Pyro + Yotaru

Pyro + Yotaru (with Aleera and Blue-Stone-Eater) is part of the SPAM 1.28.1 tier list at Gold · Crystal; with these talents it is tier C at Celeste · Legend, A at Gold · Crystal and S at Bronze · Silver. Midrange deck in Shadow, estimated elimination in 7.1 turns; first Tox to aim for: Poison on turn 2.

IntermediateMidrangeShadow

CTier59.5% · Relative indexv1.28.1

By rank, with these talentsCeleste · LegendCGold · 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.

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Shadow · Common

Word-ChewabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
Replace : ShadowheartT4
to buy

Yotaru, Leafguard

Nature · Common

ProtectabilityDeck core
EarthguardabilityDeck core
BoostguardabilityDeck core

Pyro

Fire · Common

ConflagrationabilityDeck core
Free slotT2
to buy
Free slotT6
to buy

Blue-Stone-Eater

Earth · Epic

Rock-SwallowerabilityDeck core
toxReplaceable
Replace : ResetT8
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 openings290 Spamtons generated+41.9% 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

T2
100 %
Luck 2 · 43 SpamtonsPoison
T4
80 %20 %
Luck 4 · 90 SpamtonsVampirism
T6
50 %45 %
Luck 6 · 141 SpamtonsBerserk
T8
27 %53 %20 %
Luck 8 · 290 SpamtonsFireheart

Poison

Pyro · Common

+21.3%

Vampirism

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater · Common

Replace : Shadowheart

+3.6%

Berserk

Pyro · Rare

+9.5%

Fireheart

Blue-Stone-Eater · Epic

Replace : Reset

+7.5%

Expected value of a random purchase, before → after this plan: +5.3% → +1.5%

Avoid for this deck

AoE · Bomba · Waterheart · Lightheart · Natureheart · Inversion · Shapeshifter · Taunt · Reset · Revenge · Temporality

Theoretical score11,474

Estimated elimination7.1 turns

Effective HP2,667

Healing0

Spamtons / turn20

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 -20.9% · 8.2 turnsSecond +20.9% · 6.2 turns

Fragile deck+33.1%5.4 turns · strength
Tank deck-9.1%8.5 turns · weakness
Resists Fire-2.7%7.4 turns
Resists Water0%7.1 turns
Resists Earth-1.1%7.2 turns
Resists Nature0%7.1 turns
Resists Shadow-4.7%7.8 turns
Resists Light0%7.1 turns

Strengths

Eliminates the opponent in 7.1 turns.
No weakness against element-resistant decks.

Weak spots

No healing.
Only one generator: Pyro.
Relies on Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).

How the game goes

Turn 1: first bonuses (Pyro).
Turn 6: first big hit, Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater).
Turn 8: damage peak (1,441).
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

F/W-Shield

Aleera, Nightmare-Eater

Fire resistance (+25%) Water resistance (+25%)

Recommended

Transition

Yotaru, Leafguard

When this card is permanently killed, it comes back to life with the "Random Metamorph" passive.

Recommended

Crit Sphere

Pyro

Increases this card's critical chance by (+2%) each turn

Recommended

Inscribed

Blue-Stone-Eater

The card is immune to Vanish effects

Recommended

Adapt in the workshop

How it wins

Generation

Pyro (+7 Fire). First bonuses on turn 1.

Damage

Word-Chew (Aleera, Nightmare-Eater): 69% of the damage; Conflagration (Pyro): 24% of the damage. 3,040 useful damage, opponent eliminated in 7.1 turns.

Survival

No healing: with 2,667 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 153 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

ConflagrationPyro

53 damageFire +1

02Turn 2285 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

193 damage

ConflagrationPyro

92 damageFire +1

See the rest of the planCollapse the plan+8 turns

03Turn 3252 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

Rock-SwallowerBlue-Stone-Eater

149 damage

ConflagrationPyro

103 damageFire +1

04Turn 4651 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

493 damage

ConflagrationPyro

158 damageFire +1

05Turn 5172 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

ConflagrationPyro

172 damageFire +1

06Turn 61,285 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

897 damage

ConflagrationPyro

239 damageFire +1

Rock-SwallowerBlue-Stone-Eater

149 damage

07Turn 7257 damage

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

ConflagrationPyro

257 damageFire +1

08Turn 81,441 damage

EarthguardYotaru, Leafguard

ProtectYotaru, Leafguard

BoostguardYotaru, Leafguard

Word-ChewAleera, Nightmare-Eater

1,441 damage

09Turn 9Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.

10Turn 10Simulation complete.

Simulation complete.