards (+15 Fire, +15 Water, +15 Earth); The Inventor (+8 everywhere); Medusine Thorn (+7 Fire). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 58% of the damage; Inflamed Toxin (Medusine Thorn): 23% of the damage. 2,920 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.4 turns.

Survival

1,033 healing over the game, mostly from Medusine Thorn. 4,831 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 153 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
26 damage+29
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
27 damage
02Turn 280 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
41 damage+45
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
39 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3462 damage
Medusine Thorn
MoltMedusine Thorn
Fire +7
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
360 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
52 damage+82
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
50 damage
04Turn 4130 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
67 damage+98
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
63 damage
05Turn 5661 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
493 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
87 damage+120
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
81 damage
06Turn 6702 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
479 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
111 damage+147
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
112 damage
07Turn 7223 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
111 damage+147
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
112 damage
08Turn 8616 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
360 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
126 damage+164
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
130 damage
09Turn 9330 damage
Medusine Thorn
Inflamed ToxinMedusine Thorn
136 damage+175
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
194 damage
10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.