Apprentice of Death + Scorch

Apprentice of Death + Scorch (with The Inventor and Keria the Bewitched) is one of the best Fire decks of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list (tier B); with these talents it is S at Bronze · Silver and A at Gold · Crystal. Midrange deck in Fire and Shadow, estimated elimination in 8.2 turns; first Tox to aim for: Graveyard on turn 2.

IntermediateMidrangeFireShadow
BTier71% · Relative indexv1.28.1

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. Replace : GraveyardT8
    to buy
  3. toxDeck core

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

Water · Rare

  1. FlameflowabilityDeck core
  2. toxReplaceable
  3. Free slotT2
    to buy

Keria the Bewitched

Fire · Epic

  1. OriflameabilityDeck core
  2. Critical IgnitionabilityDeck core
  3. 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 openings400 Spamtons generated+32.2% 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 2 · 59 SpamtonsGraveyard
  2. T4Luck 4 · 222 SpamtonsGraveyard
  3. T6Luck 6 · 275 Spamtonsskip
  4. T8Luck 8 · 376 SpamtonsGraveyard
T2

Graveyard

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards · Common

+16.3%
T4

Graveyard

Keria the Bewitched · Rare

+12%
T8

Graveyard

Apprentice of Death · Epic

Replace : Graveyard

+3.8%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +13.3% → +0%

Avoid for this deck

Camouflage · Shapeshifter · Optimisation · Taunt · Revenge · Temporality · Avenger

Theoretical score12,938
Estimated elimination8.2 turns
Effective HP4,888
Healing42
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 +2.5% · 8 turnsSecond -2.5% · 8.5 turns

Strengths

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

Weak spots

  • Struggles against a deck resisting Fire: elimination in 9.7 turns.
  • Struggles against a deck resisting Shadow: elimination in 8.2 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 7: damage peak (890).
  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

Hardening

Apprentice of Death

Increases this card’s elemental resistances by (+10%).

Recommended

New Life

Scorch, the Ignited Lizards

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

Recommended

One Man Army

Keria the Bewitched

Each time another card on the field dies, the base damage and base healing of all this card's attacks increase by (+3).

Recommended
Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

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

Damage

Nocturnal Burn (Apprentice of Death): 41% of the damage; Oriflame (Keria the Bewitched): 39% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 8.2 turns.

Survival

42 healing over the game. 4,888 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 147 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Keria the Bewitched
Critical IgnitionKeria the Bewitched
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
28 damage
Keria the Bewitched
OriflameKeria the Bewitched
19 damage
02Turn 267 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Keria the Bewitched
Critical IgnitionKeria the Bewitched
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
43 damage
Keria the Bewitched
OriflameKeria the Bewitched
24 damage
See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns
03Turn 3425 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
Keria the Bewitched
Critical IgnitionKeria the Bewitched
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
343 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
51 damage
Keria the Bewitched
OriflameKeria the Bewitched
31 damage
04Turn 4108 damage
Scorch, the Ignited Lizards
FlameflowScorch, the Ignited Lizards
Fire +3 · Water +3 · Earth +3
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Keria the Bewitched
Critical IgnitionKeria the Bewitched
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
66 damage
Keria the Bewitched
OriflameKeria the Bewitched
42 damage
05Turn 5810 damage
Keria the Bewitched
Critical IgnitionKeria the Bewitched
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
591 damage
Keria the Bewitched
OriflameKeria the Bewitched
121 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
98 damage
06Turn 6257 damage
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Keria the Bewitched
Critical IgnitionKeria the Bewitched
Keria the Bewitched
OriflameKeria the Bewitched
134 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
123 damage
07Turn 7890 damage
Keria the Bewitched
Critical IgnitionKeria the Bewitched
Apprentice of Death
Nocturnal BurnApprentice of Death
563 damage
Keria the Bewitched
OriflameKeria the Bewitched
200 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
127 damage
08Turn 8549 damage
Keria the Bewitched
Critical IgnitionKeria the Bewitched
The Inventor
MateriaThe Inventor
All +2
Keria the Bewitched
OriflameKeria the Bewitched
364 damage
The Inventor
RainbowThe Inventor
185 damage
09Turn 9473 damage
Keria the Bewitched
Critical IgnitionKeria the Bewitched
Keria the Bewitched
OriflameKeria the Bewitched
473 damage
10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.